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  "markdown": "Historical co-founder.\n\nMichael Montero co-founded the restaurant reservation service Resy in 2014 with Ben Leventhal and Gary Vaynerchuk and was its CTO. Before Resy he co-founded CrowdTwist. American Express acquired Resy in 2019.\n\n- X: https://x.com/MichaelMontero\n\n## What Michael builds\n\n- [Resy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/resy.md), graded F, 19.7/100, in Restaurant \u0026 local bookings. Resy is American Express's restaurant reservation app and website for diners, with Resy OS for venues. Since 11 August 2026 it also lists Tock's restaurants, wineries and experiences, over 25,000 venues in all. Historical co-founder, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Ben Leventhal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ben-leventhal/), Historical co-founder\n- [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gary-vaynerchuk/), Historical co-founder\n- [Pablo Rivero](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pablo-rivero/), CEO, Resy and Tock; SVP and Head of Amex Global Dining\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Airbnb](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/airbnb/)\n- [Related Companies](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/related-companies/)\n- [Lerer Hippeau](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lerer-hippeau/)\n- [Slow Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/slow-ventures/)\n- [Union Square Hospitality Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/union-square-hospitality-group/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Michael Montero?\n\nMichael Montero co-founded the restaurant reservation service Resy in 2014 with Ben Leventhal and Gary Vaynerchuk and was its CTO. Before Resy he co-founded CrowdTwist. American Express acquired Resy in 2019.\n\n### What does Resy (American Express) make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Resy from Resy (American Express). Resy is American Express's restaurant reservation app and website for diners, with Resy OS for venues. Since 11 August 2026 it also lists Tock's restaurants, wineries and experiences, over 25,000 venues in all.\n\n### Who has invested in Resy (American Express)?\n\nThe sources our research read name Airbnb, Related Companies, Lerer Hippeau, Slow Ventures and Union Square Hospitality Group.\n\n### How are Michael's tools graded?\n\nResy is graded F, 19.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-demonstrates-strategic-growth-reveals-first-of-its-kind-hospitality-tools-to-empower-restaurants-on-a-global-scale/\n- https://x.com/benleventhal\n- https://garyvaynerchuk.com/biography\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyvaynerchuk/\n- https://x.com/garyvee\n- https://x.com/MichaelMontero\n- https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-welcomes-tock-restaurants-wineries-experiences\n- https://www.google.com/search?q=Pablo+Rivero+Resy+LinkedIn+X\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablotrivero\n- https://helpdesk.resy.com\n- https://resy.com\n- https://resy.com/about-and-help\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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