All restaurant tech deals
287 deals from 2023–2026. Search by company, investor or category.
| Date | Company | Type | Amount | Investors / Acquirer | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | WAD (Catchtable) | Funding | KRW 30B (first tranche) | Aeneas Private Equity, Hyundai Investment Partners, NH Investment & Securities | Reservations / waitlist (Korea) | source |
| 2026-10-21 | OpenTable + Airwallex | Partnership | n/a | OpenTable and Airwallex | Reservations / payments | source |
| 2026-10-21 | Ganiga | Funding | EUR 2.5M | Vivenda (lead); NextSTEP; Smart&Start Italia (Invitalia) | AI food waste tracking (Italy) | source |
| 2026-10 | Kutlerri.ai | Funding | $4M | Not captured | AI agents | source |
| 2026-10-13 | Funding Souq | Funding | Undisclosed | Foodics | Embedded restaurant financing (MENA) | source |
| 2026-10-13 | Ground Signal | M&A | Undisclosed | Fintech (Financial Information Technologies) | On-premise bar & restaurant data | source |
| 2026-10-07 | Apero | Funding | $5M | Now Book It (Valsoft Corporation) | Reservations | source |
| 2026-10-07 | Red Lobster (Jon Tryzbiak, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Red Lobster | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-10-07 | Red Lobster (Andy Pitts, CMO) | Exec hire | n/a | Red Lobster | Chain digital / loyalty leadership | source |
| 2026-10-07 | Deliverect + Yext | Partnership | n/a | Deliverect and Yext | Restaurant data sync / AI search | source |
| 2026-10-06 | ezCater | M&A | $2.3B | Uber | Catering marketplace | source |
| 2026-10-06 | Domino's Pizza Indonesia (Rajesh Grover, Group CDTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Domino's Pizza Indonesia (MAP Group) | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-10-05 | SuperSonic POS + Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub | Partnership | n/a | SuperSonic POS, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub | POS / delivery integration | source |
| 2026-10-02 | Teknisa | M&A | Undisclosed | Volaris Group (Constellation Software) | Foodservice ERP (Brazil) | source |
| 2026-10-02 | Baemingo | Funding | SEK ~10M | Supermarket (investment company) | POS / restaurant fintech (EU) | source |
| 2026-10-01 | Hot Head Burritos (Peter Wiley, CMO & CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Hot Head Burritos | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-09-30 | selly | M&A | Undisclosed | Everfield | Foodservice procurement (DE) | source |
| 2026-09-28 | Presto | Funding | $10M | Not captured | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2026-09-21 | Presto + Toast | Partnership | n/a | Presto and Toast | AI drive-thru / POS | source |
| 2026-09-16 | Mirus | M&A | Undisclosed | Valsoft (Edelweiss Software Group) | Analytics / BI | source |
| 2026-09 | Tandem | Funding | Undisclosed | Not captured | AI agents / back office | source |
| 2026-09 | Wonder (DoorDash investment) | Funding | $125M | DoorDash | Food hall / delivery | source |
| 2026-09-15 | Cashdesk | M&A | Undisclosed | OrderYOYO | POS / payments / kiosks (NL) | source |
| 2026-09-15 | Grubhub Campus Dining | M&A | $300M | DoorDash | Campus ordering | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Atoms | Funding | $1.7B | Not captured | Ghost kitchens | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Wonder | Funding | $650M | Not captured | Food hall / delivery | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Owner | Funding | $240M | Not captured | Marketing / online ordering | source |
| 2026-Q3 | MarginEdge | Funding | $80M | Schooner Capital, Ten Coves Capital (leads); Osage Venture Partners, Derive Ventures, Western Alliance Bank | Back office / inventory | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Palona AI | Funding | $20M | Ardenwood Ventures, CrimsonOx, UpHonest, Turbo, Llama Ventures, Neo, Fusion Fund, Defy, Maynard Webb | AI voice / operations | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Salt Hank's | M&A | Undisclosed | Wonder | Restaurant brand (tech-enabled acquirer) | source |
| 2026-Q3 | Qu (Paul Rubin) | Exec hire | n/a | Qu | POS (enterprise QSR) | source |
