Slang AI
Slang AI sells an automated phone concierge system for restaurants that handles reservations and customer queries using AI. The 73-person company has raised $56M, including a Series B in February 2026.
The growth story
Slang AI grew from 16 to 73 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $56M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2026.
About
Slang AI makes software that answers restaurant phones automatically, books tables, and provides analytics to reduce missed calls and staff workload. It targets full-service restaurants needing 24/7 call handling without hiring more staff.
The company's Series B suggests rapid scaling, though headcount growth data is unavailable. Investors include Active Capital and Claire Hughes Johnson, with backing from multiple venture firms.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 18 staff, indicating a focus on customer acquisition. Leadership includes founders from 2019 but lacks disclosed executive details.
The Slang AI org chart
Alex Sambvani (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 28 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 18 (+38% YoY), Engineering 11 (+83% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Marketing 5 (-17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 4 (+33% YoY), Finance 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees typically stay 2 years and come from restaurant tech like Popmenu (6 hires) and Upserve (3). Alumni founded 3 startups including AddSalt and Undeniably.ai.
Most common previous employers of Slang AI staff: Popmenu (6), Spotify (3), JPMorganChase (3), Upserve (3), ManpowerGroup (2), Restaurant365 (2). Former Slang AI employees most often moved to Jump - Advisor AI (2), SYNCHR (1), Ollama (1), Barti (1), Salespreneur SDRs (1), NORBr B.V. (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Slang AI mafia
Ex-staff started AddSalt (5 employees), BRND BLDRS, and Undeniably.ai, showing entrepreneurial spillover from the company.
3Christopher Curran, was Head of Strategic Sales until 2024Kaela C., was Senior Sales Development Representative until 2024gabriel duncan, was Co-Founder and CTO until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 55% search, 5% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Slang AI: Microsoft Office (37), Leadership (29), Customer Service (28), Project Management (26), Public Speaking (24), Sales (24), Communication (24), Microsoft Excel (24).
Where the team actually sits
Slang AI people are concentrated in New York, United States (11), United States (6), New York City Metropolitan Area (4), California, United States (4).
Search footprint
Slang AI attracts about 194 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 120 ranking keywords and lost 143 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Slang AI has 73 employees as of September 2026.
Slang AI has raised $56M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2026.
Slang AI was founded in 2019 by Alex Sambvani.
Alex Sambvani (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Slang AI's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Slang AI staff are Popmenu (6 people), Spotify (3 people), JPMorganChase (3 people).
Former Slang AI employees most often move to Jump - Advisor AI (2), SYNCHR (1), Ollama (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Slang AI, including AddSalt, BRND BLDRS, Undeniably.ai.
Slang AI attracts about 194 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Slang AI staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Customer Service, Project Management, Public Speaking.
Slang AI staff are concentrated in New York, United States (11), United States (6), New York City Metropolitan Area (4).
Slang AI has about 18 people in Sales, up 38% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Slang AI has about 11 people in Engineering, up 83% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 60 current and 67 former Slang AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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