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Deliverect

Category: AI Agents

Deliverect is a SaaS platform that centralizes online-ordering and delivery operations for restaurants through a single POS connection. Deliverect was founded in 2018. The company is led by Zhong Xu. Based in Ghent, Belgium. Team size: 450-500. Total funding raised: $332M. Latest round: Series D ($208M, January 2022). Key investors include Coatue, Alkeon Capital, DST Global, Redpoint Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Newion, Smartfin.

Founded
2018
Headquarters
Ghent, Belgium
Team size
450-500
Total funding
$332M

Value proposition

Eliminates order-re-entry errors, cuts staff labour and boosts incremental delivery sales by auto-routing orders from any delivery app straight into the POS/KDS in <3s.

Products and solutions

Online-Order Relay & Menu Sync Engine, Deliverect AI (Autonomous Menu Agents, Autonomous Support Agents, Smart Assistants), AI Agent Library (no-code agents via MCP + n8n), Delivery Performance Analytics, Centralized Menu & Catalogue Manager, Sentinel Revenue Protection, Delivery Manager App, Direct End-to-end online ordering, Dispatch Delivery partners on demand, Kiosk Self-serve ordering, Table Ordering QR codes for dine in, Voice ordering via SoundHound AI integration

Unique value

Industry-first library of pre-built AI agents (marketing, ops, customer-care) that restaurants can clone & customise without writing code, combined with comprehensive integration ecosystem connecting 1000+ partners.

Target customer

Multi-location restaurant brands, dark-kitchen operators and large QSR franchises that list on 3rd-party delivery apps.

Industries served

Food-service / Restaurants, Ghost Kitchens, Hospitality, Retail

Technology advantage

Single API normalises data from 100+ delivery/POS channels; serverless agents run on Deliverect's MCP (Model-Context-Protocol) server plus n8n workflow engine for real-time, event-driven automation.

How they differentiate

Infrastructure-first approach with global multi-market coverage, neutral middleware connecting 1,000+ integrations and delivery/POS channels across 65+ countries, 80,000+ locations, 1.5B+ orders processed, ~450-500 employees. Evolving from passive order middleware to agentic AI (Deliverect AI autonomous menu/support agents + Smart Assistants). Backbone infrastructure rather than consumer-facing brand.

Main competitors

Olo, Toast, Lunchbox

Key partnerships

n8n (embedded workflow engine / AI Agent Library), SoundHound AI (voice ordering automation, Jul 2026), Thanx (first-party ordering + loyalty, Mar 2026), 5&5 (managed digital ordering services, Jun 2026), Uber Eats, DoorDash, Deliveroo, Just Eat Takeaway (strategic integrations), Toast, Lightspeed, Square, NCR Aloha (POS partners), 1000+ integration partners across POS, delivery, and retail systems

Notable customers

Pret, Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC, Papa John's, Chipotle, Little Caesars, Pizza Hut, Popeyes, Unilever

Major milestones

Series D led by Coatue and Alkeon Capital at $1.4B+ valuation (Jan 2022), Reached unicorn status with Series D funding, Hit 1B+ orders (Jul 2025) and now cites 1.5B+ orders processed, Expanded to 80,000+ locations / 65+ countries, Launched AI Agent Library with n8n, piloted by KFC (Dec 2025), Commercial launch of Deliverect AI autonomous agents & Smart Assistants (Apr 2026), SoundHound AI voice-ordering partnership (Jul 2026), Appointed Johan Albrecht as CFO (August 2023)

Growth metrics

1.5B+ orders processed, 80,000+ locations served, 65+ countries, 450-500 employees (~450 on LinkedIn / 472 PitchBook), 1,000+ integrations, 30M API calls daily; powers ~6.9% of food delivery worldwide excl. China

Market positioning

Global enterprise SaaS leader in restaurant delivery infrastructure, serving as the middleware layer between delivery platforms and restaurant POS systems

Geographic focus

Global - 65+ countries / 80,000+ locations across Europe, Middle East, LatAm, APAC and North America; strong international footprint vs US-focused competitors (Olo, Toast)

Patents and IP

No granted patents disclosed in public registries as of 2025.

About Zhong Xu

Previously co-founded POSIOS, the first cloud-based POS system for restaurants in Europe, which was acquired by Lightspeed HQ. At Lightspeed, he served as Global Director of Hospitality.

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