About Hypher
Hypher is software that helps people find locally owned businesses, and helps those businesses find new customers through each other. It starts in Rapid City, South Dakota.
How it works
Local businesses join
Owners set up a Hypher page and get a Hypher card with a code for their counter, truck or receipts.
Customers scan and discover
A customer scans one member’s code and finds other locally owned places nearby.
Every visit leads to the next
At the next place, they can find the places that business partners with, and so on around town.
Why locally owned only?
Big chains have big budgets to get noticed. The bakery, the barber and the plumber down the street mostly have their customers’ word of mouth. Hypher gives that word of mouth a way to travel: a customer who loves one local place finds the next one through it.
That only works if people can trust that every place on Hypher is owned by people who live here. So it’s the one rule: independently and locally owned, no national chains and no franchises.
Who runs Hypher?
Hypher is made by Hypher Inc. Its founder is Brady. He does the setup visits with each business himself: he meets the owner, helps finish their Hypher page and films their short video.
You can reach the team at hello@hypher.ai. A real person replies.
Who is it for?
For locals, it’s a free way to find great locally owned shops, restaurants and services. See how it works.
For owners, it’s software that brings you new customers from the other local businesses in the network, with or without a storefront. See what you get.
Questions people ask
Is Hypher an ad agency?
No. Hypher is software. Businesses use it to run their Hypher page, their card and their customer tools themselves.
How does Hypher make money?
Member businesses pay a flat monthly subscription. That’s all: no commissions and no cut of sales. Shoppers pay nothing.
Where is Hypher?
Hypher starts in Rapid City, South Dakota. It opens there on November 15, 2026.
Can a chain or franchise join?
No. Owners confirm their business is independently and locally owned before it’s listed, and national chains and franchises can’t join.