# Encounter AI: Information technology & services, San Francisco, United States

> Encounter AI: Encounter AI is a restaurant technology company founded by Derrick Johnson, focused on enhancing customer ordering experiences and operational...

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# Encounter AI

Encounter AI is a restaurant technology company founded by Derrick Johnson, focused on enhancing customer ordering experiences and operational efficiency in the food service indust

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Information technology & services San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 2 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $250K in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Feb 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Encounter AI has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Encounter AI

Encounter AI is a restaurant technology company founded by Derrick Johnson, focused on enhancing customer ordering experiences and operational efficiency in the food service indust

ry through AI-powered voice systems. The company aims to create human-centric AI solutions that prioritize empowerment and well-being, inspired by Johnson's personal experience with a speech impediment. The company's main product, the MAI Platform, offers an intelligent conversational ordering solution that facilitates smooth interactions between customers and restaurants. It is designed to be accessible and caters to various cognitive and dietary needs. Additionally, Encounter AI provides the Advisor Program, an audio surveillance and analysis tool that helps multi-unit restaurant operators improve staff training and customer satisfaction by analyzing voice interactions with high accuracy. Their Customer Growth Platform leverages sales data and customer profiles to forecast product demand and enhance the ordering experience through contactless options. Encounter AI serves top QSR brands and multi-unit operators, addressing the evolving needs of the food service industry.

## What company datasets say Encounter AI raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$250K** in dollars

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **$250K**

Last round date **Feb 2024**

Investors listed **2**

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [MDSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mdsv-capital)

Each firm lists Encounter AI on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

customer engagement contactless ordering inventory management enterprises cloud-based deployment real-time translation ai ordering assistant information technology & services speech technology cloud computing enterprise software b2c inclusive ai design seamless pos integration ethical ai practices kaizen ai

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54151, SIC 7375
- **Region:** California
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/encounter-ai)

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