{ "name": "HappyChef software partnerships map", "description": "Officially announced partnerships, investments and acquisitions around the restaurant reservation platforms HappyChef compares itself with, up to two levels deep. Every connection rests on an official source (one of the companies involved, or a publication traceable to them); a claim by one party is only included when independent sources confirm it.", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/", "publisher": "HappyChef", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "asOf": "2026-10-13", "languages": [ "nl", "en", "fr", "de", "es", "it", "pt", "pl", "cs", "lt", "fi", "lv", "mt", "ro", "el", "hu", "da", "hr", "sl", "et", "sk", "sv", "ga", "bg" ], "pageUrlPattern": "https://happychef.cloud//software-partnerships/.html (Dutch: https://happychef.cloud/software-partnerships/.html)", "disclaimer": "Counts and connections only cover the official announcements found and checked as of asOf. A company may have more partners, investors or deals than it announced, or than were found.", "edgeDirection": { "partnership": "from = the announcing company, to = its partner (undirected in meaning)", "investment": "from = investor, to = the company that received the investment", "acquisition": "from = acquirer, to = the acquired company" }, "companies": [ { "id": "airbnb", "name": "Airbnb, Inc.", "website": "https://www.airbnb.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Lodging and experiences marketplace; led Resy's Series A and integrated Resy reservations into its platform.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/airbnb.html" }, { "id": "amazon-alexa-fund", "name": "Amazon Alexa Fund", "website": "https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/alexa-fund", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Amazon's investment fund for voice technology; its 2018 investment in SevenRooms was its first in a restaurant technology company.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/amazon-alexa-fund.html" }, { "id": "american-express", "name": "American Express", "website": "https://www.americanexpress.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "US", "founded": null, "description": "Payments and card company (NYSE: AXP) that has built a dining network through Resy, Tock and, if the deal closes, TheFork.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/american-express.html" }, { "id": "avatable", "name": "Avatable", "website": "https://www.avatable.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Restaurant reservation software tracked as a competitor. On 2026-10-13 its domain avatable.com answered with an HTTP 302 redirect to ordinalo.com (Ordinalo, restaurant and pizzeria management software with an Italian VAT number); no official page explaining the relationship was found.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/avatable.html" }, { "id": "bookatable", "name": "Bookatable", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "GB", "founded": null, "description": "Restaurant booking platform owned by Michelin with about 14,000 bookable restaurants, active in the UK, Germany, Austria, Finland and Norway; sold to TheFork in 2019.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/bookatable.html" }, { "id": "booking-holdings", "name": "Booking Holdings Inc.", "website": "https://www.bookingholdings.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "US", "founded": null, "description": "Online travel group, called The Priceline Group Inc. when it bought OpenTable in 2014.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/booking-holdings.html" }, { "id": "capital-one", "name": "Capital One", "website": "https://www.capitalone.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Card issuer whose Capital One Dining programme presents Eater's restaurant discovery app and gives eligible cardholders access to primetime reservations.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/capital-one.html" }, { "id": "chase", "name": "Chase", "website": "https://www.chase.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Bank and card issuer (JPMorgan Chase) that offered Tock reservations and prepaid experiences through Chase Ultimate Rewards.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/chase.html" }, { "id": "chefs-table", "name": "Chef's Table", "website": "https://chefstable.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Culinary documentary series (premiered on Netflix in 2015) whose brand runs live dining events with American Express and Resy.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/chefs-table.html" }, { "id": "comcast-ventures", "name": "Comcast Ventures", "website": "https://comcastventures.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation; SevenRooms' first institutional investor.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/comcast-ventures.html" }, { "id": "commerce7", "name": "Commerce7", "website": "https://www.commerce7.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "CA", "founded": null, "description": "Vancouver-based direct-to-consumer e-commerce software for wineries; integrated with Tock in 2021.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/commerce7.html" }, { "id": "covermanager", "name": "CoverManager", "website": "https://www.covermanager.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "ES", "founded": 2015, "description": "Seville-based reservation and guest management software for restaurants, nightclubs and beach clubs in Europe and Latin America; combined with Zenchef under a new holding in 2025.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/covermanager.html" }, { "id": "deliveroo", "name": "Deliveroo", "website": "https://deliveroo.co.uk/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "GB", "founded": 2013, "description": "London-headquartered food and grocery delivery platform working with about 176,000 restaurant, grocery and retail partners in 9 countries; acquired by DoorDash in 2025.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/deliveroo.html" }, { "id": "dimmi", "name": "Dimmi", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "AU", "founded": null, "description": "Sydney-based online restaurant reservation business acquired by TripAdvisor in 2015.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/dimmi.html" }, { "id": "doordash", "name": "DoorDash", "website": "https://www.doordash.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Local commerce platform (NASDAQ: DASH) operating in more than 30 countries; acquired SevenRooms in 2025 to add CRM, reservations and marketing tools to its Commerce Platform.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/doordash.html" }, { "id": "easytable", "name": "easyTable", "website": "https://easytable.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "DK", "founded": 2012, "description": "Copenhagen-based online table booking system for restaurants, with notifications, feedback tools and bookings from channels such as Google and social media.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/easytable.html" }, { "id": "eat-app", "name": "Eat App", "website": "https://restaurant.eatapp.co/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "AE", "founded": 2015, "description": "Dubai-headquartered restaurant reservation and guest management platform used by more than 5,000 restaurants in over 90 countries.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/eat-app.html" }, { "id": "eater", "name": "Eater", "website": "https://www.eater.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Restaurant and food media brand that launched a restaurant discovery app in 2024 powered by SevenRooms.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/eater.html" }, { "id": "enlightened-hospitality-investments", "name": "Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI)", "website": "https://ehi.fund/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Growth equity firm affiliated with Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, investing in technology for hospitality and guest experience.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/enlightened-hospitality-investments.html" }, { "id": "first-data", "name": "First Data Corporation", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Payments-processing company that took part in Resy's 2017 Series A.