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hifive
Techstars '23College Station, US · Founded 2021 · 8 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Hifive is a digital tipping and payment platform that enables cashless gratuity collection for hospitality businesses including hotels, car washes, valet services, and tour operators. The system features instant tip payouts to employees, real-time guest feedback, and integrations with payroll and POS systems.
Also known as Hifive Community · Hifive Technologies, Inc.
Founders & leadership
hifive was founded in 2021 by Numan Dharani.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Hifive is a digital tipping platform that lets guests leave gratuities without cash. Guests scan a QR code posted on the business premises or follow a link, select a department or individual employee, choose an amount, and pay; no app download is required. Accepted payment methods include Apple Pay, Google Pay and credit cards, and tips can be disbursed to employees through bank transfer/ACH, Venmo, PayPal and Cash App, with instant transaction notifications.
Beyond payments, the platform provides guest feedback collection and analytics covering tipping trends and team performance, a corporate dashboard, automated tip distribution and detailed reporting, custom QR code creation and shipment, and a dedicated account manager on its Hifive+ plan. The company states the platform is built to support more than 130 integrations with payroll systems, point-of-sale solutions and workforce management tools, and offers configuration options such as department-level or individual tipping, multiple QR codes per property, and tip splitting.
Business model
B2B software and payments: businesses deploy Hifive for their staff, with the company offering custom pricing under a single "Hifive+" tier rather than published list prices, and free implementation for hotels.
Pricing is quoted on a custom basis per business; a partner article describes Hifive as a low-cost option relative to digital tipping solutions that charge high setup fees or take a significant percentage of tips.
Traction
Client testimonials on the company site come from hotel operators including Island Hospitality (multiple U.S. hotels), Coury Hospitality, Saguaro Palm Springs and Hotel Viata. A partner post states that hotels using Hifive have reported staff wage increases averaging $2-5+ per hour.
Latest developments
The company's site carries a 2025 copyright and markets a partnership with hospitality technology advisory HotelTechConsultant.com, which named Hifive a preferred digital tipping partner.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Operates in the digital/cashless tipping segment for hospitality, serving hotel groups and travel-related service businesses in the United States.
Positions on affordability relative to solutions with high setup fees or large percentage cuts of tips, no app requirement for guests, customizable tipping configurations (department, individual, split tips, multiple QR codes), broad integration coverage, and instant payouts.
Technology
QR code- and link-based, app-free tipping flow with secure payment processing, automated payout distribution to employee accounts (ACH, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App), real-time transaction notifications, analytics and guest feedback capture, and integrations with HR, CRM, payroll and POS systems.
Go-to-market
Direct sales through demo requests and free trials on the company website, supported by content marketing via a company blog and channel relationships with hospitality technology advisors such as HotelTechConsultant.com, which lists Hifive as a preferred partner.
Hospitality and travel-related service businesses, including hotels and resorts (housekeeping, bell staff, valet, front desk and breakfast attendants), car washes, valet operations and tour operators. Named users referenced on the company site include Island Hospitality, Coury Hospitality, Saguaro Palm Springs and Hotel Viata.
Geography
United States; the website lists Austin, Texas as the company's contact location, and corporate registration records list Hifive Technologies, Inc. in College Station, Texas.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 1
by search overlap
Companies competing with hifive for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsHospitality technology advisory HotelTechConsultant.com published a post announcing its partnership with Hifive, citing the platform's low cost, QR-code tipping flow, customization options and support as reasons for recommending it to hotels.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- hifivehifivecommunity.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does hifive do?
- Hifive is a cashless digital tipping and guest-feedback platform for hotels and other service businesses.
- Who founded hifive?
- hifive was founded by Numan Dharani in 2021.
- Who are hifive's investors?
- hifive's investors include Techstars.
- Where is hifive headquartered?
- hifive is headquartered in College Station, US.