The round was led by US Venture Partners (USVP), bringing the company's total funding to $68 million. The round includes $28M of equity and $8M of debt. Thayer Investment Partners and former Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson also participated, along with existing investors Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, and Underscore VC. Slang AI will use the investment to further expand and deepen its agentic voice AI platform for guest communications in hospitality settings, empowering restaurants, hotels and venues to eliminate missed calls, improve revenue capture, enhance the service capabilities of existing staff members and derive data-driven insights into their operations and customer relationships.

Founded in 2019 by Alex Sambvani and Gabe Duncan, Slang AI is the first and leading AI platform purpose-built for the hospitality industry. Slang AI's superhost answers every call with precision, warmth, and professionalism, booking reservations, handling inquiries, routing high-value requests, and recognizing returning guests, so restaurant staff can stay fully present with the guests in front of them. Serving 2,000+ restaurant locations globally with 95%+ guest satisfaction, Slang AI integrates with leading platforms including OpenTable, SevenRooms, Tripleseat, and Yelp.