Adam Guild
Adam Guild | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Owner.com |
| Awards | Forbes 30 under 30 2021 |
Adam Guild (born 1999)[1] is an American technology entrepreneur known for being the co-founder and CEO of Owner.com.[2][3] His company provides an online infrastructure platform for restaurant operations.[4]
Guild first got the idea for the technology startup after helping his mother's online dog-grooming business.[5] He launched Owner.com in 2020 to help independent restaurants by giving them more control over their deliveries, customer data and overall business.[3] Through its AI technology,[6] he has increased their profit margins by reducing their reliance on high fee third-party food delivery apps.[5][7] The company, as of 2024, is valued at $200 million with a total funding of $58.7 million.[8][1][9]
Guild has been recognized in the Forbes 30 under 30 list.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jungreis, Max. "How a 21-year-old CEO landed $3.5 million for software that he originally built to help his mom's struggling dog grooming business keep repeat customers". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Garfinkle, Allie. "Why Owner cofounder and CEO Adam Guild is serving up software especially for mom-and-pop restaurants". Fortune (magazine). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Conklin, Audrey (11 December 2020). "High school dropout starts company that offers free delivery for restaurants". FOX Business.
- ^ Melendez, Steven. "This startup wants to help mom-and-pop restaurants drop Grubhub". Fast Company.
- ^ a b Staff, Entrepreneur (16 August 2022). "15 Young Founders Rethinking Everything From Artificial Intelligence to Carbon Removal, Sustainable Fashion to...Pizza!". Entrepreneur (magazine).
- ^ Feldman, Amy. "Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2024". Forbes.
- ^ Ongweso, Edward (17 November 2020). "This Startup Is Saving Restaurants From Heavy Delivery App Fees". Vice (magazine).
- ^ Chernova, Yuliya. "Adam Guild, the co-founder of the restaurant-software startup, says he hasn't taken a day off for six years". WSJ. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Barreira, Alex. "Bay Area Inno Under 25 2021: Adam Guild, CEO and co-founder, Owner.com". American City Business Journals.
- ^ Sorvino, Chloe (1 December 2020). "Meet The Breakout Entrepreneurs Who Are Resetting The Food Industry While Under 30 Years Old". Forbes.