Owner
Category: AI Agents
Owner is an AI-native software platform that helps independent restaurants and local businesses grow online discovery, direct ordering, and repeat sales. Owner was founded in 2020. The company is led by Adam Guild. Based in Palo Alto, United States. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $418.7M. Latest round: Series D. Key investors include Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Growth Equity), Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Headline, Benchmark, Alt Capital, SaaStr Fund, Horsley Bridge Partners, Activant Capital.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $418.7M
Value proposition
Provides independent restaurants with an "AI CMO and CTO" — an all-in-one platform for websites, SEO, online ordering, marketing, and POS that drives direct sales and reduces reliance on high-commission third-party marketplaces like DoorDash.
Products and solutions
Restaurant Website & SEO, Online Ordering with Smart Upsells, AI Phone Ordering, Branded Restaurant Mobile App, Point of Sale (POS), Marketing Campaigns (email/SMS/push), Loyalty & Rewards, Reviews Engine, Listings Management, Catering, Waitlist, Reporting & Analytics
Unique value
AI-native platform purpose-built for independent restaurants that replaces fragmented point solutions and high-commission delivery marketplaces, letting owners keep customer relationships and profits.
Target customer
Independent restaurants and local businesses (salons, spas, independent grocers) in the US and internationally.
Industries served
Restaurants / Food & Beverage, Local Small Business (salons, spas, independent grocers)
Technology advantage
AI agents that autonomously manage restaurant websites, SEO, marketing, and ordering; a unified data/CRM layer across ordering, POS, and loyalty; strong go-to-market engine (rated #1 restaurant software, 4.8 across 1,000+ reviews).
How they differentiate
Unlike POS-first incumbents (Toast) or marketplace-dependent ordering (DoorDash), Owner is an AI-native, commission-free platform focused on driving direct online sales and discovery for independent restaurants, with an integrated AI marketing/ordering layer.
Main competitors
Toast, ChowNow, Chowly (also BentoBox, Popmenu, Slice)
Key partnerships
POS integrations (Toast, Square, Clover), investor/strategic backers including Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Meritech, Redpoint, Headline, Benchmark, SaaStr.
Notable customers
Independent restaurants including Talkin Tacos, Mattenga's Pizzeria, Saffron Indian Kitchen, Metro Pizza, Cyclo Noodles, Karv Greek Kouzina, Township Line Pizza, Doo-Dah Diner.
Major milestones
Founded 2020 (as ProfitBoss in 2018), Series A $15M (2022), Series B $33M (2023), Series C $120M at $1B valuation (May 2025), crossed $100M ARR and raised $240M Series D at $2.3B valuation led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Aug 2026).
Growth metrics
$100M+ ARR (crossed as of Aug 2026); $2.3B valuation; rated #1 restaurant software (Summer 2026); 4.8 rating across 1,000+ reviews.
Market positioning
Leading AI-native growth platform for independent restaurants; unicorn ($2.3B valuation) with $100M+ ARR, expanding from restaurants to all local businesses and internationally.
Geographic focus
United States (primary), expanding internationally
About Adam Guild
Co-founder & CEO of Owner (formerly ProfitBoss); Thiel Fellow; high school dropout who started the company at 17. Harvard Business School Online.
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Official website: https://www.owner.com