Exclusive: From Booking Calls To Late Check-Ins, Dextr AI Raises $6.7M For Hotel AI Agents
Dextr AI is emerging from stealth with $6.7 million in seed funding to build agents that handle reservations, guest requests, staff coordination and other hotel tasks.
When Sajid Shariff returned to the Bay Area in 2024, he revisited old colleagues from his hospitality industry experience. Shariff noted that despite rising labor costs and staffing gaps, hotels were still grappling with revenue pressure. Shariff then proposed creating an AI agent for a few properties, named Alfred, to address guest inquiries and check-in/check-out processes.
Online reviews at these properties improved within 90 days after the launch. This success encouraged Shariff to expand the deployment of AI agents across more hotels. In July 2025, Shariff teamed up with Scott Arnold to establish Dextr AI, a San Francisco-based startup aimed at developing AI agents for various hotel tasks. Dextr AI recently emerged from stealth mode and raised $6.7 million in seed funding, led by Elevation Capital with participation from Foundation Capital. This marks Dextr AI's first institutional financing.
The startup's AI agents handle reservations, guest requests, staff coordination, and other hotel-related tasks. After initially focusing on guest management, Dextr AI expanded into voice reservations and group bookings. Their voice agent, Daisy, has helped large hotels generate $100,000 to $300,000 in monthly bookings through voicemail interactions.
Dextr AI plans to further integrate its agents, allowing information gathered from one part of the hotel to trigger actions in another. For instance, a guest declining housekeeping services could prompt an operations agent to adjust staff schedules accordingly. Additionally, hotels with limited front desk staff can use Dextr AI's agents to handle late check-ins, potentially eliminating the need for overnight front desk employees, thus saving costs.
Dextr AI's AI agents can be accessed via text or voice through a companion called Doss, ensuring easy employee use without the need for complex software training. The company integrates with various property management systems, including Oracle Hospitality, OPERA Cloud, StayNtouch, Cloudbeds, and Hostaway. Dextr AI now handles over 1 million interactions monthly across hundreds of hotels, including properties ranging from 21 to 550 rooms.
Customers include independent hotels and brands like Hilton, Wyndham, Best Western, and IHG, as well as reservation centers, vacation rentals, and outdoor hospitality venues. Revenue details are undisclosed, but Dextr AI has seen a monthly growth rate of 20% to 30% in annual recurring revenue. The company plans to use the new funding to hire more engineers, expand software integrations, and develop additional AI agents.
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