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AddedJul 9, 2026
UpdatedJul 11, 2026
Hostie

Hostie

Series A

Hostie provides an AI-powered virtual concierge that answers calls, texts, and questions for restaurants.

HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
2024
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Number of Customers
200
Revenue Growth Estimate
900

Contents

  1. 01Products & Services
  2. 02Market Outlook
  3. 03Competitive Strengths
  4. 04Pricing Strategy
  1. 01Products & Services
  2. 02Market Outlook
  3. 03Competitive Strengths
  4. 04Pricing Strategy

Product Overview

Hostie's AI Virtual Concierge answers restaurant phone calls, two-way text messages, emails, and Instagram and Google Maps messages in each restaurant's configured voice, booking or modifying reservations, capturing takeout orders, and handling private-event inquiries. It forwards edge cases to staff with full transcripts and live visibility, and reports answering a large share of guest questions without human intervention.

The service connects to reservation, POS, and ordering systems including OpenTable, Yelp, Resy, Tock, SevenRooms, Toast, Square, Olo, and Tripleseat, and offers a group edition for multi-location hospitality operators. Hostie supports more than 20 languages and integrates with the restaurant systems guests and staff already use.

Market Outlook

Restaurants are increasingly turning to AI to manage a growing volume of guest communication across calls, texts, reservations, and private-event inquiries, and Hostie reports handling millions of guest conversations and tens of millions of messages for hundreds of restaurant partners nationwide. Its 2026 Series A funding round, led by Obvious Ventures with participation from several venture firms and restaurant operators, signals investor confidence in AI for restaurant hospitality.

Hostie serves independent restaurants, hospitality groups, and enterprise restaurant brands, and its customer base includes established operators such as Flour + Water Hospitality Group and State Bird Provisions. The company plans to use the new funding to accelerate product development and grow its leadership team, indicating a market outlook centered on continued expansion of AI in restaurant guest communication.

Competitive Advantages

Hostie was built by a restaurateur who ran a San Francisco restaurant, so the product reflects firsthand operational pressure rather than a generic voice tool. The concierge answers in each restaurant's own voice across calls, texts, email, and Instagram and Google Maps messages, and connects directly to the reservation, POS, and ordering systems operators already use, including OpenTable, Resy, Tock, SevenRooms, Toast, and Olo.

Hostie publishes head-to-head comparison pages against Slang, PolyAI, and SoundHound, positioning itself as a more affordable, restaurant-specific alternative to broader enterprise voice platforms. It emphasizes transparent per-location pricing and a group edition for multi-location operators, which lowers adoption friction for hospitality groups.

Pricing Strategy

Hostie uses transparent tiered SaaS pricing billed per restaurant location. Published plans are Essential at $199 per month, Premium at $399 per month, and Hospitality Plus at $599 per month, each covering a single location, with an enterprise tier offered via contact-sales for multi-location hospitality groups.

The per-location, self-serve pricing model targets independent restaurants and hospitality groups separately, lowering the barrier for single-location operators while capturing larger groups through the enterprise and group edition. This positions Hostie as an affordable alternative to enterprise voice platforms in the restaurant category.