Alpa, a London-based fintech startup focused on real-time financial analytics for the hospitality sector, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni.
The round also included True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap, alongside angel investors such as Voodoo founder Alexandre Yazdi and Jérôme Tafani, former Burger King France CEO and McDonald’s Europe CFO, who has joined the company’s board. The funding will support product development and early market expansion within Europe’s restaurant and hospitality industry.
What The Company Does
Co-founded by Anton Soulier and Jean-François Moy, Alpa is building a fintech platform designed to provide hospitality operators with real-time profitability insights. The system integrates point-of-sale data, banking information, and supplier connections to generate a live operational profit-and-loss view, reducing reliance on traditional accounting cycles and manual reconciliation processes.
Rather than functioning as a replacement for accounting software, the platform acts as an operational financial layer tailored to day-to-day decision-making. By consolidating fragmented financial data into a unified dashboard, Alpa enables restaurant groups to monitor margins, track performance, and respond to cost fluctuations in real time.
The product is specifically designed for operators rather than finance departments, allowing multi-site hospitality businesses to access continuous financial visibility and automate key financial workflows through AI-driven analytics.
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Market Context / Industry Background
Hospitality is one of Europe’s largest service sectors, yet it remains operationally complex and heavily dependent on delayed financial reporting structures. Many restaurant operators only gain a clear understanding of profitability weeks after the end of a reporting period, limiting their ability to adjust pricing, staffing, and procurement decisions in a timely manner.
Despite increasing demand for real-time operational data, a significant share of restaurants still lack the infrastructure to track key performance indicators consistently. Thin margins, fluctuating input costs, and high operational overhead make timely financial visibility particularly critical for sustainable growth in the sector.
The emergence of vertical fintech solutions tailored to specific industries reflects a broader shift toward embedded financial analytics, where operational data and financial performance metrics are integrated directly into daily business workflows rather than analysed retrospectively.
Founder / Investor Commentary
Co-founder and CEO Anton Soulier highlighted the structural inefficiency created by monthly financial reporting cycles in a sector that operates on tight margins and rapid operational changes. He stated that the platform is designed to provide financial clarity during the month, enabling operators to make timely decisions rather than relying on delayed accounting insights.
Soulier emphasized that Alpa’s objective is not to replace existing accounting systems but to complement them by delivering the operational financial infrastructure that hospitality businesses often lack.
Investors noted the large market opportunity within hospitality, where fragmented data systems and delayed reporting continue to constrain operational efficiency and profitability across multi-location restaurant groups.
Growth Plans / Use Of Funds
The newly raised pre-seed capital will be used to further develop Alpa’s platform, expand integrations with POS systems, banks, and suppliers, and accelerate adoption among hospitality operators across Europe. The company also plans to strengthen its analytics capabilities and scale infrastructure to support multi-site operations.
By deepening its data integrations and automation features, Alpa aims to deliver more granular real-time insights into cash flow, margins, and operational performance, helping restaurant groups improve decision-making and respond more effectively to cost and demand fluctuations.
About Alpa
Alpa is a London-based fintech company providing real-time financial analytics for the hospitality sector. The platform connects banking data, POS systems, and supplier invoices to deliver live profit-and-loss tracking, cash flow visibility, and AI-driven financial automation, enabling restaurant operators to make faster, data-driven operational decisions and improve profitability.