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/first-data.html" }, { "id": "formitable", "name": "Formitable", "website": "https://formitable.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "NL", "founded": null, "description": "Amsterdam-based reservation and loyalty platform for restaurants; combined with Zenchef in 2023 and folded into the Zenchef platform from 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/formitable.html" }, { "id": "google", "name": "Google", "website": "https://www.google.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Search and maps provider whose Reserve with Google feature lets diners book tables and join waitlists from Search, Maps and the Assistant.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/google.html" }, { "id": "guestbridge", "name": "GuestBridge", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "US", "founded": 1999, "description": "Milwaukee-based guest management software provider for restaurants (founded 1999 as ReservationSource.com), whose assets OpenTable bought in 2009.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/guestbridge.html" }, { "id": "guestplan", "name": "Guestplan", "website": "https://www.guestplan.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "NL", "founded": null, "description": "Amsterdam-based restaurant reservation software with booking widget, Reserve with Google, gift cards, waitlist and guest tools; it says it is not venture-capital driven.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/guestplan.html" }, { "id": "heypluto", "name": "HeyPluto", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "AI-driven SMS marketing platform for hospitality and consumer brands, acquired by SevenRooms in 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/heypluto.html" }, { "id": "james-beard-foundation", "name": "James Beard Foundation", "website": "https://www.jamesbeard.org/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "US culinary non-profit that runs the James Beard Awards; named American Express and Resy its official card and reservations platform.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/james-beard-foundation.html" }, { "id": "lerer-hippeau", "name": "Lerer Hippeau Ventures", "website": "https://www.lererhippeau.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "New York venture firm that was a seed investor in Resy and joined its Series A.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/lerer-hippeau.html" }, { "id": "libro", "name": "Libro", "website": "https://librorez.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "CA", "founded": null, "description": "Canadian restaurant reservation and table-management platform with a strong base in Quebec, acquired by OpenTable in 2026.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/libro.html" }, { "id": "mastercard", "name": "Mastercard", "website": "https://www.mastercard.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Payments network; runs the Priceless experiences programme for its cardholders.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/mastercard.html" }, { "id": "michelin", "name": "Michelin (MICHELIN Guide)", "website": "https://guide.michelin.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "FR", "founded": null, "description": "Clermont-Ferrand-headquartered group (tyres, Michelin Guide) that built an online restaurant booking business through acquisitions in 2016.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/michelin.html" }, { "id": "mollie", "name": "Mollie", "website": "https://www.mollie.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "NL", "founded": null, "description": "Payments and money-management provider for businesses in Europe and the UK; its operating entity Mollie B.V. is licensed by the Dutch Central Bank.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/mollie.html" }, { "id": "openai", "name": "OpenAI", "website": "https://openai.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Maker of ChatGPT, in which Resy reservations can be searched and booked since 2026.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/openai.html" }, { "id": "opentable", "name": "OpenTable", "website": "https://www.opentable.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "US", "founded": 1998, "description": "Online restaurant reservation network and table-management software for restaurants, headquartered in San Francisco and part of Booking Holdings since 2014.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/opentable.html" }, { "id": "ordermate", "name": "OrderMate", "website": "https://www.ordermate.com.au/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "AU", "founded": null, "description": "Australian point-of-sale platform for hospitality venues.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/ordermate.html" }, { "id": "origin-ventures", "name": "Origin Ventures", "website": "https://www.originventures.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Chicago venture firm that took part in Tock's $10 million financing in 2020.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/origin-ventures.html" }, { "id": "petit-fute", "name": "Petit Futé", "website": "https://www.petitfute.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "FR", "founded": null, "description": "French-language travel guide publisher whose website lists restaurants with editorial and guest reviews.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/petit-fute.html" }, { "id": "psg", "name": "PSG Equity", "website": "https://www.psgequity.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "US", "founded": null, "description": "Growth equity firm, an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners; led SevenRooms' 2020 Series B and sold its minority stake to DoorDash in 2025.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/psg.html" }, { "id": "resengo", "name": "Resengo", "website": "https://pro.resengo.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "BE", "founded": null, "description": "Belgian online restaurant reservation platform founded by Dirk Gypen, acquired by the Zenchef | Formitable group in 2023.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resengo.html" }, { "id": "reserve", "name": "Reserve", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "US restaurant reservation service, a competitor of Resy, which Resy acquired in 2018.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/reserve.html" }, { "id": "reservego", "name": "ReserveGo", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Restaurant reservation technology company whose technology, customer base and team were fully acquired by Eat App.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/reservego.html" }, { "id": "resmio", "name": "resmio", "website": "https://www.resmio.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "DE", "founded": null, "description": "German online table-reservation and restaurant ordering software, registered in Nuremberg; the idea started in 2011 with three students in Lüneburg.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resmio.html" }, { "id": "resos", "name": "resOS", "website": "https://resos.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "DK", "founded": 2018, "description": "Copenhagen-headquartered restaurant technology company offering cloud-based, commission-free reservation and table management software.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resos.html" }, { "id": "restaurantes-com", "name": "Restaurantes.com", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Online restaurant booking platform acquired by Michelin in December 2016.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/restaurantes-com.html" }, { "id": "resy", "name": "Resy", "website": "https://resy.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": null, "founded": 2014, "description": "Restaurant reservation and table management platform with a consumer booking app, acquired by American Express in 2019.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy.html" }, { "id": "rooam", "name": "Rooam", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": 2015, "description": "Contactless payment platform (Rooam Pay, Tab and Order) for restaurants, bars and venues, founded in 2015 and acquired by American Express in 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/rooam.html" }, { "id": "rse-ventures", "name": "RSE Ventures", "website": "https://www.rseventures.