Hostie
AI for restaurants, made by restaurants
Hostie
AI for restaurants, made by restaurants
HQSan Francisco, US
Team Size12
Open JobsUnknown
Total Funding$4M
Latest Fundraise11 months ago
AI for restaurants, made by restaurants
AI for restaurants, made by restaurants
What they do: AI-first virtual concierge for restaurants automating calls, SMS, and email in the restaurant's voice
Founders: Randall Hom (Co‑Founder & CEO) and Brendan Wood (Co‑Founder & CTO)
Founded: 2024
Funding: $4.0M seed (led by Gradient Ventures, Apr 29, 2025)
Headcount: 12 employees
Restaurant guest communication and reservation/call handling; reducing missed guest interactions and improving operator ROI.
2024
Data and Analytics
$4.0M
Participation from Burst Capital, Behind Genius, Daring Ventures, Luke Hutchison, Malou Nubla, Michael Dodson, Michael Stoppelman, Stephan Cizmar, Thomas Layton
“Backed by Gradient Ventures (Google's AI fund) and other seed investors”