# Hostie

> Hostie is a San Francisco restaurant-technology company whose virtual concierge answers calls, texts and emails, handles routine questions, books and changes reservations, takes orders and routes private-event leads. Co-founders Randall Hom and Brendan Wood built it from a problem inside Hom's own restaurant, then expanded it into subscription software integrated with the systems restaurants already use.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Randall Hom (Co-Founder and CEO), Brendan Wood (Co-Founder and CTO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 28 employees; LinkedIn lists the company in the 11-50 employee range.
- **Products:** Virtual Concierge, Unified Guest Communications, Reservation Automation, Takeout Ordering, Private Events and Group Dining
- **Notable:** Expanded from five pilot restaurants in 2024 to more than 200 locations by November 2025, according to Hostie., Raised $16 million across a $4 million seed round and $12 million Series A., Reported 10x revenue growth over the year preceding its July 2026 Series A.

## Products & services

- **Virtual Concierge** — A restaurant-trained AI agent that answers calls and routine guest questions around the clock in a restaurant's configured voice.
- **Unified Guest Communications** — A mobile-first workspace for calls, texts and emails, with live transcripts, reporting, alerts and human takeover.
- **Reservation Automation** — Books, modifies and cancels reservations through integrations including OpenTable, Resy, Tock and SevenRooms.
- **Takeout Ordering** — Conversational phone and text ordering synced with systems including Toast, Square and Olo.
- **Private Events and Group Dining** — Captures and qualifies event inquiries, alerts staff and connects with event-management tools such as Tripleseat and Perfect Venue.

## Achievements

- Expanded from five pilot restaurants in 2024 to more than 200 locations by November 2025, according to Hostie.
- Raised $16 million across a $4 million seed round and $12 million Series A.
- Reported 10x revenue growth over the year preceding its July 2026 Series A.
- Reported managing more than 2 million guest conversations and 24 million messages, booking more than 400,000 covers and supporting over 50,000 private-event inquiries by July 2026.
- Established integrations across reservation, POS, ordering and event-management systems including OpenTable, SevenRooms, Toast, Square, Olo and Tripleseat.
- The Stinking Rose Group case study reported 24,000 calls handled, 4,700 reservations and 403 staff hours returned over six months.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Hostie announced a $4 million seed round led by Gradient Ventures.
- **2025-09** — Customer studies detailed deployments at The Stinking Rose Group, DACHA Projects, Belotti Ristorante and Wayfare Tavern.
- **2025-11** — Hostie announced its OpenTable integration, supporting reservations through natural phone and text conversations in more than 20 languages.
- **2026-07** — Hostie raised a $12 million Series A led by Obvious Ventures, bringing total funding to $16 million.

## Links

- Website: https://hostie.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostie-ai/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HostieAI
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hostie_ai

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Last updated: 2026-08-20