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CyberSlice

CyberSlice was a 1996 online pizza-ordering pioneer (renamed Cybermeals, later Food.com). The cofounder's daughter, Madison (Clares) Cupps — reportedly deceased April 2026, unconfirmed — publicly alleged in May 2026 that the platform was used as a front for a child trafficking ring. The trafficking claims are unverified attributions to a single source; the verified business history is well-documented in mainstream and contemporaneous press.

FieldDetails
TypeE-commerce / Online Food Ordering — Verified
Allegation Type (Unproven)Alleged use as cover for child trafficking ring (per single-source claims by Madison Cupps, May 2026; not adjudicated, not corroborated by mainstream press or court filings)
Active PeriodMay 1996 — late 1990s (as CyberSlice); rebranded as Cybermeals, then Food.com under Accel Partners (1999)
Location(s)Seattle area and Silicon Valley; nationwide ordering reach
StatusDefunct under original name; subsequent brands also defunct
Verified CofoundersBryan Cupps, Tim Glass, Jim Brimhall
Alleged Connection to Investigation ScopeUnverified allegations by Bryan Cupps' daughter that the company served as a child-trafficking front; included here to document the public record around these claims, not to assert their truth

Video Evidence​

Video shared by @TheEmmapreneur on X with a written statement attributed to Madison (Clares) Cupps. Source: @TheEmmapreneur on X, 2026-05-13.

Overview — Verified Business History​

According to PMQ Pizza, Boing Boing, Palo Alto Online (1997), Tedium, and the AppStorey archive:

  • CyberSlice was founded in May 1996 by Bryan Cupps, Tim Glass, and Jim Brimhall
  • It was described as the first fully automated nationwide online pizza-ordering platform
  • The platform was built on Steve Jobs' NeXT WebObjects software
  • According to PMQ Pizza, Steve Jobs personally placed the first order through the system and nominated cofounder Bryan Cupps for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award
  • CyberSlice maintained a database of menus from approximately 1,000 pizzerias across Boston, New York, Seattle, and Silicon Valley
  • The company was renamed Cybermeals, then in 1999 reorganized under Accel Partners and rebranded as Food.com
  • CyberSlice / Cybermeals / Food.com is documented as a precursor to the modern online food-delivery industry (GrubHub, DoorDash, Uber Eats)

This is the well-sourced business history. Independent contemporaneous press from 1997 forward documents the company as a legitimate technology venture.

The Allegations — Attribution​

In May 2026, an X post by @TheEmmapreneur (Emma Katherine), an independent podcaster who interviews "survivors and whistleblowers," published a written statement attributed to Madison (Clares) Cupps — identified as Bryan Cupps' daughter. The post reads:

"This is my father, Bryan Cupps, Cofounder of CyberSlice which allowed you to order pizza online back in 1996. He used pizza orders to cover up his child trafficking ring... 'Pizza' was code word for 'little girls'. It was used to sell children before the dark web. The dark web put him out of business... These are witnesses he claims he had the CIA kill for him (my mom's ex-boyfriend and my neighbor - she was just a kid when she died). Both Victims 'hung' themselves..."

The post identifies Madison as having "died under mysterious circumstances on April 10th, 2026."

According to publicly available podcast records, Madison previously appeared on the Warrior of Truth podcast (episode titled "Madison Clares' Fight for Justice and the Hidden Truth of CyberSlice") and on a Spotify episode titled "070: Origins of Pizzagate w/ Madison Clares."

The Earlier (April 28, 2026) Long-Form Post​

An earlier post from the same author on April 28, 2026 (post id 2049133495377670615, ~2,636 likes, ~114,262 impressions, four photo attachments) contained the longer-form statement attributed to Madison Cupps. The May 13, 2026 short follow-up (post id 2054373572219457694) refers back to it as "The Original #PizzaGate." Among additional points it makes:

  • It names "Steve Green, Tim Glass, and Steve Jobs" as cofounders alongside Bryan Cupps. Independent mainstream sources (PMQ Pizza, AppStorey, Boing Boing, Palo Alto Online) consistently list the verified cofounders as Bryan Cupps, Tim Glass, and Jim Brimhall — not Steve Green or Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs is documented as having placed CyberSlice's first online order via his company's NeXT WebObjects platform, and as nominating Cupps for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award, but is not listed as a cofounder in any independent business source. The discrepancy is itself a meaningful data point about the post's accuracy.
  • It says the business was sold to Food.com (which matches independent reporting that CyberSlice → Cybermeals → Food.com under Accel Partners in 1999).
  • It names Bill Gates as the alleged "biggest customer" of CyberSlice.
  • It names Hillary Clinton in the context of an alleged threat made by Bryan Cupps.
  • It says: "I have reported my father for child trafficking and sexually assaulting me to the FBI. Unfortunately, due to his CIA connections nothing has happened."
  • It says her TikTok account "has been suspended."

The full quoted text, the four photo attachments, and the per-image IPFS CIDs are preserved on the Bryan Cupps profile.

