Slang AI, an AI platform for hospitality, has raised $36 million in a Series B round led by US Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $68 million. The round includes $28 million in equity and $8 million in debt, with participation from Thayer Investment Partners, Claire Hughes Johnson and existing investors. The company's "Superhost" platform handles inbound guest calls for restaurants, managing reservations, inquiries and routing high-value requests. It serves over 2,000 restaurant locations with 95% guest satisfaction, delivering up to 20 times return on investment and doubling phone reservations for operators. Slang AI has built a proprietary dataset of 25 million customer calls from 10 million unique guests. The funding will expand its agentic voice AI platform, build multi-modal experiences and grow its engineering and product teams to meet increasing demand from the hospitality industry.

Slang AI raises $36 million in Series B. by Kay Aloha Villamor in Series B February 25th, 2026 Slang AI, a New York-based AI platform for hospitality, has raised $36 million in Series B, bringing its total funding to $68 million. The round was led by US Venture Partners, with participation from Claire Hughes Johnson, Thayer Investment Partners, Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, and Underscore VC. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to transform ideas into world-changing companies. Based in Menlo Park, California, USVP focuses on early-stage startups in cybersecurity, enterprise software, consumer, and healthcare sectors. Over four decades, the firm has invested in more than 500 companies. Slang AI Use of Funds The company will use the funding to deepen its AI capabilities, build multi-modal experiences that extend beyond voice, and expand into new areas of the guest journey, from personalized recommendations to post-visit follow-up and reviews, that drive measurable revenue and engagement for hospitality operators. About Slang AI Founded in 2019 by Alex Sambvani and Gabe Duncan, Slang AI is a voice AI platform purpose-built for the hospitality industry. Act as a superhost, it answers every inbound guest call with precision, warmth, and professionalism. The platform automates reservations, private dining, catering requests, and general inquiries, integrating with systems such as OpenTable, SevenRooms, Tripleseat, and Yelp. Slang AI serves over 2,000 restaurant locations, including Texas de Brazil, Carmines, Riot Hospitality Group, and Dineamic Hospitality. Funding Details Company: Slang AI Raised: $36.0M Round: Series B Funding Date: February 2026 Lead Investor: US Venture Partners Additional Investors: Claire Hughes Johnson, Thayer Investment Partners, Homebrew, Stage 2 Capital, Active Capital, Wing VC, Collide Capital, Underscore VC