Kutlerri.ai raises $4 million to expand restaurant AI agents

By Daniel Okafor

Kutlerri.ai raised $4 million from Houston-based Narahari Investments to expand its AI products for restaurants. The startup will scale its catering sales agent, launch three agents in beta and build a mobile-first application. Kutlerri.ai also plans to expand its teams and launch more products.

How will the $4 million be used?

Kutlerri.ai said in a press release that the fresh capital will fund three immediate product priorities:

• Expand the AI Catering Sales Agent, the startup's first commercially available product.
• Launch three other AI agents that are currently in beta testing.
• Develop a mobile-first self-service application for restaurant operators.

The plan extends the company's current portfolio. Only the catering agent is available to customers today. The three beta agents are not yet part of the commercial lineup, while two other agents remain in development. Kutlerri.ai also plans to expand its teams and launch more products. Its funding covers the existing agent, the beta pipeline and a new interface for operators.

How does the catering agent work?

Kutlerri.ai built the AI Catering Sales Agent to identify potential catering customers within a 30-mile radius. According to the startup, the agent contacts those prospects through emails, texts and calls. It then helps restaurants convert enquiries into orders.

The product links geographic prospecting with direct outreach. A restaurant gets a defined search area, while Kutlerri.ai's software handles contact with nearby prospects. The mechanism gives the sales agent a defined role before an order exists.

What did the RASA rollout show?

Kutlerri.ai developed the agent with RASA, a five-location fast-casual restaurant group in the Washington DC region. According to Kutlerri.ai, the agent helped RASA generate $450,000 in additional catering revenue over 10 months. The startup said the gain exceeded 10 times the amount RASA paid for the service. Kutlerri.ai also said RASA achieved the increase without hiring additional sales personnel.

The case gives the startup a concrete benchmark for a product sold on results. It also ties the software to a measurable operating task: finding nearby catering demand, contacting prospects and helping convert those conversations into orders.

How does performance-linked pricing work?

Kutlerri.ai follows a performance-linked pricing model rather than charging fixed subscription fees, according to the startup. The company bases charges on additional revenue generated or costs saved. Its AI agents aim to help restaurants improve sales, manage expenses and increase profitability.

That structure makes operating gains part of the sales proposition. Kutlerri.ai must show that each deployment delivers measurable value, and RASA's reported result provides its clearest disclosed example. The model also ties the startup's growth to the economic gains it can document for restaurant customers.

Who runs Kutlerri.ai?

Kiran Rana and Payal Tripathy co-founded Kutlerri.ai, a Houston and Bhubaneswar-based startup, in December 2025. Ankit Narain and Rishabh Srivastav are also part of the founding team, Kutlerri.ai said. Its product development and engineering operations are based in Bhubaneswar, while the company also operates an office in Houston.

The operating split places the company's core build work in Bhubaneswar and its US presence in Houston. The raise connects that footprint with a Houston investor, while the signed customer base remains concentrated in the US.

Where does expansion lead?

Kutlerri.ai said it has signed more than 10 customers in the US. The startup describes the country as its primary market. It is also exploring opportunities in India and other geographies. The new capital will fund product releases and application development. Kutlerri.ai also plans to expand its teams as it broadens its reach.

The US gives Kutlerri.ai an initial base for testing a wider agent portfolio. India and other markets would extend that test. The next test for Kutlerri.ai is whether RASA's reported gains hold across its signed US customer base while the company explores India and other markets.