Total Food Service · Jan 2021
Bensen AI launched the 'Forget The Phone 2021' campaign, offering a NYC restaurant free Greet access and paying its phone bill for a year.
Online and phone ordering for restaurant takeout and delivery
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Bensen is a Boston-based restaurant voice-ordering and AI phone-agent startup that helps restaurant brands take orders over phone and voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant; its later product branding centers on 'Greet,' an automated phone receptionist that routes callers to ordering and reservation flows.
Primary product
Online and phone ordering software for restaurant takeout/delivery; AI phone agent ('Greet') for restaurants
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Voice-recognition / restaurant ordering software
Offices
0 jobs at Bensen
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$150K
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2019
Latest amount
$150K
Mar 2019 · Y Combinator
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
around $310K (LinkedIn estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
8.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Total Food Service · Jan 2021
Bensen AI launched the 'Forget The Phone 2021' campaign, offering a NYC restaurant free Greet access and paying its phone bill for a year.
Talkin’ SaaSy (Medium) · Jan 2021
A startup spotlight on Bensen AI describing its restaurant voice assistant, customer results, and partnerships with restaurant tech vendors.
24-7 Press Release · Dec 2020
Press release announcing Greet, an AI phone agent for restaurants that answers calls, handles orders/reservations, and provides call analytics.
PYMNTS · Oct 2020
PYMNTS profiled Bensen AI's shift from voice ordering to phone automation with Greet, including its call deflection and rapid deployment pitch.
Harvard SEAS · Nov 2019
Harvard SEAS noted Bensen AI as a Launch Lab X participant and described it as an AI tool for restaurants taking orders by phone or voice assistants.