Hostie
San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 29 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Hostie provides a voice AI phone system for restaurants that answers calls, texts, and emails to handle reservations, private dining, takeout orders, and guest questions. It integrates with POS, reservation, and ordering platforms, offers multilingual support, a shared inbox, and guest data insights for restaurant operators.
Founders & leadership
Hostie was founded in 2024 by Randall Hom and Brendan Wood.
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Randall HominCEO, Co-FounderRandall Hom worked as a product designer at an enterprise SaaS startup and Instacart before operating the restaurant Back to Back in San Francisco; he is now co-founder and CEO of Hostie, which provides voice AI phone systems for restaurants.
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Brendan WoodinCo-Founder & CTOCo-founder and CTO of Hostie, which builds a voice AI phone system for restaurants that handles reservations, takeout orders, private event inquiries, and guest questions across multiple languages.
Investors · 8
Gradient Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Obvious Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $250K – $6Mvia Kahini Shah · led
Scribble Ventures✓ verifiedPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M
Behind Genius Ventures✓ verifiedSan Diego · $250K – $500K
Burst Capital✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $100K – $2M
Canvas VenturesreportedCampbell · $5M – $20M
CiscoreportedPalo Alto
Coughdrop CapitalreportedSeattle · $40K – $100K
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$12M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hostie do?
- Hostie provides a voice AI phone system for restaurants that answers calls, texts, and emails to handle reservations, private dining, takeout orders, and guest questions. It integrates with POS, reservation, and ordering platforms, offers multilingual support, a shared inbox, and guest data insights for restaurant operators.
- Who founded Hostie?
- Hostie was founded by Randall Hom, Brendan Wood in 2024.
- Who are Hostie's investors?
- Hostie's investors include Gradient Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Behind Genius Ventures, Burst Capital, Canvas Ventures, Cisco, Coughdrop Capital.
- How much funding has Hostie raised?
- Hostie has disclosed $12M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Hostie headquartered?
- Hostie is headquartered in San Francisco, US.