TabSense Secures $5M to Revolutionise PoS with AI-Powered Virtual Assistants

TabSense, a young Saudi startup that’s only been around since 2024, has just bagged a rather impressive $5 million funding round led by Jasoor Ventures. The company’s making waves in the food and beverage scene for one big reason — it’s turning the old Point of Sale system on its head. Instead of those clunky tills that just ring up meals, TabSense has built what it calls an “AI Agentic PoS,” essentially a clever system powered by autonomous AI agents that behave more like digital staff members than software widgets.

These virtual helpers don’t just process payments; they manage inventories, tweak menus, optimise pricing, and even make sense of customer behaviour — all in real time. I reckon anyone who’s ever run a busy café during rush hour knows how much of a faff it can be to juggle orders, staffing, suppliers, and customer feedback. That’s where TabSense’s tech steps in, promising to lighten the load and maybe, just maybe, tidy up those managerial headaches.

The startup is already serving multi-branch restaurants and café chains in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and by the sound of it, international expansion is on the cards. The new injection of cash will go into speeding up product development, ramping up sales operations, and bolstering the company’s engineering and AI talent.

Mohammed Jaber, who co-founded TabSense, explained that their mission was to build “an intelligent teammate,” not just another PoS terminal. In his words, the agents handle the tedious parts of running a restaurant — from understanding what’s selling best to recommending changes that actually shift the bottom line. To be honest, that’s spot on with what many hospitality entrepreneurs these days are clamouring for: tech that doesn’t just record data, but makes use of it.

Jasoor Ventures’ investment manager Sara Ebeid echoed that optimism, noting that the startup sits right at the intersection of AI and hospitality transformation. She highlighted that the fresh backing will help TabSense reach new markets and explore additional use cases for its platform.

What’s striking is just how far the company’s already come in such a short time — over a thousand clients are on board, and it has partnered with major players like STC and Zain. Plus, it’s plugged into several financial institutions, setting the stage for a bigger push across the wider MENA region.

At Arageek, we’ve often chatted about how startups here are finding creative ways to blend tradition with innovation. Seeing an AI-driven assistant take centre stage in restaurants feels a bit surreal, you know? But then again, in a space as competitive as F&B, cutting corners on efficiency isn’t really an option anymore. And believe it or not, it looks like TabSense might just be cooking up something that could change the menu for good — pun definately intended.

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