| 2026-08-27 | KFC UK & Ireland (Jon-Paul Brett, CDTO) | Exec hire | n/a | KFC UK & Ireland | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-08-24 | Otto + Restoke | Partnership | n/a | Otto and Restoke | AI phone ordering / ops | source |
| 2026-08-24 | Dave & Buster's (Kevin Fish, Chief Technology & Digital Officer) | Exec hire | n/a | Dave & Buster's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-08-18 | TRIS | M&A | Undisclosed | ContinuServe | Restaurant365 consultancy | source |
| 2026-08-18 | CBS NorthStar + Decision Logic | Partnership | n/a | CBS NorthStar and Decision Logic | POS / back office | source |
| 2026-08-17 | eTip + Toast | Partnership | n/a | eTip and Toast | Tips / payroll | source |
| 2026-08 | Serve Robotics + Grubhub | Partnership | n/a | Serve Robotics and Grubhub | Robot delivery | source |
| 2026-08 | Ansa | M&A | Undisclosed | Rain | Digital wallets / payments | source |
| 2026-08 | Zipline | Funding | Undisclosed | Uber | Drone delivery | source |
| 2026-08 | Deliverect + Bounteous | Partnership | n/a | Deliverect and Bounteous | Digital ordering | source |
| 2026-08 | Square + OpenTable | Partnership | n/a | Square and OpenTable | POS / reservations | source |
| 2026-08 | Toast + Resy | Partnership | n/a | Toast and Resy | POS / reservations | source |
| 2026-08 | Tiphaus + Delaware North | Partnership | n/a | Tiphaus and Delaware North | Tip management | source |
| 2026-08-13 | Resy + Toast (Digital Chits) | Partnership | n/a | Resy (American Express) and Toast | Reservations / POS | source |
| 2026-08-10 | Tabbed + Toast | Partnership | n/a | Tabbed and Toast | Payments / POS | source |
| 2026-08-10 | Adyen + Toast (US) | Partnership | n/a | Adyen and Toast | Payments | source |
| 2026-08-03 | Kea | Funding | $15.9M sold | 32 investors (names not in filing summary) | AI phone ordering | source |
| 2026-07-23 | Stream + Fantuan | Partnership | n/a | Stream and Fantuan | Delivery / POS integration | source |
| 2026-07-17 | Brendi | Funding | $6.6M | Propel Ventures (lead) | WhatsApp ordering (Brazil) | source |
| 2026-07 | InKind | Funding | $320M | Liberty Mutual Investments | Restaurant financing / dining perks | source |
| 2026-07 | Heytruffle (fka RestoHost) | Funding | Undisclosed | Preface Ventures | AI phone / reservations | source |
| 2026-07 | Zonal (Joel Chapman, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Zonal | POS / hospitality tech (UK) | source |
| 2026-07 | Dairy Queen (Phil Crawford, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Dairy Queen | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-07-09 | TouchBistro | M&A | ~$100M (reported) | Harris Computer | POS | source |
| 2026-07-08 | Hostie | Funding | $12M | Obvious Ventures (lead); Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Burst Capital, Behind Genius Ventures | AI concierge / reservations | source |
| 2026-07-08 | Hostie (Jeff Jones, Head of Sales) | Exec hire | n/a | Former OpenTable exec | AI concierge / reservations | source |
| 2026-07-08 | Nesto (Matt Baumgartner, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Ex-Toast | Workforce mgmt (EU) | source |
| 2026-06-24 | Zume Pizza tech & IP | M&A | Undisclosed | Miso Robotics | Kitchen robotics | source |
| 2026-06-22 | Norma AI | M&A | Undisclosed | Foodics | Analytics / AI (MENA) | source |
| 2026-06 | TheFork | M&A | $700M | American Express (from TripAdvisor) | Reservations | source |
| 2026-06 | Fishbowl | M&A | Undisclosed | GoTab | Marketing | source |
| 2026-06 | 86 Repairs | M&A | Undisclosed | Parts Town | Equipment maintenance | source |
| 2026-06 | Blink | Funding | $17M | Enlightened Hospitality Investments (Danny Meyer) | Workforce / employee app | source |
| 2026-06 | Thanx + Kea | Partnership | n/a | Thanx and Kea | Loyalty / AI phone ordering | source |
| 2026-06 | Resy + Tock | M&A | Undisclosed | American Express (owner of both) | Reservations | source |
| 2026-06 | Innovorder | Funding | $23.2M (EUR 20M) | Not captured | Ordering / POS (Europe) | source |
| 2026-06 | Bestie Bite | Funding | $1.75M | See source | AI discovery / marketing | source |
| 2026-06 | Blink + Shake Shack | Partnership | n/a | Blink and Shake Shack | Workforce / employee app | source |
