Siri cofounder reportedly used a $100 dinner-booking challenge to pitch investors

A user relays Siri cofounder Adam Cheyer’s story about fundraising in 2009: fellow cofounder Dag Kittlaus would put $100 on the table, offering it to investors who could book Indian food near his hotel in less than a few minutes. According to the account, investors struggled with separate services for reservations, reviews and maps. Kittlaus then demonstrated Siri making a reservation at a highly rated Indian restaurant near the Hilton for 8 p.m., setting up his pitch about AI.