Certus AI blog · Jan 2026
Official blog post announcing an innovation award win and describing product capabilities, failsafe behavior, and market traction.
Replacing the restaurant phone line with Voice AI
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Certus AI is a Y Combinator-backed restaurant voice-AI startup that answers calls 24/7, takes orders, books reservations, handles customer inquiries, and pushes orders into restaurant POS systems. It is positioned as an AI phone agent for restaurants that helps recover missed-call revenue with multilingual support, fast setup, and direct integrations.
Primary product
AI phone agent for restaurants that answers calls, takes orders, books reservations, and syncs orders into POS systems
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Restaurant voice AI / AI phone agent
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Offices
Business model
Investors
Fast-paced, high-ownership, operator-centric culture. Public job posts emphasize urgency, optimism, empathy, craftsmanship, ownership, and impact; the team says the work is not a 9–5 and rewards speed, resilience, and practical problem-solving.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Public job posts show uncapped commissions and competitive OTEs: SDR around $68.6K annual OTE (stretch $78.2K+), BDR around $63K annual OTE, AE around $117K annual OTE (stretch $150K), and Technical Success Associate at $70K–$100K base plus equity and benefits. Roles also mention a paid gym membership and equity package.
Benefits
Pricing
Flat monthly subscription with custom enterprise pricing; public materials emphasize no per-minute billing and unlimited call handling on some plans.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Public estimates vary; best-supported public estimate is about $660K ARR, while some third-party profiles estimate up to about $3.8M ARR.
Certus AI blog · Jan 2026
Official blog post announcing an innovation award win and describing product capabilities, failsafe behavior, and market traction.
The Open Letter · Jan 2026
Highlights Certus AI’s restaurant voice-agent positioning, 45+ POS integrations, and early funding/Y Combinator status.
Business Insider Africa · Dec 2025
Long-form profile on how Certus AI works, the founding story, and the restaurant operators it serves.
Digital Journal · Nov 2025
Profile on Certus AI and its founders, describing the restaurant phone-line problem, Y Combinator backing, and the product’s POS-integrated voice system.
TechCentral · Oct 2025
Reports Y Combinator backing for Certus AI and notes the founders’ relocation plans and early-stage funding round.