| 2026-06-01 | Rmoni + Andy | M&A | Undisclosed | CHR Group (PSG Equity-backed) | Food safety / compliance | source |
| 2026-06-01 | Edify | Funding | GBP 3M | Calculus (lead, GBP 2.5M); existing investors | QSR operations AI (UK) | source |
| 2026-05-27 | allO | Funding | $14M | Zigg Capital (lead); LifeX Ventures, Aperture, Wecken & Cie., 20VC, Keen Venture Partners | POS / AI operating system | source |
| 2026-05-26 | Arc | Funding | $10.76M | Andreessen Horowitz (lead); Adverb Ventures, Broadway Restaurant Group, UTA, Sarah Friar, Saumil Mehta | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2026-05-26 | Restaurant Technologies (Alissa Partee, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Promoted from COO | Kitchen automation / oil mgmt | source |
| 2026-05 | Cata | Funding | $5.3M | Portage (lead); White Star Capital, 468 Capital, FoodLabs, FJ Labs, Rally Cap, Iterative | Branded apps / loyalty (APAC) | source |
| 2026-05 | Wonder (Antonio Silveria, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Wonder | Food hall / delivery | source |
| 2026-05 | Custom Channels + Thanx | Partnership | n/a | Custom Channels and Thanx | Audio messaging / loyalty | source |
| 2026-05-11 | Smooth Commerce (Jeff Mirmelstein, CRO) | Exec hire | n/a | Ex-Grubhub | Ordering / loyalty | source |
| 2026-05-07 | Dishio | Funding | $2.5M ($20M valuation) | Not captured | Guest data / marketing | source |
| 2026-04-29 | Onosys (Chris Anderle, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Promoted internally | Online ordering | source |
| 2026-04-29 | Upserve | M&A | $81M | Skyview Equity (from Lightspeed) | POS | source |
| 2026-04-23 | Fascano | Funding | $10M | Not captured | Hospitality ops (Middle East) | source |
| 2026-04-21 | Tenzo (Jane O'Riordan, Chair) | Exec hire | n/a | Tenzo | Analytics / AI | source |
| 2026-04-21 | Tenzo | Funding | $5M (first close) | Edge.vc (lead); Amadeus Capital Partners, YourVC, Frontive Holdings | Analytics / AI | source |
| 2026-04-20 | Libro | M&A | Undisclosed | OpenTable (Booking Holdings) | Reservations (Canada) | source |
| 2026-04 | GoTo Foods (Biplav Misra, CDO) | Exec hire | n/a | GoTo Foods | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-03-26 | SOUS | Funding | EUR 4M | seed + speed Ventures (lead); PeakBridge, altitude, Gekko Capital | Marketing / ordering (EU) | source |
| 2026-03-23 | Orda Africa | M&A | Undisclosed | Moniepoint | Restaurant management (Africa) | source |
| 2026-03-17 | Grab + T.O Group | Partnership | n/a | Grab and T.O Group | Delivery / POS integration (Cambodia) | source |
| 2026-03 | Choice | Funding | $7.1M | See source | Ordering / data (Europe) | source |
| 2026-03 | El Pollo Loco (Vadim Parizher, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | El Pollo Loco | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-03-12 | Fourth (Scott Collison, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Fourth | Workforce / inventory | source |
| 2026-03-11 | Chowbus | Funding | $81M | Prysm Capital, Left Lane Capital (leads); Dutchess, Fika, Avid Bank | POS / platform | source |
| 2026-03-09 | Lou Malnati's (Jeff Douglas, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Lou Malnati's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-02-26 | Zignyl | M&A | Undisclosed | Miso Robotics | Ops insights / incentives | source |
| 2026-02-24 | Slang AI | Funding | $36M | US Venture Partners (lead); Thayer Investment Partners, Claire Hughes Johnson, Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, Underscore VC | AI voice / guest communications | source |
| 2026-02-20 | Takeat | Funding | $2.9M | DGF Investimentos (lead); Quartzo | Restaurant finance (Brazil) | source |
| 2026-02 | InKind | Funding | $450M | Not captured | Restaurant financing / dining perks | source |
| 2026-02 | Grubhub + Dexa | Partnership | n/a | Grubhub and Dexa | Drone delivery | source |
| 2026-02 | Toast + Instacart | Partnership | n/a | Toast and Instacart | Restaurant supply | source |
