Smart Trainer, Inc.

What Smart Trainer, Inc. does

Smart Trainer, Inc. is a US-based private company founded by CEO Won Jeong and headquartered in Washington, D.C., that sells an AI-powered operations platform to restaurant and retail operators. The platform combines Voice AI and Vision AI to deliver real-time operational guidance: Vision AI grades product quality by repurposing the operator's existing security cameras, while Voice AI and NLP surface on-demand job aids, SOPs, menu knowledge, and live language translation. Predictive models combine historical sales and labor data with exogenous signals (weather, traffic, local events) to produce forecasts and recommendations for prep lists, food ordering, scheduling, and inventory. The system integrates with the operator's POS, hiring ATS, and IoT hardware (via Stratosfy for temperature monitoring and Envysion for video) and is delivered through either a web app or a $499 dedicated kiosk device.

The company monetizes via a standardized $99-per-month-per-store SaaS subscription plus the optional one-time hardware fee, positioning for self-serve adoption at the low end while pursuing consultative enterprise sales at the high end. Customer segments include national multi-unit brands and franchisees (operational consistency at scale) and small or absentee single-store owners (a 24/7 virtual assistant manager). Distribution is direct via the company website with a three-step onboarding (approval email, NDA, custom SOP ingestion). The current customer base is at pilot stage, with named enterprise testers Pizza Ranch and Edible Arrangements plus one additional undisclosed logo on the homepage.

Smart Trainer's product roadmap extends beyond software into hardware. A Label Machine is targeted for June 2026, Smart Bins (wireless, sensor-equipped food storage containers with voice connectivity) for 2026, and AR Glasses for hands-free guidance in Q3 2026. Two utility patent applications are pending. The company completed pre-seed and seed funding in 2023, was accepted into an acceleration program, ran multi-brand beta testing in 2024, entered a customer-acquisition phase in 2025, joined the CHART hospitality technology association, and is raising a Seed A round announced in 2026. Headcount remains in the 1-10 range.

Name

Smart Trainer, Inc.

Legal name

Smart Trainer, Inc.

Website

https://smarttrainerapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smart Trainer, Inc. provides an AI-powered operations platform combining Voice AI and Vision AI for restaurant and retail operators, offering real-time quality checks, predictive forecasting, and on-demand job aids via a $99/month-per-store subscription with optional hardware.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Operations Software

NAICS

Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strength & Conditioning Personal Training (HSADAAAB)

Keywords

• Restaurant operations software
• AI workforce management
• Retail operations platform
• Computer vision quality control
• Predictive sales forecasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (per store): Monthly subscription priced at $99 per store per month. Delivered via web app or dedicated hardware device. The company expects customers to see ROI within 1–3 months, framing the subscription as a high-ROI operational investment for restaurant and retail operators.
2. Hardware Device (One-Time): Optional one-time charge of $499 for the company's recommended kiosk/hardware device. This is a one-time hardware sale that accompanies the subscription offering. Future hardware products include Smart Bins (2026) and AR Glasses (Q3 2026).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Smart Trainer is an AI-powered SaaS platform that combines Voice AI and Vision AI to deliver real-time operational guidance for restaurant and retail stores. It leverages existing security cameras for AI Quality Checks, integrates with POS and hiring systems, and delivers suggestions via voice command, email, text, or an admin portal. The core offering is a $99/month-per-store subscription, with optional $499 hardware kiosk and future add-on hardware (Smart Bins, AR Glasses, Label Machine).

