Top 6 Restaurant AI startups

Updated: Mar 10, 2026
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These startups deploy AI algorithms to optimize menu creation, personalize customer recommendations, streamline order processing and even improve kitchen operations for heightened efficiency.
1
Presto
Country: USA | Funding: $203.6M
Presto develops AI Voice agents for ordering, accepting payments and interacting with restaurant customers. The Presto Voice assistant is based on a proprietary natural language processing system and large language models. It easily integrates with existing equipment and POS platforms to automate order taking with friendly service around the clock. It accurately reads menus and prices and makes four times more upsells than human agents, resulting in higher average checks and revenue. The AI ​​also manages orders and monitors the process in case of problems.
2
Bear Robotics
Country: USA | Funding: $175.8M
Bear Robotics develops AI Robot-waiters for Restaurants
3
Tastewise
Country: Israel | Funding: $71.6M
Tastewise is the AI platform food brands use to make smarter decisions for a healthy, sustainable, and delicious future. Tastewise works with food brands, manufacturers, ingredient companies, and flavor houses to enhance new product development, build marketing strategies, and accelerate sales in retail and restaurants.
4
Kea
Country: USA | Funding: $30.7M
Kea drives the world’s commerce by empowering restaurants to operate more intelligently and own their relationship with customers.
5
VOICEplug
Country: USA | Funding: $3.5M
VOICEplug AI enables restaurants to offer an interactive and conversational ordering experience while reducing cost and increasing average check size per order. Our Conversational AI solution is integrated with your restaurant’s phone system, call center, drive-thru, or online ordering system, can accept orders from customers that use natural language voice conversations and commands.
6
Retail Robotics Solutions
Country: France | Funding: €500K
Retail Robotics Solutions develops one-of-a-kind Neural Network that possesses the remarkable ability to swiftly identify meals on trays within self-service eateries or corporate dining establishments.
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