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Pankaj Avhad

Co-Founder, DirectOrders

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18+ years building software at scale in Silicon Valley. Before DirectOrders, Pankaj shipped high-growth products used by millions at enterprise and consumer tech companies.

He started DirectOrders after seeing firsthand how delivery platforms drain restaurant margins with 15-30% commission on every order. The restaurants he grew up around — small, family-run, understaffed — couldn't afford to give away a third of their revenue to a middleman.

DirectOrders is the platform he wished existed: commission-free ordering, AI that actually works (voice phone ordering, smart menu search, marketing automation), and same-day payouts so restaurant owners aren't floating cash for weeks.

Areas of expertise

Restaurant TechnologyOnline Ordering SystemsCommission-Free PlatformsAI Phone OrderingRestaurant Marketing AutomationPOS IntegrationsDelivery OrchestrationRestaurant SEO