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Topaz

F'24

Loyalty management software that makes rewards simple for customers and effortless for restaurants.

Restaurant

About

Small restaurants struggle to create and manage effective loyalty programs due to limited time, resources, and high costs, while customers are left juggling fragmented reward systems. Topaz simplifies this by providing an all-in-one, easy-to-use platform that centralizes loyalty for customers and enables restaurants to design, customize, and track rewards effortlessly. By making loyalty programs more accessible and data-driven, Topaz helps businesses increase retention and build stronger customer relationships.

Product

Topaz is a digital loyalty platform designed for quick-service restaurants that replaces traditional punch cards with a seamless, app-based experience. Customers can store all their rewards in one place and earn points or stamps instantly by scanning a QR code, while restaurants can easily create customizable loyalty programs, design branded reward cards, and track customer engagement through built-in analytics.

Founders

Mira Bhatt

PM

Mira studies business and AI at USC and builds products across fintech and consumer. She has worked in product at American Express and co-built Topaz through LavaLab.

Sarah Kwang

Sarah Kwang

Designer

Sarah is a designer with hands-on experience in creative design at Red Light Management and at other small-scale brand and design studios in Los Angeles. She works across branding, graphic, motion, UI/UX, and experience design, crafting user-centered solutions and compelling visual stories.

Christine Lai

Christine Lai

Developer

Christine studies CS, design, and business at USC Iovine & Young Academy. She has worked across ML, product design, and hardware, including at Fenty Beauty (LVMH) and Code the Change.

Isabella Bernhardt Eiliya

Isabella Bernhardt Eiliya

Developer

Isabella studies ECE at USC and builds across AI and full-stack systems. She has worked on LLM applications at Medtronic and co-developed Topaz, a rewards platform for restaurants.