Where is allO headquartered?

allO is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company has a team of 51-200 people.

When was allO founded?

allO was founded in 2020. It is based in Munich, Germany.

Who is the CEO of allO?

Cancan Liu is the CEO of allO. The company was founded in 2020.

Where is allO located?

allO is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

What funding stage is allO at?

allO is currently at the Scaling stage.

How many employees does allO have?

allO has approximately 51-200 employees.

allO

Category: AI in Retail / E-commerce

AI-native all-in-one operating system for restaurants, unifying POS, payments, reservations, delivery, and back-office with AI-powered digital employees. allO was founded in 2020. The company is led by Cancan Liu. Based in Munich, Germany. Team size: 51-200. Total funding raised: $20.5M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Zigg Capital; 20VC; Keen Venture Partners; LifeX Ventures; Aperture Capital; Wecken & Cie.; NL Startup Fund; 20Product; 20Growth; Fuel Ventures.

Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Team size: 51-200
Total funding: $20.5M

Value proposition

allO provides a fully integrated restaurant operating system that replaces 5+ fragmented software tools with a single platform, topped with AI digital employees (voice agents, inventory agents, menu agents) that automate operations without requiring restaurant staff to learn new software.

Products and solutions

allO All-in-One Platform: Point of Sale (POS), allO Pay (integrated payments), allO Kiosk (self-ordering kiosks), Online Reservations, Scan-to-Order, Kitchen Monitor, Tablet Ordering, Webshop, Delivery Integration, Inventory (Beta), Reporting & Accounting. AI Digital Employees: Reservation & Ordering Voice Agent (launched), Inventory Agent (planned), Menu Agent (planned) — 10+ digital employees planned over 12-18 months.

Unique value

First AI-native restaurant OS in Europe with digital employees that do the work instead of teaching restaurant owners to press buttons. Setup in <30 minutes vs. 2 weeks for legacy POS. Built specifically for multi-language, complex-menu ethnic restaurants underserved by incumbents.

Target customer

Independent and small-to-medium restaurant owners in Europe, particularly ethnic cuisine restaurants (70% of Germany's restaurants) that have been underserved by legacy POS systems.

Industries served

Restaurant & Hospitality (Dine-in, Fine Dining, Hotpot, Buffet, Korean BBQ, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Wirtshaus, Express dining)

Technology advantage

Unified platform architecture (single dashboard replacing 5+ systems), AI-native digital employees (voice agents, autonomous inventory ordering, automated menu optimization), multilingual support for ethnic restaurant teams, cloud-native with 30-minute setup, TSE-compliant (German tax regulations).

How they differentiate

Unlike orderbird and Gastrofix (legacy POS-first), allO is built as an AI-native unified OS with digital employees. Unlike Toast (US-focused), allO is purpose-built for European ethnic restaurants with multi-language teams, complex modifier menus, and mixed dine-in/delivery channels. 30-minute setup vs. 2 weeks for legacy systems.

Main competitors

orderbird (Berlin, acquired by Nexi); Gastrofix (Germany); Lightspeed Restaurant (Canada/global); Toast (US, the benchmark allO aims to emulate in Europe)

Key partnerships

Google; UberEats; Wolt; Lieferando; Stripe; PayPal; finmid (capital offering for restaurants); Datev (accounting integration)

Notable customers

Ledu (13-location Chinese restaurant group, Munich); Houtang Hotpot (Munich); Hanoi Pho (Munich); King Loui (Munich); 75%+ of Chinese restaurants in Munich

Major milestones

2020: Company founded; 2022: €1.4M Pre-Seed from Keen Venture Partners; 2023: Red Dot Design Award; 2024: $5M Seed led by 20VC, 200+ locations; 2025: Expanded to 1,000+ locations; 2026: €12M ($14M) Series A led by Zigg Capital, launched AI Reservation & Ordering Voice Agent

Growth metrics

1,000+ active restaurant locations (6x growth since Seed round); Revenue 3.5x YoY; 30% of new customers from referrals; 10x ARR growth in 2023-2024; 4x ARPU growth in 2023-2024

Market positioning

Positioned as the European counterpart to Toast (US restaurant tech giant), starting with ethnic cuisine as a wedge market (70% of German restaurants) and expanding to all cuisines. Currently serves 1,000+ locations in Germany with pan-European expansion underway.

Geographic focus

Germany (current stronghold), expanding across Europe

Patents and IP

Red Dot Design Award 2023. No publicly disclosed patents found.

About Cancan Liu

Co-founder and CEO of allO. Immigrated to Germany for studies. Previously built software for ethnic restaurants in Munich.

Official website: https://allo.restaurant