Chefia is an AI-powered platform that helps local restaurants automate sales, marketing, and customer retention within their immediate neighborhood. The system integrates with existing POS systems, captures customer data from dine-in, delivery, WhatsApp, and social channels, and runs automated campaigns to bring customers back. It deploys in under 24 hours and includes a 24/7 service bot, table payment, and smart inventory management.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Local restaurants struggle to capture and retain customers who order through multiple channels like dine-in, delivery apps, WhatsApp, and social media, with no unified way to track them. This fragmentation means customer data belongs to third-party platforms rather than the restaurant, making it difficult to run effective retargeting campaigns and build long-term loyalty.
Solution
Chefia provides an AI-driven platform that automatically captures customer data from every ordering channel and builds a restaurant-owned database. The system analyzes neighborhood demand, competition, and customer behavior to autonomously run marketing campaigns, send promotions, and manage customer retention. It integrates directly with existing POS systems, offers table payment and reservation tools, and includes a 24/7 virtual service bot that handles customer interactions. The platform also manages smart inventory tracking and multi-store operations, allowing restaurants to operate on autopilot while maintaining their own brand identity.
Target Audience
Primary customers are independent local restaurants and small restaurant chains that want to compete with larger franchises by owning their customer data and automating neighborhood-level marketing and sales operations.
Features
- AI-powered neighborhood analysis that cross-references local demand, competition, and customer data within a 2 km radius
- Automatic customer capture from dine-in, delivery, WhatsApp, and social channels into a restaurant-owned database
- Automated marketing engine that creates content, launches campaigns, and runs ads without manual input
- POS integration that syncs orders, inventory, and customer data in real time
- Built-in table payment system that lets customers pay without waiting for the check, increasing table turnover and tips
- 24/7 virtual service bot that handles customer inquiries and orders automatically
- Smart inventory management with critical stock alerts and multi-store support