Adam Gamieldien
| Adam Gamieldien | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, co-founder and CRO of Certus AI |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founding Certus AI |
Adam Gamieldien is a South African entrepreneur and co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Certus AI, a Y Combinator (Summer 2025)-backed startup that develops AI voice agents designed to replace traditional restaurant phone lines.[1] He co-founded the company in 2025 alongside Gurveer Singh (CEO) and Isaac Nichols.[2]
Career
Gamieldien co-founded Certus AI in 2025. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.[3] As CRO, Gamieldien is responsible for the company's revenue and commercial operations.[4]
Certus AI builds an autonomous AI voice agent specifically designed for the restaurant industry. The system answers incoming phone calls around the clock, handling tasks including taking food orders, processing deliveries, booking reservations, upselling menu items, and managing customer complaints. The platform operates in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and French, and integrates with point-of-sale and delivery systems such as Toast, Square, Clover, Uber Eats, and DoorDash.[5]
The company was founded to address the problem of missed calls in restaurants, which Certus AI estimates can cost individual locations up to $100,000 per year in lost revenue from abandoned orders and unreturned calls. The system is designed to operate without human intervention, managing the entire phone interaction from the initial customer call through to the restaurant's technology stack.[6]
Certus AI has received investment from Founders Capital UK, which highlighted the company in a portfolio spotlight.[7] The company has been covered by several media outlets, including Business Insider Africa, Digital Journal, Tech Times, and Grit Daily News.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Certus AI – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "How Three Founders Are Reinventing the Restaurant Front of House". 'Tech Times}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Certus AI – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Adam Gamieldien – Co-Founder & CRO, Certus AI (YC S25)". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Certus AI". 'Certus AI}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Certus AI – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Portfolio Spotlight: Certus AI". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "The Y Combinator-backed startup giving restaurants their voice back". 'Business Insider Africa}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Y combinator-backed voice AI startup Certus AI aims to replace restaurant phone lines". 'Digital Journal}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.