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Krystle Mobayeni, Co-founder and CEO of BentoBox,Â
and Somak Chattopadhyay of Armory Square VenturesÂ
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Learn about how BentoBox's technology is transforming the
hospitality industry by helping restaurants extend the hospitality experience beyond just the meal.Â
Founded in 2013, BentoBox participated in the Techstars Spring class
of 2015, and then went on to raise a $2.3M Seed round of investment
that same year. The company has maintained an astonishing retention
rate of 99% for 3 years running, and powers industry leaders such as
Union Square Hospitality Group, Luke's Lobster, The Meatball Shop, Crafted Hospitality and more.
Krystle Mobayeni is the Co-Founder and CEO of BentoBox. In her 12 years of experience as a digital designer, Krystle has worked with iconic brands like British Airways, Adobe, William Grant & Sons and others. Her work has won Webby Awards, a Cannes Lion and has appeared in TechCrunch and Communication Arts.
After designing websites for some of the best chefs and restaurants in the world, Krystle discovered that restaurant owners needed a reliable tool to help them deliver the same great hospitality online that they delivered within the four walls of their establishments. She founded BentoBox in 2013 with this mission in mind.
Somak Chattopadhyay is the Founder and Managing Partner of Armory Square Ventures, an early stage venture fund focused on software, mobile, and tech-enabled services companies across New York and the greater northeast region.
He has been investing, advising, or operating in early stage companies since 1999. Before founding Armory Square Ventures, Somak was a Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners. He started his venture career at Edison Partners. Somak serves on the boards as director or observer of ACV Auctions, Agronomic, BentoBox, and Vizbee, and also served on the founding investment committee of Female Founders Fund. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from MIT and an MBA from Columbia Business School
As the Founding Partner of Female Founders Fund, Anu believes that the next generation of successful venture-backed entrepreneurs will include talented female founders. A few of her portfolio companies include Eloquii, WayUp, Maven and Zola. An entrepreneur herself, Anu’s many successes include starting India’s first wine bar – The Tasting Room, as well as co-founding Exclusively.com, an Accel and Tiger-backed e-commerce company based in India. Anu graduated from Vassar College and holds an MBA from London Business School.