Why We Exist

For Restaurants, Always

The orders flow in, tickets stack up, and every five minutes someone’s evening is on the line. We built Palona with deep honor for that reality. We respect the hard work behind every order and we want to make every minute of the customer count.

Our Mission

Deliver next-generation hospitality with restaurants

Our mission is to help restaurants bring hospitality to every interaction at scale.

We imagine a future where every customer interaction feels warm, personal, and on time, as if you are greeted by a trusted old friend who knows and cares about you.

Meet the Team

Maria Zhang

Former VP of Engineering at Google, VP/GM of the AI for Products group at Meta, and CTO of Tinder. Maria also founded Alike, acquired by Yahoo in 2013.

Steve Liu

Former Chief Scientist at Samsung AI Center and Tinder. Tenured professor at McGill University; Associate Academic Member at MILA; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; Fellow of the IEEE; Chair of ACM SIGBED. Steve authored/co-authored over 390 papers in top referenced computer science publications.

Tim Howes

Co-Inventor of LDAP, the internet directory protocol. Co-founder of LoudCloud and OpsWare (sold to HP in 2007 for $1.65B). Former CTO at Netscape and HP Software. Rockmelt Co-Founder and CTO. Most recently led Developer Productivity at Meta AI Infrastructure.

Kelvin Ren

Former Senior Software Engineer at Google, LinkedIn, Co-Founder & CTO of LYRobotix. Series entrepreneur.

Careers

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Our team is growing! If you are interested in joining us to advance the AI technology, accelerate the adoption and deliver impact to many businesses and customers, come talk to us.

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