Readylert
Our story

We're building the future of restaurant communications.

Readylert was born from a simple frustration: watching £600 buzzer systems break down at peak service, leaving staff shouting and customers wandering. There had to be a better way.

500+

Restaurants using Readylert

2.4M+

Orders processed

14

Countries live

99.97%

Platform uptime

Our mission

Replace every pager and buzzer on the planet with something that actually works.

Restaurants run on tight margins and tighter timelines. The technology connecting kitchen to customer — the moment an order is ready and the customer is called — has barely changed since the 1980s. Plastic buzzers, maintenance costs, lost units, charging stations taking up counter space.

We started Readylert in London in 2023 with a belief that every customer already carries a better notification device in their pocket. No app to download. No account to create. Scan a QR code, wait for the ping, pick up your food. That's it.

Today, over 500 restaurants, food courts, and event caterers use Readylert every day. We're just getting started.

What we stand for

The principles that guide every product decision, every hire, and every line of code.

Speed is a feature

Every millisecond between kitchen and customer matters. We obsess over response times, alert delivery, and dashboard load so your team never waits.

Simplicity wins

The best tool is the one your staff actually uses. We remove every unnecessary click, field, and screen from the workflow.

Reliability above all

Rush hour is the worst time for a system to fail. We design for 99.97% uptime and build every feature with graceful degradation in mind.

Built for every kitchen

From a single-person food stall at a market to a 12-location chain — Readylert scales without complexity.

The team

Built by people who've worked in and around hospitality — we understand the problem because we've lived it.

WZ

Waqas Zahid

Founder & CEO

RT

Rehan Tariq

Co-Founder

AP

Aisha Patel

Head of Product

CR

Callum Reid

Head of Engineering

SC

Sophie Chen

Head of Growth

Headquartered in London, UK. Remote-first team.

With team members across London, Manchester, Lisbon, and Toronto.