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 workforce 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[edit]
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 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[edit]
In August 2021, Bite Ninja was ranked one of the top 10 innovators in the restaurant tech section by Spoon University.[8]
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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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