Resy
Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2014 |
Founders | Gary Vaynerchuk, Ben Leventhal, Michael Montero |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
Area served | International |
Products | Restaurant reservation app |
Website | resy |
Resy is an American technology and media company that provides an app and back-end management software for restaurant reservations.[1][2] In partnership with Instagram, Airbnb, Facebook, and Google, the app serves over 4,000 restaurants in over 200 cities with reservations predominantly in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London.[3][4][5]
History
Resy was co-founded in 2014 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater.com, Michael Montero, co-founder and former CTO of CrowdTwist, and social-media entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk.[6] In January 2017 the company raised $13 million from Airbnb, First Data Corporation and earlier investors RSE Ventures and Lerer Hippeau Ventures.[7] In April 2018, Resy enabled participating restaurants to list their properties on Airbnb through Resy’s booking system and also acquired ClubKviar, a restaurant-booking platform in Spain.[8]
In 2018, Resy acquired its competitor, Reserve, a reservation app launched by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp’s incubator, Expa.[9] In 2019, American Express acquired Resy and integrated it into its own mobile app as an offering for some rewards card members.[10] As of 2019, Resy handles 2.6 million diners per week.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "How Resy is using editorial content to differentiate". Digiday. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Resy Acquires Reserve, in the Fierce Tussle Over Restaurant Reservations". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Airbnb now lets you book restaurant reservations in the US". The Verge. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Airbnb invests in restaurant reservation app Resy". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Resy in serious talks with potential buyer, Recode reports". Restaurant Dive. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Resy's Ben Leventhal and Gary Vaynerchuk on Their New Reservations App". Eater.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Airbnb leads $13 million investment into restaurant booking service Resy". VentureBeat. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Resy Announces International Expansion and New Tech Updates for Restaurants". Skift. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Resy Acquires Reserve, the Other Non-OpenTable Restaurant Reservation System". Eater.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "American Express Buys Restaurant-Reservation Platform Resy". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "American Express has acquired reservation platform Resy". Fast Company. Retrieved 24 December 2019.