Bbot, the hospitality tech provider that focuses on digital ordering and payments for restaurants, has agreed to be acquired by DoorDash to expand its service offering to merchants. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Over the past few years, the hospitality industry has seen the benefits of growing their online channels as well as digitizing their in-store operations,” said Steve Simoni, CEO and Cofounder of Bbot. “Joining forces with DoorDash enables us to more rapidly scale our solutions so that, together, we can equip more businesses with more low-cost tools to help them provide excellent customer experiences and compete in today’s digital world.”
Over the past few years, the hospitality industry has seen the benefits of growing their online channels as well as digitizing their in-store operations. Joining forces with DoorDash enables us to more rapidly scale our solutions so that, together, we can equip more businesses with more low-cost tools to help them provide excellent customer experiences and compete in today’s digital world. – Steve Simoni
Founded by Greg Jaworski, Luke Allen, and Simoni in 2017, Bbot had raised a total of $22.2M. Backers of the company include Right Side Capital Management, CRV, Forum Ventures, Craft Ventures, Rally Ventures, Supernode Ventures, J Ventures, Branded Hospitality Ventures, and Steven Kamali.
“We’re excited to bring our combined suite to an even wider selection of merchants across the hospitality space – including bars, hotels, and ghost kitchens – so these businesses can engage with more customers, increase their quality of service, and grow sales,” said Tom Pickett, DoorDash’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Bbot has built best-in-class features and highly customizable tools that will enable DoorDash to better support the ever-growing range of merchant needs.”
We’re excited to bring our combined suite to an even wider selection of merchants across the hospitality space – including bars, hotels, and ghost kitchens – so these businesses can engage with more customers, increase their quality of service, and grow sales. Bbot has built best-in-class features and highly customizable tools that will enable DoorDash to better support the ever-growing range of merchant needs. – Tom Pickett
