# Krystle Mobayeni

> Krystle Mobayeni is a New York-based designer and entrepreneur who co-founded BentoBox with Pierre Drescher in 2013 and served as its founding CEO. She built restaurant website and commerce tools before Fiserv acquired the company in 2021. After serving as SVP and Head of Restaurants at Fiserv, she became Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Female Founders Fund in 2026 and joined Slang AI’s board in October 2026.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Female Founders Fund; Board Director at Slang AI
- **Organizations:** BentoBox, Female Founders Fund, Slang AI, Fiserv, Clover, Neon & Sons, Big Spaceship, Agency.com, James Beard Foundation Awards Committee
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Digital design (degree level not verified in first-person account), Philadelphia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led BentoBox from 2013 through its acquisition by Fiserv in 2021., At the October 2021 acquisition announcement, BentoBox served over 7,500 restaurant concepts across 14,000 locations., Named to Inc.’s 2021 Female Founders list.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked in digital design at Agency.com and Big Spaceship in New York.
- **2010** — Started Neon & Sons, according to her 2011 first-person profile; a later investor biography gives 2009.
- **2012** — Designed a website for Momofuku before founding BentoBox.
- **2013** — Co-founded BentoBox with Pierre Drescher; The Breslin and The Meatball Shop were its first two customers.
- **2015** — Participated in Techstars and raised outside capital; Female Founders Fund became an investor.
- **2018** — Reported more than 50 New York employees and a 12-person contract team in Honduras.
- **2021** — Fiserv announced an acquisition agreement in October and acquired BentoBox in November.
- **2025** — Continued restaurant technology work at Fiserv as Clover Hospitality by BentoBox launched.
- **2026** — Left BentoBox/Clover/Fiserv and became Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Female Founders Fund.
- **2026-10** — Joined the board of directors of Slang AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led BentoBox from 2013 through its acquisition by Fiserv in 2021.
- At the October 2021 acquisition announcement, BentoBox served over 7,500 restaurant concepts across 14,000 locations.
- Named to Inc.’s 2021 Female Founders list.
- Named a 2021 Women of Influence honoree by the New York Business Journal.
- Featured on Nation’s Restaurant News 2022 Power List.
- Her earlier digital design work earned Webby recognition; she later became a Webby Awards judge.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Slang AI announced her appointment to its board of directors on October 1.
- **2025-05** — Appeared on Built In America to discuss design, scaling BentoBox, capital partners and leadership.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystlemobayeni/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/krystlemobayeni
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystlemobayeni/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27