Presto Phoenix, Inc. (“Presto”), a leader in enterprise-grade Voice AI for quick-service restaurants, announced a $10 million funding round led by Metropolitan Partners Group, with participation from Remus Capital, Link Ventures, and strategic angel investors including the CEO of ElevenLabs. The investment supports continued momentum into 2026 following a year of large-scale deployments, expanded customer reach, and ongoing AI innovation, with hundreds of drive-thru locations now live using Presto Voice.
“2026 is the year where American AI companies with deployments, not demos and dinners, will consolidate their leadership position and win markets,” said Krishna Gupta, co-founder of Presto. “Presto is the AI partner to a dozen enterprise brands, and we’ve deployed our drive-thru Voice AI across more customers and geographies than anyone else. We’ll use our learnings to make magic happen for our customers and their customers as we help instrument these businesses to take advantage of the AI revolution. Stay tuned!”
A Y Combinator alum, Presto delivers production-scale Voice AI trusted by enterprise QSR operators, powering millions of drive-thru interactions in 2025 with improved order accuracy, faster throughput, and consistent guest experiences across complex, highly customized menus. With proven deployments and a growing AI platform, Presto enters 2026 positioned to further shape AI-driven restaurant operations.