Living Public Figures Named — Mandatory Defamation Notice​

The April 28, 2026 statement names two prominent living public figures, Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton. Neither has been criminally charged, indicted, or sued in connection with the claims. The claims are unverified attributions to a single source. No mainstream media investigation, court filing, or law-enforcement action corroborating these specific claims has been located. Their names appear in this entry strictly to document what the post claims — not to assert any of the claims as fact. Neither has, to the knowledge of this entry's research, publicly responded to these specific allegations.

Verification status, per available public sources as of May 2026:

  • The trafficking allegations have not appeared in any court filing, indictment, civil suit, or law-enforcement disclosure that available searches could locate.
  • Mainstream media outlets have not reported on the trafficking allegations against Bryan Cupps or CyberSlice.
  • Madison Cupps' kinship claim is repeatedly stated on her own social media (Instagram @madisonclares.music, TikTok), but has not been independently confirmed by Bryan Cupps or by mainstream press.
  • Madison Cupps' reported death (April 10, 2026) has not been confirmed by an obituary, death record, or mainstream news report locatable in searches as of this writing.
  • Bryan Cupps has not publicly responded to or addressed the allegations.

Why This Page Exists​

This group profile documents:

  1. The verified business history of CyberSlice — a real and well-documented 1996 internet pioneer
  2. The publicly circulating allegations that the platform was used as a trafficking front, with full attribution to their source
  3. What is and is not verified about those allegations as of the writing date

This page does not assert the allegations are true. It documents that they exist in the public record, who made them, and what corroboration is and is not available.

Connection to Epstein Network​

There is no documented connection between CyberSlice / Cybermeals / Food.com and the Jeffrey Epstein operation in mainstream press, court records, or declassified documents. The allegations made by Madison Cupps reference the "Pizzagate" theory framework (the claim that "pizza" was used as a code word for children in trafficking communications), which originated in 2016 around Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington DC and was the trigger for the Edgar Maddison Welch gunman incident. The "Pizzagate" framework has been thoroughly examined and contested by mainstream media outlets.

Counterarguments / Alternative Explanations​

  • Verified mainstream business. CyberSlice's actual operation as an online pizza-ordering platform was covered by mainstream business press in real time (1996–1999). The technology — NeXT WebObjects, a national restaurant database — matches a normal e-commerce venture of that era.
  • No corroborating evidence. No court filings, civil suits, or law-enforcement actions have been reported in connection with the allegations.
  • Single source. Madison Cupps is the only publicly identified accuser.
  • "Pizza code word" claim. This framing is associated with the broader Pizzagate narrative, which mainstream investigations have not substantiated.
  • Independent press circulation. The allegations appear primarily through independent podcasters (Emma Katherine, Kelly Dillon, etc.) rather than through mainstream investigative reporting.

Key Figures​

  • Bryan Cupps — Cofounder (verified). Subject of the unproven allegations. Has not publicly responded. See Bryan Cupps profile.
  • Tim Glass — Cofounder (verified per PMQ Pizza, AppStorey).
  • Jim Brimhall — Cofounder (verified per PMQ Pizza, AppStorey).
  • Madison (Clares) Cupps — Reportedly Bryan Cupps' daughter; the primary source of the allegations; reportedly deceased April 10, 2026 (unconfirmed). Musician, social-media presence as @madisonclares.music. Podcast appearances on Warrior of Truth and on a Spotify "Pizzagate origins" episode. See profile: Madison Cupps (formal name) or Clares Cupps (informal name — same person).
  • Emma Katherine (@TheEmmapreneur) — Independent podcaster ("The Imagination") who circulated the statement on X in May 2026.

Notable Books, Documentaries, and Investigations​

There are no mainstream books or documentaries about the alleged trafficking activity at CyberSlice.

Mainstream coverage of CyberSlice as a business:

  • Newsweek coverage of CyberSlice in the late 1990s
  • PMQ Pizza retrospective on the NeXT/WebObjects connection
  • Boing Boing 2021 retrospective
  • Tedium history of online food delivery
  • Palo Alto Online 1997 contemporaneous coverage

Independent podcast/social-media circulation of the allegations:

  • The Imagination podcast (Emma Katherine / @TheEmmapreneur)
  • Warrior of Truth podcast (Kelly Dillon)
  • Unnamed Spotify episode: "070: Origins of Pizzagate w/ Madison Clares"

Why This Group Matters​

This entry exists for two reasons:

  1. To document the public record. The Cupps/CyberSlice allegations are circulating on social media, independent podcasts, and X. They are part of the broader landscape of unverified trafficking claims that this investigation tracks.
  2. To model defamation-safe handling. This profile is a worked example of how to document serious unproven allegations against a living person and a real company without asserting the claims as fact. Per the site's defamation-prevention rules, every accusation here is attributed to its source.

Whether or not the underlying claims have merit is not asserted by this page. Readers are presented with the verified business history, the attributed allegations, the source's reported (unconfirmed) death, and the gaps in independent corroboration.

See Also​

Sources​

Verified CyberSlice business history:

The allegations (primary sources):

This information was built by Grok and Claude AI research. The trafficking-related allegations documented in this entry are unverified attributions to a single source. CyberSlice, its cofounders, and their successors have not been criminally charged or sued in connection with the claims. All allegation-related content is framed with attribution per defamation-prevention rules.

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