# Sai Alluri

> Sai Alluri is the co-founder and CEO of Momos, a Singapore-and-San Diego-based software platform that helps multi-location restaurant brands manage customer feedback, reviews, marketing, and reputation with AI-powered workflows. He was an early Uber employee, helped launch Uber Eats across Asia-Pacific, then built and ran GrabKitchen - Southeast Asia's largest cloud kitchen network - before starting Momos in 2020 with Andrew Liu after watching favorite restaurants shut during COVID. Momos raised a $10M Series A in September 2024, bringing total funding to about $16.5-17M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Momos
- **Organizations:** Momos, Grab, Uber
- **Nationality:** American (born in India)
- **Education:** University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Founded GrabKitchen, Southeast Asia's largest cloud kitchen network, Co-founded Momos and scaled it to ~150 employees across Singapore and San Diego, Raised ~$16.5M-$17M in total funding, including a $10M Series A in September 2024

## Career timeline

- **~2014** — Joined Uber in San Francisco, working on ride-share
- **2017** — Moved with Uber to Asia-Pacific to help build and expand Uber Eats
- **~2018-2019** — Joined Grab; founded and led GrabKitchen, Southeast Asia's largest cloud kitchen network
- **2020** — Co-founded Momos in Singapore with Andrew Liu during COVID-19
- **2024-09** — Announced $10M Series A funding, bringing total to ~$16.5M-$17M

## Achievements

- Founded GrabKitchen, Southeast Asia's largest cloud kitchen network
- Co-founded Momos and scaled it to ~150 employees across Singapore and San Diego
- Raised ~$16.5M-$17M in total funding, including a $10M Series A in September 2024
- Named to Tatler Asia's 2023 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow (Singapore edition)

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Momos closed a $10M Series A funding round, bringing total funding to ~$16.5M-$17M.
- **2025** — Featured on the Restaurant Tech Trends podcast discussing the AI guest platform and product-market fit.

## Links

- Website: https://momos.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-alluri-51b53b61

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Last updated: 2026-07-08