| 2026-02 | CEC Entertainment (Nathan Hunstable, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | CEC Entertainment | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-02 | Freddy's (Todd Paladini, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2026-02-05 | Cervion Systems (Louis Aurrichio, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Cervion Systems | POS reseller / services | source |
| 2026-02-03 | HungerRush (Anuja Gokhale, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | HungerRush | POS / restaurant software | source |
| 2026-02-02 | Loop AI | Funding | $14M | Nyca Partners (lead); Gokul Rajaram, Base10, Afore Capital, Converge, Alumni Ventures, Data Tech Fund, John Pepper, 9Yards Capital, Operators Studio | Back office / AI | source |
| 2026 | Zonal | M&A | Undisclosed | Volaris Group (Constellation Software) | POS / hospitality tech (UK) | source |
| 2026 | Meadow AI | Funding | $7M | Ulu Ventures (lead); York IE, Flying Fish, TenOneTen, Leadout Capital, Wedbush Ventures | AI ops monitoring | source |
| 2026-01 | OfOne | M&A | Undisclosed | Deepgram | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2026-01 | Lunchbox + Opa | Partnership | n/a | Lunchbox and Opa | Online ordering / marketplace | source |
| 2026-01 | Papa Johns + Google Gemini | Partnership | n/a | Papa Johns and Google | AI ordering | source |
| 2026-01 | Claim | M&A | Undisclosed | Wonder | Rewards app | source |
| 2026-01 | Bridg | M&A | Up to $30M | PAR Technology | Customer data / loyalty | source |
| 2025-12-22 | Spendgo | M&A | Undisclosed | Olo | Loyalty | source |
| 2025-12 | PAR Technology + PreciTaste | Partnership | n/a | PAR Technology and PreciTaste | POS / kitchen AI | source |
| 2025-12 | Starbucks (Anand Varadarajan, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Starbucks | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2025-12 | Sunday | Funding | $21M | See source | Pay-at-table payments | source |
| 2025-11-18 | FeedMe | Funding | $5M | Integra Partners (lead); Cento Ventures | POS (Malaysia) | source |
| 2025-11 | Uber + Toast | Partnership | n/a | Uber and Toast | Delivery / POS | source |
| 2025-11 | Grubhub + Avride | Partnership | n/a | Grubhub and Avride | Robot delivery | source |
| 2025-11 | Spyce / Infinite Kitchen (from Sweetgreen) | M&A | $186.4M | Wonder | Kitchen automation | source |
| 2025-11-06 | Appetronix | Funding | $6M ($10M+ total) | Jim Grote / Grote family, AlleyCorp | Kitchen robotics | source |
| 2025-10-31 | ROLO Robotics | Funding | $3.45M | BEENEXT (lead); Blueprint Ventures, TIS Japan, Seedstars, A2D Ventures, SUTD Ventures, Antler, Lotus One | Kitchen robotics | source |
| 2025-10 | Magic | Funding | $10M | VCR Group, Major Food Group (leads); Lerer Hippeau, Bling Capital | AI CRM for hospitality | source |
| 2025-10 | DoorDash + Waymo | Partnership | n/a | DoorDash and Waymo | Autonomous delivery | source |
| 2025-10 | DoorDash + Serve Robotics | Partnership | n/a | DoorDash and Serve Robotics | Robot delivery | source |
| 2025-10-13 | Foodticket | M&A | Undisclosed | OrderYOYO | White-label ordering (NL) | source |
| 2025-10-02 | Deliveroo | M&A | ~$3.9B | DoorDash | Delivery marketplace | source |
| 2025-09-29 | Petpooja | Funding | $15.5M | Dharana Capital (lead); Ashish Gupta, Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan | POS (India) | source |
| 2025-09-16 | Nory | Funding | $37M | Kinnevik (lead); Accel, Base10, Triple Point, Samaipata | AI back office / workforce | source |
| 2025-09 | Chatmeter | M&A | Undisclosed | Alchemer | Reputation / customer intelligence | source |
| 2025-09 | Uber Eats + Pipe | Partnership | n/a | Uber Eats and Pipe | Restaurant financing | source |
| 2025-09 | Phantom Auto | M&A | $5.75M | Serve Robotics | Robot delivery / teleoperation | source |
| 2025-09 | Omnicart | M&A | Undisclosed | Dlivrd Technologies | Delivery management | source |
| 2025-09-04 | CardFree | M&A | Undisclosed | Fiserv (Clover) | Ordering / payments / loyalty | source |
| 2025-09-03 | Toteat | Funding | $7.4M | Taram, Morro Ventures (leads) | Restaurant management (LatAm) | source |
| 2025-08-27 | Vox AI | Funding | $8.7M | Headline (lead); True, Simon Capital, Souschef Ventures | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2025-08-26 | Loman AI | Funding | $3.5M | Next Coast Ventures (lead); TenOneTen, Antler | AI phone ordering | source |
