Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Online food ordering |
Founded | 2010 [1] |
Founder | Danny Leshem Yoav Amit |
Headquarters | United States, Delaware |
Parent | Wix.com (2014–present) |
Website |
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OpenRest (founded 2011) was a software company that provided restaurant owners with online ordering websites before being acquired by Wix.com in October 2014. [2] The company was based in Delaware with research and development offices in Tel Aviv.[ citation needed]
OpenRest was founded in 2010 by Danny Leshem and Yoav Amit. [3] The company first focused on Web applications, before shifting towards mobile development in 2011. [1]
By 2013, 300 restaurants had launched their OpenRest-powered ordering application on the App Store. Its R&D office was based in Tel Aviv. [1] In June 2013, OpenRest and RestCloud announced a collaboration. [4]
In late 2013, OpenRest partnered with Bits of Gold to be the first restaurant online ordering system to provide bitcoin payments to all its clients. [5] [6] In June 2014, OpenRest launched in French. [7] In July 2014, OpenRest integrated with BitPay to expand its bitcoin payment offering.
OpenRest was acquired by Wix.com in October 2014 for $12 million. [3]