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Kea

Kea

Private
San Jose, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://kea.ai/

Last Round

Early Stage

VC

Aug 3, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$12.8M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Kea is a restaurant technology company that provides an AI-powered conversational platform to automate phone and text ordering for restaurant chains.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

NLP & Conversational AI, Retail Technology, Vertical SaaS, Customer Experience

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

voice AIAI orderingconversational AIrestaurant automationQSR automationvoice botPOS integrationdrive-thru automationvertical SaaSAI agentNLPrestaurant techAI employeeautomated orderingSaaS platform

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Kea Comparables

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Kea Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Early Stage VCAug 3, 2026
Series ANov 20, 2020
SeedMay 15, 2019

Key People

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Adam Ahmad

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Founding Team

Kea Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Kea investors
InvestorRounds
SuperangelSeed
Heartland VenturesSeries A
DEEPCORE Inc.Seed, Series A
Streamlined VenturesSeed, Series A
Alumni VenturesSeries A
XfundSeed, Series A
Barrel VenturesSeries A

Market signals

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  • Aug 3, 2026

    $16M raised in early stage VC round.

  • Feb 18, 2025

    Launched a self-service voice AI tool for smaller chains.

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  • integrates_withJun 15, 2026

    KEA integrated with Thanx on Jun 15th '26.

Kea Filings

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is kea a public or private company?

kea is a private company.

What is the current stock price of kea?

kea is a private company with no public stock price. No recent secondary market data is available.

How much is kea worth (valuation)?

Valuation information for kea is not publicly available.

Can I buy kea stock?

kea shares may be available on secondary markets subject to transfer restrictions. Caplight facilitates secondary market transactions for accredited investors. Visit https://www.caplight.com to learn more.

When was kea's last funding round?

kea's most recent funding round was Series A on November 20, 2020.

Who are the main investors in kea?

Key investors in kea include Superangel, Heartland Ventures, DEEPCORE Inc., Streamlined Ventures, Alumni Ventures.

Will kea IPO soon?

No public IPO plans have been announced for kea.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Jose, California
Employee Range34
Year Founded2017
Last FundingAug 3, 2026

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