Certus AI
YC S25San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2025 Β· 8 employees Β· 1 known investors
Certus AI provides an AI phone system that answers incoming calls for restaurants, takes orders, upsells menu items, and integrates directly with POS systems. The service operates 24/7 to capture missed orders and reduce labor costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArtificial IntelligenceB2BRestaurant TechAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Certus AI was founded in 2025 by Gurveer Singh, Adam Gamieldien, and Isaac Nichols.
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Gurveer SinghinπCo-Founder & CEOGurveer Singh co-founded a restaurant growth startup that advised independent restaurants on revenue diversification across takeout, catering, and events. He is now co-founder and CEO of Certus AI.
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Adam GamieldieninπCo-Founder and CROAdam Gamieldien is co-founder and chief revenue officer of Certus AI, which he built after working to scale a restaurant growth startup where he engaged directly with independent restaurants and managed business development across delivery, catering, and events. He currently leads go-to-market efforts and product discovery at Certus.
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Isaac NicholsinπCo-FounderHe began technical work at 16 as an intern at Falcon Eye Drones and has since developed AI systems for logistics, telecom, and restaurant technology sectors, including a hospitality management platform; he was a founding engineer at Hive AI and previously co-founded other startups.
Investors Β· 1
The YC applicationΒ· Summer 2025 batch
Certus AI (YC S25) Launch Video
Certus Founding Files
Competitors Β· 4
by search overlap
Toast45 shared keywordsToast provides a restaurant management platform combining point-of-sale hardware (Flex POS, Toast Go 3 handheld) with software tools for online ordering, payroll, and other operations. It serves restaurants and restaurateurs across the food service industry.
Square33 shared keywordsSquare is a financial services platform that provides point-of-sale systems, payment processing, payroll management, and cash flow tools for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform integrates with hundreds of third-party applications to help merchants manage operations across online and offline channels.
Owner.com31 shared keywordsOwner provides software for independent restaurants in the USA to drive sales and protect profits, including tools to compete with large chains. The company aims to eventually serve all types of local businesses, positioning itself as a Shopify + HubSpot for local business owners.
Loman25 shared keywordsLoman provides a 24/7 voice AI phone answering service for restaurants that takes orders and reservations, answers menu and FAQ questions, and processes payments while syncing tickets to POS and reservation systems. It serves single-location, multi-unit, and enterprise restaurant brands, offering a dashboard for live calls, transcripts, menu updates, and revenue metrics.
Companies competing with Certus AI for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Certus AI do?
- Certus AI provides an AI phone system that answers incoming calls for restaurants, takes orders, upsells menu items, and integrates directly with POS systems. The service operates 24/7 to capture missed orders and reduce labor costs.
- Who founded Certus AI?
- Certus AI was founded by Gurveer Singh, Adam Gamieldien, Isaac Nichols in 2025.
- Who are Certus AI's investors?
- Certus AI's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Certus AI headquartered?
- Certus AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.