| OpenRest | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Industry: | Online food ordering |
| Foundation: | 2010[1] |
| Founder: | Danny Leshem Yoav Amit |
| Parent: | Wix.com (2014–present) |
| Location: | United States, Delaware |
OpenRest (founded 2011) was a software company that provided restaurant owners with online ordering websites before being acquired by Wix.com in October 2014.[2] The company was based in Delaware with research and development offices in Tel Aviv.
OpenRest was founded in 2010 by Danny Leshem and Yoav Amit.[3] The company first focused on Web applications, before shifting towards mobile development in 2011.[1]
By 2013, 300 restaurants had launched their OpenRest-powered ordering application on the App Store. Its R&D office was based in Tel Aviv.[1] In June 2013, OpenRest and RestCloud announced a collaboration.[4]
In late 2013, OpenRest partnered with Bits of Gold to be the first restaurant online ordering system to provide bitcoin payments to all its clients.[5] [6] In June 2014, OpenRest launched in French.[7] In July 2014, OpenRest integrated with BitPay to expand its bitcoin payment offering.
OpenRest was acquired by Wix.com in October 2014 for $12 million.[3]