Riyadh-based restaurant technology startup TabSense has rolled out an autonomous AI Fraud Detection Agent designed to protect merchant profitability. The system actively monitors transactions in real time to flag hidden financial losses that quietly drain restaurant margins, moving beyond the constraints of standard point-of-sale platforms.
Quick Facts
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Identifies 24/7 cashier anomalies and hidden revenue leaks.
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Offering AI agents entirely free of charge during 2026.
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Backed by $5 million round led by Jasoor Ventures.
Shifting to a Point of Intelligence Model
Revenue leakage and internal fraud remain persistent operational challenges within the food and beverage sector. The new AI agent addresses these issues by identifying unauthorized discounts, unusual shift-change revenue drops, and repeated refund bypasses.
TabSense notes this launch marks its transition from a legacy point-of-sale provider to a new category it terms ‘Point of Intelligence’. Instead of merely recording transactions after they occur, the AI-native architecture reasons through data in real time to actively protect revenue.
The startup aims to solve a highly complex operational problem for the 150,000-plus SMEs operating within Saudi Arabia’s food services market. Managers handling multi-location operations rarely have the bandwidth to monitor every shift manually, making an autonomous, non-technical oversight tool highly practical.
To accelerate market adoption and eliminate financial barriers for operators switching from legacy systems, TabSense is offering the AI agent free of charge to merchants throughout 2026.
Boosting Margins and ZATCA Compliance
Beyond mitigating fraud, the startup has integrated agentic capabilities intended to actively grow merchant revenue.
Real-time cross-selling recommendation agents deployed by TabSense are reported to increase average basket sizes by 7% and boost EBIT by 38%. Furthermore, merchants can handle daily operations conversationally, accessing performance metrics and managing inventory directly through WhatsApp.
Meeting strict local regulatory requirements, the platform features automated compliance with Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA Phase II e-invoicing framework right out of the box.
Independent research by Headway indicates that TabSense currently outperforms competitors in the System Satisfaction Index, particularly regarding ease of use, with most users fully adapting to the interface within one to two days.
Early Traction and Strategic Backing
Founded in 2024 by Mohammed Jaber, TabSense capitalized on early investor conviction in its agentic POS thesis.
In October 2024, the startup secured a $5 million funding round led by Jasoor Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
This capital injection was allocated to accelerate product innovation, expand engineering teams, and scale regional sales across Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The platform currently serves more than 2,000 locations across the MENA region.
About TabSense
TabSense is a Riyadh-based restaurant technology startup founded in 2024 by Mohammed Jaber and a team of serial entrepreneurs with previous experience at Arabic content platform Mawdoo3 and PwC. Built on an AI-native architecture, the platform transitions food and beverage operators from traditional point-of-sale systems to autonomous ‘Point of Intelligence’ solutions. The company currently powers operations for over 2,000 merchant locations across the Middle East and North Africa.
Source: Middle East AI News
