Asakana
Asakana automates manual order entry for food distributors by reading messy information from spreadsheets, PDFs, handwritten notes, and messages, then learning customer-specific habits and product shorthand to interpret orders accurately. The platform works behind the scenes with existing ERP systems, so teams don't need to adopt new software or change their established workflows.
- Food Technology
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Software Only
- Artificial Intelligence
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Food distributors still rely on texts, calls, spreadsheets, and paperwork to run their businesses. Even when companies invest in new software, sales reps and admin staff are reluctant to change how they work, so the software goes unused and the manual work remains.
Solution
Asakana automates manual order entry workflows across messages, spreadsheets, paperwork, and existing systems without changing how your team works. The platform reads messy information from sources like spreadsheets, PDFs, handwritten notes, and messages, then understands your business by learning customer habits, product shorthand, and unwritten rules. It connects directly to your existing ERP and tools, capturing order details accurately while working behind the scenes. This allows food distributors to automate order entry without requiring teams to adopt new software or alter their established workflows.
Target Audience
Primary customers are food distributors who rely on manual order entry processes involving texts, calls, spreadsheets, and paperwork, and who want to automate workflows without disrupting their existing tools and team habits.
Features
- Reads and processes messy information from spreadsheets, PDFs, handwritten notes, and messages
- Learns customer-specific habits, product shorthand, and unwritten rules to interpret orders accurately (e.g., "Same as last Friday, plus 2 cs hamachi pls" is understood in context of Golden Bay Sushi's rules like "Salmon is always skin-on")
- Connects directly with existing ERP systems and tools, requiring no new software for teams to learn
- Works behind the scenes to automate manual workflows without changing how teams operate
- Handles order exceptions and annotations such as "Short 2," "Damaged," "Return," and "12 ct" from order sheets