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The Pitch

#160 Science On Call: AI Agents… for Restaurants

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Investing, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Forget slick dashboards—Luisa Castellanos is betting that the future of restaurant tech support is... texting. Her startup Science On Call is already in 900 restaurants. The question is, can it scale to thousands? This is The Pitch for Science On Call. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman. ... Watch Luisa’s pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Science On Call is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

My name's Luis Castellanos, and I'm from Chicago.

0:03.8

I am an artist at heart, but artist turned tech founder.

0:08.3

I did not go to art school.

0:09.8

I went to business school.

0:11.8

I'm Josh Muchio, and this is the pitch, where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.

0:18.1

Today on the show, Luisacastiano serves up a pitch for some AI tech support

0:23.6

for restaurants.

0:24.6

So I'm a huge foodie. I had worked in ice cream shops and worked with several other small

0:31.6

businesses. And so we just had a passion for the people in the restaurants and the work that they're doing

0:37.7

and wanted to make their lives easier.

0:43.9

The pitch for Science on Call is coming up after this.

0:48.0

And whether you're watching or listening on YouTube, Patreon, or your favorite podcast player,

0:53.5

thanks so much for subscribing.

0:55.8

And don't forget to turn on notifications.

1:00.1

Support for season 13 of the pitch comes from Mercury,

1:04.0

the banking platform that makes business finances simple.

1:07.6

Now, this is a product I know very well,

1:09.7

because I use Mercury, and I love it. It's one of those

1:12.0

things that feels like it was made especially for me. And today, we're hearing more from the

1:17.1

company's founder, Imada Kund. It was a great conversation, so stick around to hear it later on

1:22.2

in the show. And if you really want to get a head start, go to Mercury.com. It takes just minutes to get started.

1:29.1

Mercury, banking that does more.

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