Researched, hand-delivered gifts · Researched for one person
Daymaker
Researches one named person, picks one gift that fits, wraps it with a handwritten note and delivers it by hand.
What it does
From one name, Daymaker reads public sources (it says around 800 per person) and builds a profile with every line cited. It weighs three candidate gifts, picks the one that fits with the reason why, rewraps it with a handwritten note on Daymaker stationery and hand-delivers it. You approve every pick before anything is bought. It also runs coldcaking: custom cakes made by local bakeries and walked in to a recipient's front desk, including a self-serve $99 VC pitch cake for founders.
How it works
You give Daymaker a list of names; it says setup needs no engineering on your side, and it works with Claude and other MCP clients. For each person it reads public sources (posts, talks, podcasts, press) and builds a profile in which every line is cited. Signals about protected traits are dropped.
It then weighs three candidate gifts and picks the one that fits, with the reason why. Daymaker buys it, rewraps it, adds a handwritten note on its own stationery and hand-delivers it to the person's door.
Approval and budget caps
Nothing goes out unseen. Each pick waits for your approval with the person, the reason and the price on it.
You set a cap per person and a total per campaign before anything is bought, and Daymaker says nothing is bought above the cap. Delivery is included in each gift's price. The research and service are priced on a call for your list, and each gift is billed as you approve it.
If the recipient is out of the office, the delivery is rescheduled rather than left in a lobby, and you see the status either way.
The $99 VC pitch cake
Daymaker's self-serve option is a $99 pitch cake for founders: your pitch, logo or traction line printed on a cake made by a local bakery and walked in to an investor's office. It runs through Daymaker's coldcaking service at coldcaked.com, where you check that the office is in a delivery zone and order it yourself. Daymaker quotes 24 to 72 hours for cake.
Its own guide is plain about the limits: the cake gets noticed, it does not guarantee a meeting, and it works only with the right investor, one clear line and a follow-up.
Where it fits
Cold outbound to named people, top named accounts, closing gifts for a champion, and founders reaching investors.
Where it does not
Branded swag, the same gift to a long list, gift cards, or recipients outside its delivery cities who need a hand delivery.
Limits and drawbacks
- Not a swag vendor: it does not print logos on merchandise or run a company store.
- Not fully automated: a person approves every pick, and one person at Daymaker runs the campaign with you.
- No guaranteed results: a gift earns attention and goodwill; it does not promise a meeting or a deal.
- Hand delivery only where it has couriers and bakeries; check the zones before you plan a campaign.
- Research and service are priced on a call, so you cannot see the full cost of a campaign on the website.
- Coldcaked limits sends to two per person per month.
Gift ideas it can deliver
- A gift researched around one thing they love
- A custom cake for their office
- A pitch cake to an investor's office
- Something from a maker in their own city
- A book chosen for them
- A framed memento of the project
- A small upgrade to how they work
Facts on this page come from Daymaker's own website, checked November 2026. Confirm prices, coverage and timings on its site before you commit.