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Venture firm that seed-funded Resy, incubated it through its VaynerRSE fund and joined its Series A.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/rse-ventures.html" }, { "id": "sevenrooms", "name": "SevenRooms", "website": "https://sevenrooms.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "US", "founded": 2011, "description": "New York City-based CRM, marketing and operations platform for restaurants and hospitality venues, covering reservations, table management, marketing and revenue management. Part of DoorDash since 2025.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms.html" }, { "id": "square", "name": "Square", "website": "https://squareup.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Point-of-sale and payments provider for restaurants and other businesses; integrates its POS data with OpenTable.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/square.html" }, { "id": "squarespace", "name": "Squarespace", "website": "https://www.squarespace.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "US", "founded": null, "description": "Website-building and online-business platform that owned Tock from 2021 until selling it to American Express in 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/squarespace.html" }, { "id": "tablebooker", "name": "Tablebooker", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "BE", "founded": 2012, "description": "Belgian restaurant reservation platform founded in 2012 and owned by RestoGroup (Resto.be, RestoDays, Restofactory) from 2015 until it joined Zenchef in 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tablebooker.html" }, { "id": "tablein", "name": "Tablein", "website": "https://www.tablein.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "LT", "founded": null, "description": "Table booking software for small restaurants, bars and clubs, with a digital reservation book, booking widget, deposits via Stripe and a guest database; headquartered in Lithuania.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tablein.html" }, { "id": "thefork", "name": "TheFork", "website": "https://www.thefork.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "FR", "founded": 2007, "description": "European online restaurant reservation and restaurant management platform (originally lafourchette, also eltenedor), working with more than 50,000 restaurants in 11 European countries; based in Paris.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/thefork.html" }, { "id": "toast", "name": "Toast", "website": "https://pos.toasttab.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Restaurant point-of-sale and management platform; multi-year partner of American Express for Resy and Tock.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/toast.html" }, { "id": "tock", "name": "Tock", "website": "https://www.exploretock.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "US", "founded": 2014, "description": "Chicago-based reservation, table management and event-ticketing platform for restaurants, wineries and other bookable venues; an independent division of American Express Global Dining since October 2024.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tock.html" }, { "id": "toptable", "name": "toptable.com", "website": null, "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "GB", "founded": 2000, "description": "London-based UK restaurant reservation website, founded in 2000, acquired by OpenTable in 2010.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/toptable.html" }, { "id": "tripadvisor", "name": "Tripadvisor", "website": "https://www.tripadvisor.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Travel review and booking platform and owner of the restaurant reservation marketplace TheFork (formerly La Fourchette).", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tripadvisor.html" }, { "id": "uber", "name": "Uber", "website": "https://www.uber.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Ride-hailing and Uber Eats delivery company; partnered with OpenTable to link reservations, rides and memberships.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/uber.html" }, { "id": "union-square-hospitality-group", "name": "Union Square Hospitality Group", "website": "https://www.ushgnyc.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "New York restaurant group founded by Danny Meyer; invested in Resy in 2017 and made it its exclusive reservation platform in 2018.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/union-square-hospitality-group.html" }, { "id": "valor-siren-ventures", "name": "Valor Siren Ventures", "website": "https://valorep.com/vsv-investments", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Venture fund that led Tock's $10 million financing in 2020.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/valor-siren-ventures.html" }, { "id": "visa", "name": "Visa", "website": "https://www.visa.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Card payments network; runs the Visa Dining Collection and chef events with OpenTable.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/visa.html" }, { "id": "wereserve", "name": "WeReserve", "website": "https://www.wereserve.nl/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": null, "founded": null, "description": "Dutch-language online reservation system for restaurants, with ticketing and ordering tools, offices in Eindhoven and Amsterdam, and a monthly subscription without contracts.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/wereserve.html" }, { "id": "wolt", "name": "Wolt", "website": "https://wolt.com/", "reservationPlatform": false, "country": "FI", "founded": 2014, "description": "Helsinki-based local delivery platform, acquired by DoorDash in 2022.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/wolt.html" }, { "id": "zenchef", "name": "Zenchef", "website": "https://www.zenchef.com/", "reservationPlatform": true, "country": "FR", "founded": null, "description": "Paris-based restaurant software company offering a commission-free platform for reservations, venue management, CRM and payments. Since 2022 PSG Equity is its majority shareholder.", "updated": "2026-10-13", "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef.html" } ], "announcements": [ { "id": "opentable-acquires-guestbridge", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2009-09-15", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "OpenTable Acquires GuestBridge", "edges": [ { "from": "opentable", "to": "guestbridge" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 3000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "OpenTable agreed to buy most of the assets of GuestBridge, a Milwaukee guest-management software vendor serving about 150 restaurants, for about $3 million in cash.", "GuestBridge's technology was to be folded into OpenTable's restaurant software and its staff into OpenTable's engineering team." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001125914/000110465909054506/a09-26312_1ex99d1.htm", "title": "OpenTable to Acquire GuestBridge", "publisher": "OpenTable, Inc. 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"publisher": "Michelin (filed with AMF)", "published": "2016-12-20", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/michelin-acquires-bookatable.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "michelin-acquires-restaurantes-com", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2016-12-20", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Michelin (MICHELIN Guide) Acquires Restaurantes.com", "edges": [ { "from": "michelin", "to": "restaurantes-com" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Michelin announced the acquisition of Restaurantes.com to strengthen its online restaurant booking business, after buying Bookatable earlier the same year." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://echanges.dila.gouv.fr/OPENDATA/AMF/CNS/2016/12/FCCNS150399_20161220.pdf", "title": "Michelin consolidates its position as European leader in online restaurant booking with the acquisition of 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A later SevenRooms release refers to this round as its Series A." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-brings-on-comcast-ventures-as-first-institutional-investor-in-8m-round/", "title": "SevenRooms Brings on Comcast Ventures as First Institutional Investor in $8M Round", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2017-12-12", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-announces-new-funding-from-amazon-alexa-fund/", "title": "SevenRooms Announces New Funding From Amazon Alexa Fund", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2018-10-17", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "confirmation" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/comcast-ventures-invests-in-sevenrooms.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-tripadvisor-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2018-03-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms 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} }, { "id": "resy-union-square-hospitality-group-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2018-09-04", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Resy And Union Square Hospitality Group Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "resy", "to": "union-square-hospitality-group" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Resy became the exclusive reservation and management platform for Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, rolling out across its restaurants including Gramercy Tavern and The Modern.", "The setup gives USHG's central reservations team one view of availability and guest profiles and links Resy reporting to USHG's point-of-sale system." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/ushg/", "title": "Resy Launches Exclusive Partnership with Dany Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group", "publisher": "Resy", "published": "2018-09-04", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy-union-square-hospitality-group-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "amazon-alexa-fund-invests-in-sevenrooms", "type": "investment", "date": "2018-10-17", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms Receives Investment From Amazon Alexa Fund", "edges": [ { "from": "amazon-alexa-fund", "to": "sevenrooms" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms announced an undisclosed investment from Amazon's Alexa Fund, the fund's first in a restaurant technology company.", "SevenRooms said it would build an Alexa skill so staff can use voice commands during service." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-announces-new-funding-from-amazon-alexa-fund/", "title": "SevenRooms Announces New Funding From Amazon Alexa Fund", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2018-10-17", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], 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"https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-google-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "resy-acquires-reserve", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2018-11-05", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Resy Acquires Reserve", "edges": [ { "from": "resy", "to": "reserve" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Resy bought competing reservation service Reserve, bringing its network to about 4,000 restaurants; no price was disclosed.", "Most Reserve staff joined Resy, and Reserve's restaurant partners in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. came with it." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/reserve/", "title": "Resy Acquires Reserve", "publisher": "Resy", "published": "2018-11-05", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy-acquires-reserve.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-american-express-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2018-12-13", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And American Express Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "american-express" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms expanded its partnership with American Express so UK Platinum Cardmembers can book restaurants worldwide in the Amex app.", "SevenRooms already supplied reservation inventory to Amex's Platinum and Centurion dining concierge services." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-announces-continuation-of-partnership-with-american-express/", "title": "SevenRooms Announces Continuation of Partnership with American Express", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2018-12-13", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-american-express-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-bookatable-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2019-05-01", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And Bookatable Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "bookatable" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms and Bookatable by Michelin announced a global partnership: SevenRooms venues can publish chosen time slots on the Bookatable marketplace, with bookings flowing back into SevenRooms." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-and-bookatable-announce-global-partnership/", "title": "SevenRooms And Bookatable Announce Global Partnership", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2019-05-01", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-bookatable-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "american-express-acquires-resy", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2019-05-15", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "American Express Acquires Resy", "edges": [ { "from": "american-express", "to": "resy" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "American Express announced it would acquire Resy to widen dining access and benefits for its card members and restaurant partners; no price was disclosed.", "On 6 August 2019 American Express said the acquisition was completed and launched first joint programmes, such as Membership Rewards points for Resy bookings." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/american-express-aims-to-expand-digital-dining-access-experiences-with-acquisition-of-resy-reservation-platform/", "title": "American Express Aims to Expand Digital Dining Access & 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"2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "thefork-michelin-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2019-12-03", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "TheFork and Tripadvisor And Michelin (MICHELIN Guide) Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "thefork", "to": "michelin" }, { "from": "tripadvisor", "to": "michelin" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Michelin, Tripadvisor and its subsidiary TheFork announced a content and licensing partnership alongside the Bookatable sale.", "Around 14,000 Michelin-selected restaurants are flagged on Tripadvisor with their Star, Bib Gourmand or Plate distinction, and about 4,000 European restaurants became bookable through TheFork and the MICHELIN Guide platform." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ir.tripadvisor.com/node/17066", "title": "The Michelin Guide, TripAdvisor and TheFork Launch an International Strategic Partnership", "publisher": "Tripadvisor", "published": "2019-12-03", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-tripadvisor-and-thefork-launch-an-international-strategic-partnership", "title": "The MICHELIN Guide, TripAdvisor and TheFork Launch an International Strategic Partnership", "publisher": "MICHELIN Guide", "published": "2019-12-03", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/thefork-michelin-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "tock-chase-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2020-02-04", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Chase And Tock Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "chase", "to": "tock" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Chase and Tock expanded a relationship running since 2018: Tock's booking platform was to be built into Chase Ultimate Rewards later in 2020.", "Chase Sapphire, Freedom and Ink cardmembers could book reservations and prepaid experiences and pay for them with points." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://media.chase.com/news/chase-and-tock-expand-relationship", "title": "Chase and Tock Expand Relationship to Bring a World of Culinary Experiences Right to Cardmembers' Fingertips with the Flexibility to Pay with Points", "publisher": "Chase", "published": "2020-02-04", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tock-chase-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "tock-raises-10m", "type": "investment", "date": "2020-05-13", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Tock Receives Investment From Valor Siren Ventures and Origin Ventures", "edges": [ { "from": "valor-siren-ventures", "to": "tock" }, { "from": "origin-ventures", "to": "tock" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 10000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "Tock raised an oversubscribed $10 million financing led by Valor Siren Ventures, with Origin Ventures participating; no round name was given.", "At the time Tock served nearly 3,000 restaurants, wineries and pop-ups and had just launched Tock to Go for pickup and delivery at a flat 3% fee." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200513005403/en/Tock-Announces-10M-Funding", "title": "Tock Announces $10M in Funding", "publisher": "Tock (Business Wire)", "published": "2020-05-13", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tock-raises-10m.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-raises-series-b", "type": "investment", "date": "2020-06-25", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms Receives Investment From PSG Equity", "edges": [ { "from": "psg", "to": "sevenrooms" } ], "status": "announced", "round": "Series B", "amount": { "value": 50000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "SevenRooms raised a $50 million Series B led by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG); PSG managing director Adam Marcus joined the board.", "The money was earmarked for global expansion of its guest experience platform; Amazon and Comcast Ventures were named as existing backers." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-raises-50m-series-b-round-with-providence-strategic-growth/", "title": "SevenRooms Raises $50M Series B Round with Providence Strategic Growth", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2020-06-25", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-raises-series-b.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-google-waitlist-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2020-09-30", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And Google Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "google" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms extended its Reserve with Google integration to its waitlist: diners can join a restaurant's waitlist from Google and see live wait times, then check in by text." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-expands-waitlist-functionality-integrating-with-reserve-with-google/", "title": "SevenRooms Expands Waitlist Functionality, Integrating with Reserve with Google", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2020-09-30", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-google-waitlist-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "squarespace-acquires-tock", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2021-03-31", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Squarespace Acquires Tock", "edges": [ { "from": "squarespace", "to": "tock" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 425710000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "Squarespace acquired all of the equity of Tock, Inc. on 31 March 2021, according to its quarterly SEC filing.", "The filing puts the total consideration at $425.71 million, paid partly in cash and partly in Squarespace Class C shares." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1496963/000149696321000003/sqsp-20210630.htm", "title": "Squarespace, Inc. Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021", "publisher": "Squarespace, Inc. (SEC)", "published": null, "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/squarespace-acquires-tock.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-ordermate-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2021-06-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And OrderMate Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "ordermate" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms announced an integration with the Australian POS platform OrderMate that brings order and spend data into SevenRooms guest profiles for personalised service and marketing." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-announces-partnership-with-australian-point-of-sale-platform-ordermate/", "title": "SevenRooms Announces Partnership with Australian Point-of-Sale Platform OrderMate", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2021-06-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-ordermate-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "tock-commerce7-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2021-09-02", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Commerce7 And Tock Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "commerce7", "to": "tock" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Winery e-commerce provider Commerce7 announced an integration with Tock that syncs customer, club-membership and purchase data between the two systems.", "Wine-club benefits from Commerce7 can be applied automatically to Tock bookings." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://salessite-v3.commerce7.com/press/tock-integration/", "title": "Commerce7 Announces Integration With Reservation Management Platform Tock", "publisher": "Commerce7", "published": "2021-09-02", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/tock-commerce7-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "thefork-sevenrooms-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2021-09-14", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And TheFork Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "thefork" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "TheFork and SevenRooms signed a multi-year partnership covering Australia, the UK, Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.", "A two-way integration gives TheFork's restaurants SevenRooms' venue management and marketing tools, and SevenRooms customers access to TheFork's diners." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/thefork-and-sevenrooms-ink-multi-year-strategic-partnership-deal-across-europe-the-united-kingdom-and-australia/", "title": "TheFork and SevenRooms Ink Multi-Year Strategic Partnership Deal Across Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2021-09-14", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/thefork-sevenrooms-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "doordash-acquires-wolt", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2022-06-01", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "DoorDash Acquires Wolt", "edges": [ { "from": "doordash", "to": "wolt" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "DoorDash completed its all-stock acquisition of Helsinki-based Wolt; Wolt's CEO leads the combined business outside the US and the Wolt app keeps running separately. No dollar value was stated." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://press.wolt.com/en-WW/215041-doordash-completes-acquisition-of-wolt", "title": "DoorDash Completes Acquisition of Wolt", "publisher": "Wolt", "published": "2022-06-01", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/doordash-acquires-wolt.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "psg-equity-invests-in-zenchef", "type": "investment", "date": "2022-09-20", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Zenchef Receives Investment From PSG Equity", "edges": [ { "from": "psg", "to": "zenchef" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 50000000, "currency": "EUR" }, "facts": [ "Zenchef announced an investment of more than €50 million from growth equity firm PSG Equity (the stated figure is a minimum: 'over €50 million').", "The money was earmarked for European expansion, new B2B and B2C products, hiring, and a consumer app showing live availability at over 1,500 Paris restaurants.", "At the time Zenchef said it worked with more than 7,000 restaurants." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://psgequity.com/news/zenchef-announces-an-investment-of-over-50-million-from-psg-equity", "title": "Zenchef Announces an Investment of Over €50 million from PSG Equity", "publisher": "PSG Equity", "published": "2022-09-20", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/psg-equity-invests-in-zenchef.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "zenchef-acquires-formitable", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2023-01-25", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Zenchef Acquires Formitable", "edges": [ { "from": "zenchef", "to": "formitable" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Zenchef (Paris) and Formitable (Amsterdam) announced they were combining, creating a group of about 11,000 restaurants in 30 European countries.", "PSG Equity, already Zenchef's investor, became majority shareholder of the combined group; both brands initially kept operating separately.", "From 2024 Formitable's restaurants were migrated to the single Zenchef platform (ZenchefOS)." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://formitable.com/formitablezenchefpressrelease", "title": "Formitable x Zenchef", "publisher": "Formitable", "published": "2023-01-25", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://formitable.com/formitable-becomes-zenchef", "title": "Formitable becomes Zenchef in 2024", "publisher": "Formitable", "published": null, "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "confirmation" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef-acquires-formitable.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "ehi-invests-in-sevenrooms", "type": "investment", "date": "2023-03-02", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms Receives Investment From Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI)", "edges": [ { "from": "enlightened-hospitality-investments", "to": "sevenrooms" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms announced an undisclosed investment from Enlightened Hospitality Investments and Danny Meyer, who will also advise the company.", "EHI joined restaurateur investors such as José Andrés, Wolfgang Puck, Michael Mina and Thomas Keller." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-announces-investment-from-enlightened-hospitality-investments-ehi-to-build-the-future-of-hospitality/", "title": "SevenRooms Announces Investment from Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) to Build the Future of Hospitality", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2023-03-02", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/ehi-invests-in-sevenrooms.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "zenchef-acquires-resengo", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2023-09-12", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Zenchef Acquires Resengo", "edges": [ { "from": "zenchef", "to": "resengo" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "The Zenchef | Formitable group announced it was acquiring Belgian reservation platform Resengo.", "Resengo brought over 3,500 restaurants, taking the group past 15,000 restaurants in Europe.", "Resengo founder Dirk Gypen led the company; the group stated it was backed by PSG Equity." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://pro.resengo.com/en/blog/zenchef-formitable-acquires-resengo/", "title": "Zenchef | Formitable acquires Resengo", "publisher": "Resengo", "published": "2023-09-12", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef-acquires-resengo.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-acquires-heypluto", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2024-01-30", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms Acquires HeyPluto", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "heypluto" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "SevenRooms bought HeyPluto, an AI SMS marketing platform, to extend its personalised guest messaging. No price was disclosed." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/sevenrooms-expands-ai-powered-personalized-messaging-capabilities-with-acquisition-of-heypluto/", "title": "SevenRooms Expands AI-Powered Personalized Messaging Capabilities with Acquisition of HeyPluto", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2024-01-30", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-acquires-heypluto.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "zenchef-acquires-tablebooker", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2024-02-20", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Zenchef Acquires Tablebooker", "edges": [ { "from": "zenchef", "to": "tablebooker" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Zenchef announced from Brussels that Belgian reservation platform Tablebooker joined its group.", "Tablebooker, owned by RestoGroup since 2015, added about 3,000 restaurants, bringing Zenchef to some 6,000 restaurants in Belgium and 19,000 across Europe.", "Tablebooker CEO Paul Slootmans became Zenchef's Vice President of Revenue for Belgium and Luxembourg." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.zenchef.com/tablebooker-joins-zenchef", "title": "Tablebooker joins Zenchef, the Leading European Commission-free Restaurant Platform", "publisher": "Zenchef", "published": "2024-02-20", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef-acquires-tablebooker.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "american-express-acquires-rooam", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2024-06-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "American Express Acquires Rooam", "edges": [ { "from": "american-express", "to": "rooam" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Alongside Tock, American Express agreed to buy Rooam, a contactless payment platform for restaurants, bars and venues whose customers included Resy and Tock; terms were not disclosed.", "Amex said Rooam's tools would add marketing, loyalty and faster-table-turn features to the Resy dashboard." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ir.americanexpress.com/news/investor-relations-news/investor-relations-news-details/2024/To-Enhance-Dining-Platform-American-Express-Enters-Agreement-to-Acquire-Tock-from-Squarespace-Also-Agrees-to-Acquire-Rooam-0bfe99f4d/default.aspx", "title": "To Enhance Dining Platform, American Express Enters Agreement to Acquire Tock from Squarespace; Also Agrees to Acquire Rooam", "publisher": "American Express", "published": "2024-06-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/american-express-acquires-rooam.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "american-express-acquires-tock", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2024-06-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "American Express Acquires Tock", "edges": [ { "from": "american-express", "to": "tock" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 400000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "American Express agreed to buy Tock from Squarespace for $400 million in cash, to add about 7,000 restaurants, wineries and other venues to its dining platform.", "The deal closed on 15 October 2024; Tock became an independent division of American Express Global Dining, reporting to Resy's CEO.", "Squarespace and American Express also agreed to offer benefits to small businesses that accept Amex cards." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ir.americanexpress.com/news/investor-relations-news/investor-relations-news-details/2024/To-Enhance-Dining-Platform-American-Express-Enters-Agreement-to-Acquire-Tock-from-Squarespace-Also-Agrees-to-Acquire-Rooam-0bfe99f4d/default.aspx", "title": "To Enhance Dining Platform, American Express Enters Agreement to Acquire Tock from Squarespace; Also Agrees to Acquire Rooam", "publisher": "American Express", "published": "2024-06-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://www.squarespace.com/press-releases/2024/6/21/squarespace-agrees-to-sell-tock-platform-to-american-express-for-400-million", "title": "Squarespace Agrees to Sell Tock Platform to American Express for $400 Million", "publisher": "Squarespace", "published": "2024-06-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://ir.americanexpress.com/news/investor-relations-news/investor-relations-news-details/2024/American-Express-Completes-Acquisition-of-Tock/default.aspx", "title": "American Express Completes Acquisition of Tock", "publisher": "American Express", "published": "2024-10-15", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/american-express-acquires-tock.