| 2025-08 | SynergySuite | Funding | $12M | Not captured | Back office / inventory | source |
| 2025-08 | SoundHound + Acrelec | Partnership | n/a | SoundHound and Acrelec | Voice AI / drive-thru | source |
| 2025-08 | Presto (Michael Chorey, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | Presto | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2025-08 | Vistify | Funding | Undisclosed | Craveworthy Brands, Branded Hospitality Ventures | Restaurant tech startup | source |
| 2025-08 | American Express + Toast | Partnership | n/a | American Express and Toast | Payments / reservations | source |
| 2025-08 | Tattle | Funding | $5M | See source | Guest feedback / CX | source |
| 2025-08-13 | Hyphen | Funding | $25M | Not captured | Kitchen automation | source |
| 2025-08-05 | Elo Touch Solutions | M&A | $1.3B | Zebra Technologies | Kiosk / POS hardware | source |
| 2025-07-16 | Union + 7shifts | Partnership | n/a | Union and 7shifts | Scheduling / payroll | source |
| 2025-07 | Sauce + Poke Bowl | Partnership | n/a | Sauce and Poke Bowl | Delivery management | source |
| 2025-07-09 | Tonic POS + OpenTable | Partnership | n/a | Tonic POS and OpenTable | POS / reservations | source |
| 2025-07-03 | Olo | M&A | ~$2B | Thoma Bravo | Online ordering | source |
| 2025-06-16 | Maxtel Software | M&A | Undisclosed | Vela APX (Constellation Software) | Workforce / payroll (QSR) | source |
| 2025-06 | Trivec | M&A | Undisclosed | Caspeco | POS (Nordics) | source |
| 2025-06 | Symbiosys | M&A | $175M | DoorDash | Ad tech | source |
| 2025-06 | Coco Robotics | Funding | $80M | See source | Robot delivery | source |
| 2025-06-13 | SevenRooms (deal closed) | M&A | $1.2B | DoorDash | Reservations / CRM | source |
| 2025-06-10 | QSR Automations + Crunchtime | M&A | Undisclosed | Crunchtime | Kitchen / back office | source |
| 2025-06-05 | TakeOut7 | M&A | 350,000 GIFT shares (all-stock) | Giftify, Inc. | Online ordering / marketing | source |
| 2025-05-20 | HungerRush + Grubhub | Partnership | n/a | HungerRush and Grubhub | POS / delivery | source |
| 2025-05-19 | EatClub | Funding | $18.2M | Not captured | Restaurant offers (Australia) | source |
| 2025-05-19 | DoorDash Preferred Integrations Program | Partnership | n/a | DoorDash + 10 POS/middleware partners | Delivery integrations | source |
| 2025-05 | Wonder | Funding | $600M | GV (Google Ventures), NEA, Accel, Forerunner, Amex Ventures | Food hall / delivery | source |
| 2025-05 | FAT Brands (Drew Martin, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | FAT Brands | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2025-05 | MetaFoodX | Funding | $9.4M | See source | Food waste AI | source |
| 2025-05-13 | Owner | Funding | $120M ($1B valuation) | Not captured excerpt | Marketing / online ordering | source |
| 2025-05-06 | SevenRooms | M&A | $1.2B | DoorDash | Reservations / CRM | source |
| 2025-05-05 | HungerRush (Bill Mitchell, CEO) | Exec hire | n/a | HungerRush | POS | source |
| 2025-04-24 | Peckish | Funding | EUR 800K | Arches Capital (lead); Antler, Newland Syndicate, Empower Impact | Inventory AI | source |
| 2025-04-20 | Blackbird Labs | Funding | $50M | Spark Capital (lead); Coinbase Ventures, Amex Ventures, a16z | Payments / loyalty | source |
| 2025-04-02 | Hi Auto | Funding | $15M + $4M credit line | Delek Motors, Zisapel Family, Vasuki Tech Fund, strategic restaurant investor | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2025-03-31 | Uber + OpenTable | Partnership | n/a | Uber and OpenTable | Reservations / delivery | source |
| 2025-03-28 | MenuSifu | Funding | $40M | Challenjers Capital, Enlight Growth Partners, Lingfeng Capital, Amino Capital, Grandview VC | POS / automation | source |
| 2025-03-26 | opsi | M&A | Undisclosed | GoTab | Kitchen ops / costing | source |
| 2025-03 | Yum Brands + Nvidia | Partnership | n/a | Yum Brands and Nvidia | AI (voice, vision, restaurant intelligence) | source |
| 2025-03 | Tastemade | M&A | Undisclosed | Wonder | Food media | source |