Product overview

Smart Trainer, Inc. offers a unified AI-powered operations platform for restaurant and retail environments. The core Smart Trainer platform combines Voice AI and Vision AI capabilities to provide real-time guidance, predictions, and automation. The platform includes multiple integrated modules: Sales Forecast and Labor Control for predictive analytics; Food Control, Inventory Management, and AI Quality Check for operational optimization; Temperature Log, Label Machine, Admin Log, and Checklist for compliance and task management; plus Job Aids and Language Translation for training support. The portfolio also includes hardware products Smart Bins (temperature-sensing food storage containers with voice connectivity, launching 2026) and AR Glasses (augmented reality for hands-free guidance, launching Q3 2026). Pricing is $99/month per store with expected ROI within 1-3 months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Trainer Platform AI-powered virtual assistant SaaS platform for restaurant and retail operators that combines Voice AI and Vision AI to deliver real-time operational guidance, sales/labor forecasting, prep and food ordering recommendations, job aids, language translation, quality checks, and temperature logging. Priced at $99 per store per month.
• Smart Trainer Recommended Hardware Device (Kiosk) Optional dedicated hardware kiosk/device that customers can plug in to run the Smart Trainer platform in-store. Sold for a one-time charge of $499 per device. Customers may alternatively use any device that supports the Smart Trainer web app.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI achieved within 1–3 months of deployment (company-stated expectation)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability13 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• CHART (Council for Hospitality, Accountability, and Restaurant Technology)supportingOthers · 25 February 2025Smart Trainer joined CHART in February 2025. CHART is a hospitality industry association focused on accountability and restaurant technology. Membership provides networking, industry visibility, and access to restaurant operators as potential customers.
• EnvysioncoreTechnology or Integration · 24 January 2025Envysion is a video intelligence platform provider for restaurants. Smart Trainer has formed a partnership with Envysion to integrate AI vision capabilities, enabling Smart Trainer to leverage existing security camera infrastructure for real-time product quality scanning and other AI-driven operational insights.
• StratosfysupportingTechnology or IntegrationStratosfy provides IoT/temperature monitoring solutions. Smart Trainer partners with Stratosfy to offer integrated temperature logging capabilities, allowing stores to capture temperatures via Stratosfy's integrated hardware or manually for compliance and operational tracking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConverseNow: ConverseNow offers Voice AI for restaurant phone and drive-thru ordering, overlapping with Smart Trainer's Voice AI guidance in restaurant operations and serving similar enterprise QSR customers.
• Presto Automation: Presto provides Voice AI for restaurant drive-thrus and operations, directly competing with Smart Trainer's Voice AI capabilities and restaurant operations focus. Both target labor efficiency in QSR and fast casual.
• Valyant AI: Valyant AI provides conversational Voice AI for restaurant order-taking and operations support, a closely comparable offering to Smart Trainer's Voice AI virtual assistant manager concept.
• 5-Out: 5-Out applies AI-driven sales and labor forecasting for restaurants, directly comparable to Smart Trainer's Sales Forecast and Labor Control modules and serving similar multi-unit operator customers.
• OpenCity: OpenCity builds Voice AI ordering assistants for restaurants, competing with Smart Trainer on the Voice AI virtual assistant front and targeting similar QSR and fast casual operators.

Broad incumbents

• Crunchtime: Crunchtime is an established restaurant operations platform covering inventory, scheduling, and food cost management. It overlaps with Smart Trainer's food ordering, labor, and inventory modules but as a broader portfolio offering.
• Restaurant365: Restaurant365 is a cloud-based restaurant management platform spanning accounting, inventory, scheduling, and operations. It addresses similar operator pain points to Smart Trainer but as an integrated suite rather than AI-first product.
• Presto (E la Carte) - TouchBistro: TouchBistro is a restaurant POS and operations platform serving SMB and multi-location operators, overlapping with Smart Trainer's small business and franchisee segments and competing on operational management workflows.
• Toast: Toast is the dominant restaurant POS and operations platform in the US, with an expanding suite of operational and labor tools that competes with Smart Trainer's broader vision of an AI-powered operations assistant.

Emerging players

• Hyper Food Robotics: Hyper Food Robotics develops AI-enabled automated kitchen and food operations solutions for restaurants, a partially overlapping emerging player in the AI-restaurant operations space where Smart Trainer competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/won-jeong-22a473111

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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