Bite Ninja, Inc.
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| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Food technology |
| Founded 📆 | 2020 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Memphis, Tennessee |
Area served 🗺️ | United States |
| Products 📟 | Cloud-based labor and point of sale systems for restaurants |
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| 🌐 Website | biteninja |
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Bite Ninja, Inc. is a technology startup company that provides restaurants with a virtual workplace that can take and process orders at drive-throughs and counters.[1] Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Bite Ninja was founded in 2020 by William Clem and Orin Wilson. Bite Ninja acquired over $4 million in pre-seed and seed funding in 2021 from Owl Ventures, Y Combinator, AgFunder, Manta Ray, and TRAC Unicorn Fund. Bite Ninja’s technology debuted to consumers in October 2021 at 27 Chop Stop locations. It is also available at 7 Taco Mayo locations.[2] Bite Ninja is continuing to expand to national restaurant chains.
History
Bite Ninja was founded by William Clem, who is also the co-founder of Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) and the Baby Jack’s restaurant chain, and Orin Wilson, a financial professional and investor. The idea for Bite Ninja was born at Clem’s Baby Jack’s drive-thru in Tennessee. One Friday night, Clem decided to prop his laptop at the drive-thru lane and take orders from home via Zoom, and no one noticed he wasn't in the kitchen.[3] Clem partnered with Orin to make virtual capabilities a possibility for fast casual restaurants and fast food restaurants. Today, the company has more than 300 employees.
The company was formally incorporated in 2020 and introduced to investors with its pre-seed round in July 2021, raising $675,000 from Y Combinator, Manta Ray, and AgFunder.[4] In September 2021, Bite Ninja closed its seed funding round with $4 million from Owl Ventures, AgFunder, Manta Ray, and TRAC Unicorn Fund.[5]
Bite Ninja acquired point-of-sale software company Zenu in December 2021[6] and moved into a new headquarters in Memphis in February 2022.[7]
Recognition
In August 2021, Bite Ninja was ranked one of the top 10 innovators in the restaurant tech section by Spoon University.[8]
See Also
- Y Combinator
- Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats)
References
- ↑ "Tech company hiring remote cashiers to help restaurants amid worker shortage". Fox Business. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Restaurant tech startup Bite Ninja orders up Memphis HQ as Silicon Valley funds rapid growth". MemphisInno. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Bite Ninja Helps Fast Food Restaurants with Labor Woes by Using Remote Gig Workers". Business Insider. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Bite Ninja scoops up pre-seed funding to reimagine restaurant working environments". TechCrunch. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Owl Ventures leads seed round for Bite Ninja". Venture Capital Journal. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Bite Ninja Acquires Zenu". Hospitality Technology. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Restaurant tech startup Bite Ninja orders up Memphis HQ as Silicon Valley funds rapid growth". MemphisInno. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Meet The Spoon's Restaurant Tech 10". The Spoon. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- "Restaurants turn to technology amid worker shortages". CNBC. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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