Lilac Labs
YC S24 · Inactive · We automate the person taking orders at drive-thrus with a voice AI
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 OfOneShared: drive thrus, taking, orderAcquiredAI | AI | Acquired | YCW23 |
 outloud.aiShared: drive thru, order, restaurantInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCS21 |
 Certus AIShared: taking order, voice, handlingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS25 |
 WillowShared: voice interfaceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCX25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fluent.aiShared: voice interface, accuracyNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | 500 Global2017 |
 HushShared: united stateInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS16 |
 BotBuiltShared: labor shortage, takingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW21 |
 Proprio RoboticsShared: united state, automate, laborActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
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Founders
- Tony KamFounder/CEO
- Shelden ShiFounder/CTO
About Lilac Labs
At Lilac, we automate the person taking order at the drive thru with a voice AI. We're building this for Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) dealing with an historical labor shortage and rising wages. Previous attempts at drive-thru voice ordering are costly to implement and have failed to deliver the accuracy and latency needed. It's now possible to build a voice interface that passes the threshold for a great customer experience. In the United States, there are 200,000 Drive-Thrus handling 6 Billion visits a year. At 3 minutes per order, that's 34,000 human years spent on taking orders annually. Per location, on average we can deliver around $100,000 of value in terms of labor savings, upsell revenue lift, and training costs.
- YC batch
- S24 · Summer 2024
- Status, per YC
- Inactive
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 4
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Checked
- 1h ago
Lilac Labs: questions
Which YC batch was Lilac Labs in?
Lilac Labs was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).
Is Lilac Labs still active?
Y Combinator lists Lilac Labs as inactive.
Who founded Lilac Labs?
Lilac Labs's founders, as listed on its YC page: Tony Kam (Founder/CEO), Shelden Shi (Founder/CTO).
Where is Lilac Labs based?
Lilac Labs lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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