About HoodBasket
Born from a simple belief: the things people need every day shouldn’t require a trip across town—they should be as close as the lobby.
Founder’s Photo
Why We Started
We’re working professionals, and we’re parents. Between the two, we’ve run out of milk before breakfast, discovered the diapers were gone at 11pm, and realized mid-recipe that we were missing one ingredient.
Every time, the fix was wildly out of proportion to the problem: find the car keys, drive somewhere still open, wait in line, drive back. Half an hour or more, for one small thing you needed five minutes ago.
So we built the thing we wanted for ourselves—a small, always-open market inside the building, stocked with the items people actually run out of. Not a weekly shop. Just the last-minute things, at the inconvenient times they always seem to happen.
Our Mission
Put the things people run out of within arm’s reach of every apartment and workplace—available the moment they’re needed, not the next time someone can get to a store.
Always Available
Essentials shouldn’t have store hours. Every HoodBasket market is open 24/7, every day of the year.
Meet People Where They Live
No trip required. We install where people already are—apartment lobbies and office break rooms.
Stocked With Real Life
Diapers at midnight, milk before breakfast, the one missing ingredient. We stock for the moments that actually catch people out.
Where We’re Headed
We’re early—here’s what we’re working toward, not a claim of what’s already done.
What We Stand For
Convenience
If it takes more than a tap, it’s too much friction.
Reliability
Stocked shelves, working machines, no surprises.
Fairness
Fair prices for residents, fair terms for the properties that host us.
Practicality
We stock what people actually run out of, not what looks good in a photo.
Who’s Building It
Victor Mukherjee
Co-Founder
Suman Chatterjee
Co-Founder
Join Us Early
Whether you manage a property or just wish your own building had one, we’d like to hear from you.