Pie
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About
Pie is an AI-powered growth platform for small and local businesses, helping them appear in AI search results, manage growth campaigns, and respond to inbound calls through an AI front desk 123. The company is betting that small businesses now need help showing up in generative AI search the way they once needed help showing up on Google search 123. Pie was founded by Syed Ali (CEO) and Akhil Mantripragada (CTO), both former Square and Toast operators who most recently spun up new products inside Toast’s New Venture Labs before founding Pie 123. On June 30, 2026, Pie emerged from stealth with $19.5 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $23.7 million 123.
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Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Series A | $19.5M | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Capital One Ventures, SciFi VC, F-Prime, Commerce Ventures, WEX Venture Capital 123 |
What Investors Say
“Pie is bringing AI to Main Street by starting with one of the biggest pain points for small business owners: finding new customers.” — Aaron Frank, Lightspeed Venture Partners, June 30, 2026 3
“The Pie team seems to have the rare combination of founder-market fit, distribution strategy, and product velocity to win.” — Max Levchin, SciFi VC, June 30, 2026 3
What Founders Say
“Small business owners have been stuck with expensive, opaque agency models for decades.” — Syed Ali, Co-Founder & CEO, Pie, June 30, 2026 3
Sources
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Inc., “Two Ex-Toast Engineers Just Raised $19.5 Million To Solve A Problem Most Small Businesses Don’t Know They Have,” June 30, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.inc.com/leah-carroll/two-ex-toast-engineers-just-raised-19-5-million-to-solve-a-problem-most-small-businesses-dont-know-they-have/9136747↩↩↩↩↩
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TechFundingNews, “Lightspeed backs Pie’s $23.7M raise to stop small businesses from going invisible in AI search,” June 30, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/lightspeed-pie-23-7m-ai-search-small-business/↩↩↩↩↩
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Intelligence360, “Pie raises $23.7M to bring AI-powered growth to Main Street businesses,” June 30, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.intelligence360.news/pie-raises-23-7m-to-bring-ai-powered-growth-to-main-street-businesses/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