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Crunchtime

“Can a back-office restaurant ops platform become the single AI-powered operating system for every multi-unit chain?”

Founded1995
HQBoston, MA, USA
Total raised$2.1M (disclosed); PE-backed
Latest roundDividend Recapitalization
IndustryVertical SaaS / Restaurants

The story

Crunchtime spent 25+ years as a back-office inventory and labor system for enterprise multi-unit restaurants (Chipotle, Five Guys, Jersey Mike's, Wingstop). Under PE ownership it consolidated the restaurant ops stack via acquisitions — Zenput (task execution), Squadle (food safety), and QSR Automations (KDS + guest management) — repositioning as the complete AI-powered operations suite for 850+ brands across 150,000+ locations. The company does not offer embedded finance: it is a pure operations SaaS.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

1995

Founded in Boston as a back-office operations platform for multi-unit restaurants.· founding

2022

Acquired Zenput to add operations execution / task management.· acquisition

2023

Acquired Squadle for automated food-safety and temperature monitoring.· acquisition

2024

Acquired QSR Automations, adding Kitchen Display and Guest Management (Host).· acquisition

2025

Launched QSR AI subsidiary and AI-powered Kitchen + Host product.· pivot

Acquisitions

QSR Automations2024

Kitchen Display Systems (ConnectSmart Kitchen) and guest management (Host); Kentucky-based subsidiary.

Squadle2023

Automated food safety and temperature monitoring hardware/software.

Zenput2022

Operations execution / task management platform, now branded Crunchtime Ops Execution.

The stack

1 layer disclosed in Crunchtime’s embedded-finance stack

Accounting

QuickBooks NetSuite

Accounting gap: none

Crunchtime — frequently asked

Which accounting software does Crunchtime integrate with?

Crunchtime integrates with QuickBooks and NetSuite.

Where is Crunchtime headquartered?

Crunchtime is founded in 1995 and headquartered in Boston, MA, USA.

How much funding has Crunchtime raised?

Crunchtime has raised $2.1M (disclosed); PE-backed in total (latest round: Dividend Recapitalization).

What companies has Crunchtime acquired?

Crunchtime's acquisitions include QSR Automations (2024), Squadle (2023) and Zenput (2022).

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