Tastermonial

Tastermonial is a legitimate early-stage personalized nutrition startup backed by a USDA grant and approx. $270k in pre-seed funding. While the concept of crowdsourcing glucose data (citizen science) is highly relevant and the market timing is perfect, the project submission itself contained hyperbolic and false claims (e.g., 'most people have used my product') which severely undermined credibility. Actual traction is modest (estimated <5k users, low app store review counts), though the business generates revenue through test kit sales.