Owner (Owner.com) builds digital infrastructure for independent restaurants, combining website creation, online ordering and digital marketing into a single platform. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a sales hub in Toronto, the company aims to give small operators the online capabilities typically available to large chains, letting them capture direct orders rather than paying fees to third-party marketplaces.
The engineering work spans online ordering systems, automated website building, digital marketing tooling and local business software. The company reports that its platform has helped drive more than $1 billion in sales for restaurants and saved them upwards of $250 million in third-party fees. It serves thousands of restaurants across the United States and was valued at $1 billion following a $120 million Series C round.
Owner is remote-first, and its stated long-term ambition is to extend its model beyond restaurants to local businesses more broadly. The company traces its origin to the founder's experience rescuing a struggling family business, and frames its mission around enabling self-made business owners to compete digitally.
