OrderAhead is a free iPhone app that allows users to connect a credit card, order food in advance, and pick up takeout using their name and phone number. The company provides order-processing software to merchants to streamline operations and reduce customer wait times. It focuses on quick-service and fast-casual restaurants that are often absent from larger delivery sites, and has formed partnerships such as with Philz Coffee. The startup is a Y Combinator graduate and has been expanding its footprint to San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. Operating metrics in the article show it signed 500+ merchants in five months, launched in L.A. with 25 merchants, saw order volume rise 2.5x over 60 days, and reports about 25% of users placing at least one order per week; top users ordered 200 times or spent $10K over seven months. The long-term vision described is to extend beyond restaurants to enable ordering and paying for any offline purchase via mobile in real time or in advance.

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