Tabletop

What Tabletop does

Tabletop is a London-based private company (Tabletop Holdings Limited, registered in England, company number 10231473) founded in 2017 that provides cloud-based order-and-pay technology for the UK hospitality sector. The company sells hardware devices placed on restaurant and venue tables that enable guests to browse menus, place orders, and make contactless payments directly at the seat, with orders routed in real time to kitchen display systems via an integration with Speedee digital fulfilment screens and payment processing handled through Tapp. The product range comprises two variants: the standard Tabletop Device for full-service restaurants, hotel F&B, and theme-park dining, and the In-Box Solution — a premium variant with curated menus and discreet aesthetics — tailored for corporate boxes and VIP suites in stadiums and racecourses.

The platform is delivered as a per-device, per-day subscription priced from £1 (including hardware, software, onboarding, and ongoing support) with a 30-day free trial, complemented by transaction-based revenue from integrated contactless payments. Tabletop targets enterprise and mid-market hospitality venues — restaurants, hotels, theme parks, and sports stadiums — and publicly showcases deployments at Chessington World of Adventures, Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Leicester Tigers, Sheffield United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Northampton Saints, and The Jockey Club. Distribution is UK-domestic, direct via enterprise sales with a self-serve trial overlay, and integrations with all major PMS and payment systems are positioned as a key interoperability differentiator. Live dashboards provide venue operators with spend, popular-item, and service-performance analytics.

The company is privately held, employs between 11 and 50 people, and has a single disclosed funding round recorded in 2019 with undisclosed investors and amount. No leadership team details beyond a non-executive director (Volker Sydow) are provided in the source data, and no acquisitions, geographic expansion, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Tabletop

Legal name

Tabletop Holdings Limited

Website

https://tabletopgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tabletop is a London-based provider of cloud-connected tabletop ordering and contactless-payment devices for UK hospitality venues, serving restaurants, hotels, theme parks, and sports stadiums on a per-device subscription model with real-time kitchen integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Point-of-Sale Software

SIC

Computer Terminals (3575)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile POS (mPOS) Devices & Handheld Terminals (HDACAKAB)

Keywords

• Order and pay technology
• Tabletop ordering devices
• Contactless restaurant payments
• Hospitality point of sale
• Self-service guest ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Hardware or Manufacturing, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Device Subscription: SaaS-style subscription model charging per device per day (£1 per device, per day). Includes hardware device, software platform, and ongoing support.
2. Payment Processing: Integrated contactless payment processing at the table with split bills and tipping capabilities. Revenue likely includes transaction fees or a take rate on processed payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tabletop provides cloud-based order and pay technology for hospitality venues through tabletop hardware devices. Guests use the devices placed on restaurant tables to browse menus, place orders, and complete contactless payments without downloading an app, while orders flow in real time to kitchen systems. The company offers two core products — the Tabletop Device for standard venues and the In-Box Solution for VIP and corporate hospitality settings.

Product overview

Tabletop offers a unified order and pay technology platform consisting of two core products: the Tabletop Device for standard restaurant venues, enabling guests to self-order via tabletop hardware with built-in contactless payment and kitchen integration, and the In-Box Solution tailored for premium VIP and corporate hospitality environments. Both products share the same underlying platform—integrated contactless payments, real-time kitchen connectivity, and no-app-required guest interaction—with the In-Box differentiated by curated menus and discreet aesthetics for corporate boxes and VIP suites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tabletop Device A tabletop ordering device for full-service restaurants, hotel restaurants, bars, and cafes that lets guests browse menus, place orders, and complete built-in contactless payments directly at their table, with real-time kitchen integration. Targeted at hospitality venue operators.
• In-Box Solution A premium ordering device designed for VIP suites and corporate hospitality boxes, offering curated premium menus, effortless reordering, and a discreet elegant experience for high-value guests. Targeted at premium hospitality venues and corporate event operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Higher spend per visit
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SpeedeecoreTechnology or IntegrationSpeedee provides digital fulfilment screens that integrate with Tabletop's ordering system. Orders placed through Tabletop devices are displayed on Speedee screens in the kitchen for efficient order fulfilment.
• TappcoreTechnology or IntegrationTapp processes card payments integrated into the Tabletop solution. Enables fast card payment processing with next working day access to funds.
• Major PMS ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationTabletop integrates with all major Property Management Systems (PMS) used in hospitality venues. Website states 'We integrate with all major PMS and payment systems.'

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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