YouTube · Jul 2025
A Lilac Labs-produced interview in which a co-founder discusses preserving hospitality while automating restaurant orders and phone calls.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Lilac Labs is a YC-backed software startup building Lilac Voice, an AI drive-thru and phone-ordering system for quick-service restaurants that integrates with existing restaurant hardware and POS software to improve speed, accuracy, upsells, and labor efficiency.
Primary product
Lilac Voice (drive-thru and phone-ordering voice AI for restaurants)
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Conversational AI / restaurant voice AI
Offices
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Business model
Small YC-backed team focused on restaurant operations, hospitality-preserving automation, and fast deployment for QSR operators.
Pricing
Free pilots and custom enterprise pricing
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$440K–$600K estimated annual revenue
Estimated monthly visits
1.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
YouTube · Jul 2025
A Lilac Labs-produced interview in which a co-founder discusses preserving hospitality while automating restaurant orders and phone calls.
Lilac Labs podcast · Jan 2025
Inaugural podcast episode from Lilac Labs’ Modern Operator series, focused on restaurant operators and modernization.
Hamming AI Blog · Nov 2024
Customer case study describing Lilac Labs’ automated testing and monitoring workflow, including thousands of test scenarios and large annual test volume.
LinkedIn · Jul 2024
Tony Kam announced YC backing and described Lilac Labs’ product as multilingual drive-thru voice AI for QSRs.
Y Combinator · Jul 2024
YC launch announcing Lilac Labs’ drive-thru voice AI, free pilots, and QSR-focused product positioning.