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Seated

Seated

Restaurant reservation platform with rewards

Account Executive

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior
New York, NY, USA
In Person

Five days in the office per week required.

About the job

Requirements
  • One to three years of full-cycle sales experience in a high-volume, transactional small and medium-sized business environment.
  • Experience closing deals in short sales cycles.
  • Demonstrated success in outbound-heavy roles with clear activity expectations.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
  • Experience using a customer relationship management system such as Salesforce.
Responsibilities
  • Prospect and generate new outbound opportunities with restaurants across the United States.
  • Own the sales process from first outreach through close.
  • Run product demonstrations and lead objection-handling conversations.
  • Operate in a short sales-cycle environment, typically under 30 days.
  • Manage the post-demonstration pipeline with urgency and discipline to drive decisions.
  • Execute high-volume outbound activity including cold calling, email, and other outreach channels, with expectations of more than 50 dials and more than 30 emails per day.
  • Generate and run a high volume of meetings.
  • Partner with Sales Operations and Restaurant Experience to ensure a smooth handoff and partner success.
  • Provide feedback to improve sales strategy, tooling, and process.
  • Consistently meet or exceed daily, weekly, and monthly activity and revenue goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with one-call-close selling motions.
  • A passion for restaurants or a restaurant background.
  • Spanish fluency.

About the company

Seated helps urban diners earn rewards by dining at local restaurants. It is a restaurant reservation platform that partners with over 2,000 handpicked eateries in major U.S. cities such as New York, Boston, Dallas, and Atlanta. Users can make reservations or walk in, upload their receipts, and receive up to 30% back in rewards within 24 hours. These rewards can be redeemed for instant credit at brands like Amazon, Uber, and Starbucks. The platform generates revenue by earning commissions from restaurants for reservations made through the app and by using transaction data to verify eligible purchases and ensure reward accuracy. This data is also shared with participating merchants to validate transactions. Seated aims to combine a seamless dining experience with financial incentives while supporting local businesses.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$61.1M

Headquarters

Town of Deerfield, New York

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The 2026 card-linked workflow removes receipt friction and increases repeat usage.
  • Seated's expanded city list signals active operator support and broader merchant inventory.
  • Rewards at local restaurants fit inflation-conscious urban diners seeking immediate value in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Restaurant rewards are easy to copy; OpenTable, Resy, and card-linked offers can compress margins.
  • Seated depends on restaurant commissions; weaker dining volumes immediately reduce take-rate economics.
  • If major card networks or banks replicate its card-linking flow, Seated loses distribution leverage.

What makes Seated unique

  • Seated verifies visits by linked card, not receipt uploads, simplifying rewards tracking.
  • The app now spans Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, DC, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle.
  • Seated still offers up to 30% back and instant brand redemptions at Amazon, Uber, and Starbucks.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Company Match

Stock Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Commuter Benefits

Parental Leave

Meal Benefits

Wellness Program

Gym Membership

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

-1%