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Automating voice commerce for businesses

Palo Alto, United StatesFounded 2017Food
Valuation $25–50M Last recorded · 2020
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Kea

Kea.ai, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, is revolutionizing the restaurant industry with its AI-driven voice ordering system. The company serves restaurants looking to streamline their operations and improve customer interactions. Operating in the digital transformation market, Kea.ai empowers restaurants to operate more intelligently and own their relationship with customers. The business model revolves around providing a voice ordering system that uses artificial intelligence to understand accents and special requests, ensuring a smooth order process. The AI also identifies upsell opportunities based on previous order history and commonly ordered items. Kea.ai generates revenue through subscription fees and service charges for its AI-driven solutions. The company has raised $29 million from Tier 1 Silicon Valley investors and continues to grow rapidly.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States
Employees
81
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
76.0/100
Industry
Food, Telecom
Sub-industry
In-store Retail & Restaurant Tech
Sector
Food, Core AI, AI Applications, AI Agents
Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

4 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Nov 2020 $10M $40M Streamlined Ventures · Alumni Ventures · Jonathan Kelly · Raj Kapoor —
SEED✓Equity / VC May 2019 $2.8M $11M Streamlined Ventures · Xfund · Deepcore —
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Growth signals

Kea website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Kea is 8.8K monthly website visits, up 1.1% over the last three months. Kea's team grew 1.3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits8.8K 3-month web change+1.1% 1-year team growth+1.3%
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Investments and acquisitions

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Investors

20 investors on the cap table

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Seed3 investors entered at this stage

Series A9 investors entered at this stage

  • Wasabi Ventures
  • Marbruck
  • Alumni Ventures
  • Jonathan Kelly
  • Raj Kapoor
  • Heartland Ventures
  • Craig Flom
  • Barrel Ventures
  • Tony Lam

Other known investors8 additional known investors

Team profiled 9 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
6 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States51.5%
🇵🇭 Philippines24.2%
🇧🇷 Brazil12.1%
🇩🇰 Denmark6.1%
🇦🇺 Australia3%
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