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "sevenrooms-eater-capital-one-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2024-10-10", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "SevenRooms And Eater and Capital One Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "eater" }, { "from": "sevenrooms", "to": "capital-one" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Eater launched a restaurant discovery app presented by Capital One Dining with SevenRooms as its primary restaurant technology partner.", "Eligible Capital One cardholders can unlock primetime reservations through the app." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://sevenrooms.com/press/eater-app-partnership-2024/", "title": "Eater Launches Restaurant Discovery App in Partnership With Capital One Dining and SevenRooms", "publisher": "SevenRooms", "published": "2024-10-10", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/sevenrooms-eater-capital-one-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "thefork-mastercard-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2024-11-06", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Mastercard And TheFork Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "mastercard", "to": "thefork" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Mastercard and TheFork announced a multi-year partnership giving eligible cardholders in Europe reservation access and dining experiences through priceless.com and TheFork, launching in the second half of 2025.", "Mastercard also became title sponsor of the TheFork Awards and preferred payment partner of TheFork PAY, with benefits planned across all of TheFork's eleven markets." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://newsroom.mastercard.com/news/press/2024/november/thefork-and-mastercard-join-forces-to-enhance-culinary-experiences-for-cardholders/", "title": "TheFork and Mastercard join forces to enhance culinary experiences for cardholders", "publisher": "Mastercard", "published": "2024-11-06", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/thefork-mastercard-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "doordash-acquires-sevenrooms", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2025-05-06", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "DoorDash Acquires SevenRooms", "edges": [ { "from": "doordash", "to": "sevenrooms" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 1200000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "DoorDash announced an agreement to buy SevenRooms, the New York hospitality CRM and reservations platform serving more than 13,000 venues.", "DoorDash said the deal adds SevenRooms' CRM, reservations, guest experience and marketing tools to its Commerce Platform to help merchants grow in-store sales; SevenRooms' leadership joined DoorDash.", "DoorDash reported the deal closed on 13 June 2025. PSG, which sold its minority stake as part of the deal, put the acquisition at $1.2 billion; DoorDash's own releases do not state a price." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://secure.businesswire.com/news/home/20250506217842/en/DoorDash-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-SevenRooms-to-Enhance-Commerce-Platform-Offerings", "title": "DoorDash Announces Agreement to Acquire SevenRooms to Enhance Commerce Platform Offerings", "publisher": "DoorDash (Business Wire)", "published": "2025-05-06", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/doordash-completes-acquisition-of-sevenrooms", "title": "DoorDash Completes Acquisition of SevenRooms", "publisher": "DoorDash", "published": "2025-06-13", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://www.psgequity.com/news/psg-completes-sale-of-minority-stake-in-sevenrooms-to-doordash/", "title": "PSG Completes Sale of Minority Stake in SevenRooms to DoorDash", "publisher": "PSG", "published": "2025-06-16", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250506217842/en", "title": "DoorDash Announces Agreement to Acquire SevenRooms to Enhance Commerce Platform Offerings", "publisher": "DoorDash (Business Wire)", "published": "2025-05-06", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792789/000162828025022396/q12025dashex991-pressrelea.htm", "title": "DoorDash Releases First Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)", "publisher": "DoorDash (SEC filing)", "published": "2025-05-06", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/doordash-acquires-sevenrooms.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "opentable-uber-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2025-05-31", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Uber And OpenTable Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "uber", "to": "opentable" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Uber and OpenTable announced a global strategic partnership linking restaurant reservations with Uber rides, Uber Eats and membership benefits.", "The rollout covers the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, Australia and Ireland, phased over the year." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://opentable.com/blog/press/page/uber-opentable-partnership/", "title": "Uber and OpenTable Announce Strategic Global Partnership to Enhance Dining Experience for Millions of Consumers", "publisher": "OpenTable", "published": "2025-05-31", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/opentable-uber-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "zenchef-petit-fute-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2025-06-01", "datePrecision": "month", "title": "Petit Futé And Zenchef Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "petit-fute", "to": "zenchef" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Travel guide publisher Petit Futé and Zenchef announced a partnership.", "Restaurants listed on petitfute.com that use Zenchef can add a direct booking link to their listing, so readers can book a table from the guide's site." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.petitfute.com/medias/presse/communiques/1321/communique.pdf", "title": "Petit Futé et Zenchef s'associent pour booster la visibilité et les réservations des restaurants", "publisher": "Petit Futé", "published": "2025-06-01", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef-petit-fute-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "guestplan-mollie-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2025-07-07", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Guestplan And Mollie Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "guestplan", "to": "mollie" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Guestplan announced an integration with payment provider Mollie on its product-updates page.", "Restaurants can take deposits and prepayments inside Guestplan, including local methods such as iDEAL and Bancontact, on all subscription plans." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.guestplan.com/product-updates/", "title": "Product Updates - 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The completion release does not state a price." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792789/000114036125037039/ef20056500_ex99-1.htm", "title": "DoorDash Completes Acquisition of Deliveroo", "publisher": "DoorDash (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1)", "published": "2025-10-02", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://secure.businesswire.com/news/home/20251002060133/en/DoorDash-Completes-Acquisition-of-Deliveroo", "title": "DoorDash Completes Acquisition of Deliveroo", "publisher": "DoorDash (Business Wire)", "published": "2025-10-02", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/doordash-acquires-deliveroo.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "eat-app-acquires-reservego", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2026-01-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Eat App Acquires ReserveGo", "edges": [ { "from": "eat-app", "to": "reservego" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Eat App, in which Zenchef led a funding round, completed the full acquisition of ReserveGo, including its technology, customers and team.", "It was announced together with the Zenchef-led funding round and a partnership with Swiggy in India." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://psgequity.com/news/eat-app-expands-globally-with-swiggy-partnership-reservego-acquisition-and-10m-funding-round-led-by-psg-equity", "title": "Eat App Expands Globally with Swiggy Partnership, ReserveGo Acquisition, and $10M Funding Round led by PSG Equity", "publisher": "PSG Equity", "published": "2026-01-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/eat-app-acquires-reservego.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "zenchef-invests-in-eat-app", "type": "investment", "date": "2026-01-21", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Eat App Receives Investment From Zenchef and PSG Equity", "edges": [ { "from": "zenchef", "to": "eat-app" }, { "from": "psg", "to": "eat-app" } ], "status": "announced", "round": "Series B extension", "amount": { "value": 10000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "Dubai-based reservation platform Eat App raised a $10 million Series B extension.", "PSG Equity led the round through its portfolio company Zenchef SAS." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://psgequity.com/news/eat-app-expands-globally-with-swiggy-partnership-reservego-acquisition-and-10m-funding-round-led-by-psg-equity", "title": "Eat App Expands Globally with Swiggy Partnership, ReserveGo Acquisition, and $10M Funding Round led by PSG Equity", "publisher": "PSG Equity", "published": "2026-01-21", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/zenchef-invests-in-eat-app.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "resy-chefs-table-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2026-04-02", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Resy and American Express And Chef's Table Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "resy", "to": "chefs-table" }, { "from": "american-express", "to": "chefs-table" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "American Express, Resy and Chef's Table announced a multi-year partnership of live dining events, including a Chef's Table Festival in Park City, Utah in August 2026.", "Card members who linked their card to Resy got early ticket access." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/american-express-resy-and-chefs-table-announce-expansive-partnership-to-transform-culinary-storytelling-into-real-world-dining-experiences/", "title": "American Express, Resy and Chef's Table announce expansive partnership to transform culinary storytelling into real-world dining experiences", "publisher": "Resy", "published": "2026-04-02", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy-chefs-table-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "opentable-acquires-libro", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2026-04-20", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "OpenTable Acquires Libro", "edges": [ { "from": "opentable", "to": "libro" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "OpenTable bought Libro, a Canadian reservation and table-management platform, to grow in Canada and especially Quebec; no price was disclosed.", "Libro keeps its own brand and team for now, with a phased integration and the option for its restaurants to join OpenTable's diner network." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.opentable.com/blog/press/page/libro/", "title": "OpenTable Acquires Canadian Reservation Platform Libro, Expanding Presence in Quebec and Beyond", "publisher": "OpenTable", "published": "2026-04-20", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/opentable-acquires-libro.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "resy-james-beard-foundation-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2026-05-01", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "James Beard Foundation And Resy and American Express Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "james-beard-foundation", "to": "resy" }, { "from": "james-beard-foundation", "to": "american-express" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "The James Beard Foundation named American Express and Resy its official credit card and reservations platform in a multi-year partnership, starting with the 2026 James Beard Awards.", "The deal also covers the Taste America event series and the Platform by JBF venue in New York." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/james-beard-foundation-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-american-express-and-resy/", "title": "James Beard Foundation® Announces Multi-Year Partnership with American Express and Resy, Beginning With Presenting Sponsorship Of The 2026 James Beard Awards® Ceremonies", "publisher": "Resy", "published": "2026-05-01", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy-james-beard-foundation-partnership.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "american-express-acquires-thefork", "type": "acquisition", "date": "2026-06-15", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "American Express Agrees To Acquire TheFork", "edges": [ { "from": "american-express", "to": "thefork" } ], "status": "agreed", "round": null, "amount": { "value": 700000000, "currency": "USD" }, "facts": [ "American Express agreed to buy TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments; this is a proposed deal, not a completed one.", "Closing was expected before the end of 2026, subject to consultation of employee representatives and regulatory approvals; as of 13 October 2026 we found no announcement that the deal has closed.", "Combined with Resy and Tock, American Express expects a dining network of about 75,000 bookable venues; TheFork keeps its leadership team." ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://ir.americanexpress.com/news/investor-relations-news/investor-relations-news-details/2026/American-Express-Announces-Proposed-Acquisition-of-TheFork-a-Leading-European-Restaurant-Booking-Platform/default.aspx", "title": "American Express Announces Proposed Acquisition of TheFork, a Leading European Restaurant Booking Platform", "publisher": "American Express", "published": "2026-06-15", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" }, { "url": "https://tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/2026-06-15-Tripadvisor-Enters-into-Agreement-to-Sell-TheFork-to-American-Express-for-700-Million", "title": "Tripadvisor Enters into Agreement to Sell TheFork to American Express for $700 Million", "publisher": "Tripadvisor", "published": "2026-06-15", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/american-express-acquires-thefork.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "resy-openai-chatgpt-partnership", "type": "partnership", "date": "2026-08-10", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Resy And OpenAI Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "resy", "to": "openai" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Resy made US restaurant availability and booking available inside ChatGPT, so diners can find and complete a Resy reservation without leaving the chat." ], "sources": [ { "url": 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"https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-welcomes-tock-restaurants-wineries-experiences/", "title": "Resy Welcomes Tock Restaurants, Wineries and Experiences to Its Platform and App, Expanding Access to More Than 25,000 Venues", "publisher": "Resy", "published": "2026-08-11", "consulted": "2026-10-13", "role": "official" } ], "article": { "url": "https://happychef.cloud/en/software-partnerships/resy-tock-venues-integration.html", "author": "Thibault Van de Sompele", "published": "2026-10-13" } }, { "id": "resy-toast-digital-chits-integration", "type": "partnership", "date": "2026-08-13", "datePrecision": "day", "title": "Resy And Toast Announce A Partnership", "edges": [ { "from": "resy", "to": "toast" } ], "status": "announced", "round": null, "amount": null, "facts": [ "Resy launched a two-way integration with Toast's Digital Chits so guest notes, preferences and visit history appear on Toast POS terminals and handhelds.", "It builds on the American Express-Toast partnership and an April 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