| 2025-03-12 | Grubtech | Funding | $13M | Addition (lead) | Restaurant OS / cloud kitchens | source |
| 2025-03-04 | Odeko | Funding | $96M + $30M credit facility | Not captured | Cafe supply / tech | source |
| 2025-03-04 | Butter Insurance | M&A | Undisclosed | Odeko | Insurance / cafe services | source |
| 2025-03-03 | Kobas | M&A | Undisclosed | Vesta Software Group | POS / hospitality platform (UK) | source |
| 2025-02-19 | Supy | Funding | $8M | Not captured | Inventory / cost control | source |
| 2025-02-18 | Incept AI | Funding | $3M | Rally Ventures (lead); 10VC | AI voice ordering | source |
| 2025-02 | PAR Punchh + Torchy's Tacos | Partnership | n/a | PAR Technology and Torchy's Tacos | Loyalty | source |
| 2025-02 | Qu + Golden Corral | Partnership | n/a | Qu and Golden Corral | Digital ordering / POS | source |
| 2025 (reported 2025-06-29) | Toast + MarginEdge | Partnership | n/a | Toast and MarginEdge | POS / back office | source |
| 2025 (reported 2025-06-29) | Fastbite | M&A | Undisclosed | Square (Block) | Kiosk / handheld ordering | source |
| 2025-01 | Bear Robotics (majority stake) | M&A | 51% stake | LG Electronics | Service robots | source |
| 2025-01 | Presto Automation | M&A + Funding | $18M investment | Group of venture capital investors | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2025-01 | Shake Shack (Justin Mennen, CITO) | Exec hire | n/a | Shake Shack | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2025-01 | Square + Sysco | Partnership | n/a | Square and Sysco | POS / supply | source |
| 2025-01-02 | Delaget | M&A | $132M | PAR Technology | Analytics / back office | source |
| 2024-12 | Toast + Uber Direct | Partnership | n/a | Toast and Uber | White-label delivery | source |
| 2024-12 | Dave & Buster's (Steve Klohn, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Dave & Buster's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-12 | Dutch Bros (Venki Krishnababu, CTIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Dutch Bros | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-12 | Fresho | Funding | $17M | See source | Wholesale order management | source |
| 2024-11 | Paytronix | M&A | Undisclosed | Access Group | Loyalty / guest engagement | source |
| 2024-11 | Grubhub | M&A | $650M | Wonder | Delivery | source |
| 2024-11 | Smoothie King (Jyoti Lynch, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Smoothie King | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-11 | QSR Automations | Funding | Undisclosed | Battery Ventures | Kitchen display / guest mgmt | source |
| 2024-11 | Paytronix + PepperJax Grill | Partnership | n/a | Paytronix and PepperJax Grill | Loyalty / mobile app | source |
| 2024-10 | Lumachain | Funding | Undisclosed | Chipotle (Cultivate Next) | AI supply chain | source |
| 2024-10 | QSR Automations + Mellow Mushroom | Partnership | n/a | QSR Automations and Mellow Mushroom | Kitchen display | source |
| 2024-09 | Peachworks | M&A | Undisclosed | TouchBistro | Inventory / labor management | source |
| 2024-09 | First Watch (Rob Conti, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | First Watch | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-09 | Papa Johns (Kevin Vasconi, CDTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Papa Johns | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-09 | ConverseNow + Adora POS | Partnership | n/a | ConverseNow and Adora POS | Voice AI / POS | source |
| 2024-09 | Momos | Funding | $10M | See source | Customer platform / CX | source |
| 2024-08 | Curbit + Microsoft | Partnership | n/a | Curbit and Microsoft | Capacity management / AI | source |
| 2024-08 | Sauce Technologies (VDC) | M&A | Undisclosed | Linked Eats | Dynamic pricing / delivery mgmt | source |
| 2024-08 | Picnic Works + RoboWorx | Partnership | n/a | Picnic Works and RoboWorx | Pizza automation | source |
| 2024-07 | Valyant AI | M&A | Undisclosed | ConverseNow | Voice AI drive-thru | source |
| 2024-07 | DevourGo + Coinbase | Partnership | n/a | Devour and Coinbase | Web3 delivery / rewards | source |
