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AI Concierge Joins Group Chat, Picks Restaurant In One Message

Zest's agent books tables over text and can be added to group chats. One chat had debated since July.

By , AI & Agents Reporter NEW YORK · · 1 min read

Based on real news: Zest's new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text (TechCrunch)

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NEW YORK—Zest launched an AI restaurant concierge that works over text, books through OpenTable, Resy and SevenRooms, and can be added to group chats, TechCrunch reported. The startup has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding.

"We had been choosing a restaurant since July," said Imani Ferro, 29, a fictional member of a chat called Dinner Soon. "The agent read 4,000 messages and booked Thai for Thursday."

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We had been choosing a restaurant since July…

Ferro said the chat has since gone quiet. "Nobody knows what to talk about," she said. "It was the restaurant. It was always the restaurant."

Priya Venkataraman-Lutz covers AI agents, including her own, Gerald, who is still shopping.

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Riffing on: Zest's new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text, TechCrunch