The Future of Restaurant Tech Starts Here
Built by operators, backed by innovators, designed to help every restaurant thrive.
How One Founder Reimagined Restaurant Tech
INFI began with founder Lucas Liu’s firsthand experience inside restaurant operations. After moving to Chicago in 2013 to invest in restaurants, Lucas spent years working in the business—from running the POS at Little Lamb Mongolian hot pot (with a karaoke bar upstairs) to investing in QSR Boba Tea. He saw the same problems everywhere: high labor costs, constant turnover, and technology that made operations harder instead of easier.
Motivated to find a better way, Lucas experimented with tech solutions early on, including a Groupon-style platform he built from scratch. But it wasn’t until he saw McDonald’s new ordering kiosks that the idea clicked: independent restaurants needed the same labor-saving tools, built for their scale.
He built the first INFI kiosk for a friend’s restaurant, studying how customers used it and refining the design. That prototype led to a patent and acceptance into the Polsky Exchange Incubator at the University of Chicago, where Lucas connected with the designer behind the McDonald’s and Panera kiosks—someone who helped validate and strengthen the vision.
From those early steps, INFI was founded with a simple mission: Help restaurants thrive with technology that reduces labor strain, enhances guest experience, and preserves every brand’s uniqueness.
Turning Moments Into Momentum
INFI launches in beta with its first integration: Square POS.
Secures its first multi-location client, Seoul Taco, just before the pandemic—proving the kiosk’s value during unprecedented times.
Raises seed funding and launches the INFI mobile app.
Expands nationally, serving restaurants across the U.S.
Introduces the K3 hardware line, adds Revel and Clover integrations, and begins supporting midsize chains, food festivals, and concession operations.
Releases a new software console and moves toward true POS agnosticism with the addition of Lightspeed POS.
Closes Series A funding to accelerate innovation and launches Toast POS integration.
Lucas Liu Founder & CEO
Lucas Liu leads INFI’s vision and product strategy, drawing on his deep background in technology, engineering, and restaurant operations. Holding a PhD in Engineering and technology patents, Lucas founded INFI after years of firsthand experience working in and investing in restaurants. His unique blend of academic expertise and operational insight drives INFI’s commitment to building intuitive, impactful technology for restaurants.
Favorite fast casual food: Orange chicken & tacos.
Daniel Wacker oversees INFI’s operations and financial strategy, bringing extensive experience as a finance executive and leader in high-growth, entrepreneur-driven environments. Throughout his career as a CEO & CFO, Daniel has guided venture capital and private equity–backed companies through major cost reductions, operational turnarounds, revenue acceleration, and capital raises totaling more than $40M (Series Seed through Series C).
His experience spans software, media, fitness, healthcare, CPG, and spirits, and he has served as a CEO, CFO, board member, advisor, and mentor. Daniel brings a disciplined, scalable operational framework to support INFI’s continued growth.
Favorite fast casual food: Sandwiches & ice cream.
MK Capital
INFI’s AI-powered self-service technology both reduces labor costs and increases average order sizes. INFI’s rapid adoption underscores its ability to enhance business operations, create outstanding consumer experiences, and deliver a hard dollar return on investment. We are proud to support their vision and look forward to helping them scale. Lucas Liu embodies the exact type of founder we back at MK Capital—a leader with a bold vision, the resilience to navigate a rapidly evolving market, and the scrappiness to build and scale a company with efficiency and grit,”