| 2024-07 | Zaxby's (Chris Kung, CDO) | Exec hire | n/a | Zaxby's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-07 | Brinker (Frank Liberio, board) | Exec hire | n/a | Brinker International | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-06 | Tock | M&A | Undisclosed | American Express | Reservations | source |
| 2024-06 | Rooam | M&A | Undisclosed | American Express | Mobile payments / ordering | source |
| 2024-06 | CKE Restaurants (Justin Falciola, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | CKE Restaurants | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-06 | Nory | Funding | $16M | See source | AI back office | source |
| 2024-05 | Portillo's (Keith Correia, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Portillo's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-05 | Inspire Brands (Yasir Anwar, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Inspire Brands | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-05 | VoiceBite | M&A | Undisclosed | Checkmate | Voice AI ordering | source |
| 2024-04 | ExpandShare | M&A | Undisclosed | Restaurant365 | Training / LMS | source |
| 2024-04 | Cuboh | M&A | Undisclosed | ChowNow | POS integration | source |
| 2024-04 | Relay | M&A | Undisclosed | Wonder | Delivery | source |
| 2024-04 | Delivery Collective | Funding | $3.8M | Defy (lead) | Last-mile delivery | source |
| 2024-04 | Juicer | Funding | $5.3M | York IE (lead) | Dynamic pricing / revenue mgmt | source |
| 2024-04 | Buyers Edge Platform | Funding | $425M | Morgan Stanley, Blackstone and others | Procurement | source |
| 2024-04 | Bite | Funding | $9M | Staley Capital (lead) | Self-order kiosks | source |
| 2024-04 | Dripos | Funding | $11M | See source | Coffee shop POS | source |
| 2024-03 | Bear Robotics | Funding | $60M | LG Electronics (lead) | Service robots | source |
| 2024-03 | Kitchen United (IP & ghost kitchen assets) | M&A | Undisclosed | Sam Nazarian (Everybody Eats) | Ghost kitchens | source |
| 2024-03 | Loop | Funding | $6M | See source | Delivery intelligence | source |
| 2024-02 | Presto Automation | Funding | $6M | Existing investors | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2024-02 | HeyPluto | M&A | Undisclosed | SevenRooms | AI SMS marketing | source |
| 2024-02 | Starship Technologies | Funding | $90M | Plural, Iconical (co-leads) | Robot delivery | source |
| 2024-02 | Wendy's (Matt Spessard, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Wendy's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2024-01 | Owner.com | Funding | $33M | See source | Marketing / online ordering | source |
| 2024-01 | Aniai | Funding | $12M | See source | Kitchen robotics | source |
| 2024-01 | Targetable | M&A | Undisclosed | Chowly | Digital marketing | source |
| 2024-01 | Yum Brands (Joe Park, CDTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Yum Brands | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-12 | CustomerX.i + Coca-Cola | Partnership | n/a | Coca-Cola and CustomerX.i | Foodservice intelligence | source |
| 2023-12 | Wingstop (Chris Fallon, CIO) | Exec hire | n/a | Wingstop | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-12 | Walk-On's (Tyler Schack, VP Technology) | Exec hire | n/a | Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-12 | Malou | Funding | $10M | See source | Digital marketing | source |
| 2023-11 | Qu | Funding | Undisclosed | Enlightened Hospitality Investments | POS (enterprise QSR) | source |
| 2023-11 | Motional + Shake Shack | Partnership | n/a | Motional, Shake Shack (via Uber Eats) | Autonomous delivery | source |
| 2023-10 | SoundHound + Olo | Partnership | n/a | SoundHound and Olo | Voice AI / online ordering | source |
| 2023-10 | Popmenu + OpenTable | Partnership | n/a | Popmenu and OpenTable | Menu management / reservations | source |
| 2023-10 | Uber Direct + Deliverect | Partnership | n/a | Uber Direct and Deliverect | Delivery / order integration | source |
| 2023-10 | Mr Yum + me&u | M&A | All-stock (undisclosed) | Mr Yum and me&u | Mobile ordering / QR menus | source |
| 2023-10 | Snappy | Funding | Undisclosed | Golden Section Ventures (lead) | Restaurant SaaS (Canada) | source |
