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Meitre funding, valuation and investors
Restaurant reservation and demand-management software for high-end dining globally.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$1.6M · 2019
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$1.6M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · Santiago, Chile
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Meitre provides reservation management and demand optimization software for high-end restaurants. Founded in Latin America and graduating from Y Combinator W18, Meitre raised a $1.6M seed round in 2019 led by Andreessen Horowitz, with strategic participation from Jeff Jordan, former CEO of OpenTable. The platform is used by top restaurants globally for table management, waitlists, and guest CRM.
Why Meitre is interesting
LatAm-born Meitre powers reservations at top restaurants worldwide — a16z-led $1.6M seed post-YC W18 with Jeff Jordan (ex-OpenTable CEO) as strategic angel validating the OpenTable-for-global-fine-dining pitch.
Product & use cases
Meitre offers restaurants a reservation and table-management system with demand analytics, guest profiles, waitlist management, and integrations — tailored for fine-dining operations that need more sophistication than consumer booking apps.
- Fine-dining restaurants managing reservations, pacing, and VIP guest preferences
- Multi-location restaurant groups centralizing booking data
- High-demand restaurants optimizing table turns and reducing no-shows
Key facts
- Seed (2019): $1.6M led by a16z after YC W18 (Contxto, LatamList)
- Strategic angel: Jeff Jordan, former OpenTable CEO
- Used by high-end restaurants globally
- Founded in Latin America; expanded internationally
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Meitre built from LatAm fine-dining market where OpenTable had weaker presence — expanding globally with product depth for high-end operators and Jeff Jordan's strategic validation.
Restaurant reservation software is crowded but fine-dining needs custom pacing and guest intelligence consumer apps ignore. Meitre's LatAm origin and YC/a16z backing helped expand internationally against OpenTable/Resy.
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OpenTable incumbent
Dominant US reservation platform; Meitre competes in LatAm and global fine-dining niches.
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Resy (American Express) direct
Premium restaurant reservations; strong US brand vs Meitre's global fine-dining focus.
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SevenRooms adjacent
Guest experience and CRM for restaurants; overlapping enterprise feature set.
Notable stories
- Jeff Jordan investing after running OpenTable gave Meitre instant credibility with restaurant operators skeptical of reservation startup claims.
- Meitre's LatAm roots meant building for markets OpenTable under-served — then exporting product to global fine-dining segment.
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