| 2023-10 | Denny's (Pankaj Patra, CDTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Denny's | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-10 | Just Salad (Matt Silverman, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Just Salad | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-10 | Blackbird Labs | Funding | $24M | See source | Loyalty / membership | source |
| 2023-09 | Superorder (fka Forward Kitchens) | Funding | $10M | Foundation Capital (lead) | Delivery & takeout OS | source |
| 2023-09 | Atmosfy | Funding | $12M | Redpoint Ventures (lead) | Social video reviews / discovery | source |
| 2023-09 | Hi Auto + Checkers & Rally's | Partnership | n/a | Hi Auto and Checkers & Rally's | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2023-08 | Craveworthy Brands (Warwick McLaren, VP Digital Tech) | Exec hire | n/a | Craveworthy Brands | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-08 | GoTab | Funding | $18M | See source | Ordering & payments | source |
| 2023-08 | Marqii + MarketMan | Partnership | n/a | Marqii and MarketMan | Menu mgmt / inventory | source |
| 2023-07 | Yum Brands + Treasure Data | Partnership | n/a | Yum Brands and Treasure Data | Customer data / AI | source |
| 2023-07 | KFC (Paul Tuscano, CDO) | Exec hire | n/a | KFC U.S. | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-07 | Puttshack (Ben Shepherd, CITO) | Exec hire | n/a | Puttshack | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-07 | SpotHopper | Funding | $12M | See source | Marketing | source |
| 2023-06 | Nextbite | M&A | Undisclosed | Sam Nazarian (SBE / C3) | Virtual brands | source |
| 2023-06 | Ordermark (U.S.) | M&A | Undisclosed | UrbanPiper | Online order management | source |
| 2023-05 | Presto + CKE Restaurants | Partnership | n/a | Presto and CKE Restaurants | AI drive-thru | source |
| 2023-05 | Uber Eats + Amazon Alexa | Partnership | n/a | Uber Eats and Amazon | Delivery tracking / voice | source |
| 2023-05 | Restaurant365 | Funding | $135M | See source | Back office / accounting | source |
| 2023-04 | Sweetgreen + Zipline | Partnership | n/a | Sweetgreen and Zipline | Drone delivery | source |
| 2023-04 | Domino's + Apple CarPlay | Partnership | n/a | Domino's and Apple | In-car ordering | source |
| 2023-04 | OpenTable + OpenAI | Partnership | n/a | OpenTable and OpenAI | Reservations / AI discovery | source |
| 2023-04 | Atlas Earth + WOWorks | Partnership | n/a | Atlas: Earth and WOWorks (Zoup, Barberitos) | Gamified loyalty | source |
| 2023-04 | Brizo Data | Funding | C$12M (~$8.95M) | Framework Venture Partners, BDC Capital (leads) | Foodservice data / analytics | source |
| 2023-04 | Capriotti's & Wing Zone (Scott Wessel, CTO) | Exec hire | n/a | Capriotti's and Wing Zone | Chain tech leadership | source |
| 2023-04 | Qu + FreedomPay | Partnership | n/a | Qu and FreedomPay | POS / payments | source |
| 2023-04 | Odeko | Funding | $53M | See source | Cafe supply / tech | source |
| 2023-03 | ConverseNow + Wingstop | Partnership | n/a | ConverseNow and Wingstop | Voice AI | source |
| 2023-03 | SOCi | Funding | $120M | JMI Equity (lead); Vertical Venture Partners, Blossom Street Ventures, Renew Group | Multi-location marketing | source |
| 2023-03 | Stakes + Unlock Protocol | Partnership | n/a | Stakes and Unlock Protocol | Loyalty / NFT memberships | source |
| 2023-03 | Panera + Amazon One | Partnership | n/a | Panera and Amazon | Palm payments | source |
| 2023-03 | Neubility | Funding | $24.2M | Samsung Venture Investment | Robot delivery | source |
| 2023-03 | Open Tender | M&A | Undisclosed | ItsaCheckmate | Online ordering | source |
| 2023-02 | Toast + Google | Partnership | n/a | Toast and Google | POS / online ordering | source |
| 2023-02 | DoorDash + Roku | Partnership | n/a | DoorDash and Roku | Delivery / shoppable ads | source |
| 2023-02 | Koala | M&A | Undisclosed | Chowly | Digital ordering | source |
| 2023-02 | Delphi Display Systems | M&A | Undisclosed | Toast | Drive-thru signage / hardware | source |
| 2023-02 | Pudu Robotics | Funding | $15M | See source | Service robots | source |
| 2023-01 | Nextbite (Vikram Raghavan, CDO) | Exec hire | n/a | Nextbite | Virtual brands | source |
| 2023-01 | Notch | Funding | $10M | See source | Wholesale ordering | source |