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Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Food and staples retailing

Positive

Venture Round in 2022
Positive Food is a food company.

Dropezy

Funding Round in 2022
Dropezy focus on next-day delivery services for daily essentials such as groceries. Dropezy focuses on micro-delivery services.

Nino Foods

Seed Round in 2021
Nino Foods creates and operates cloud kitchen brands for the premium market in India.

Atlas

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Atlas is building the operating system for restaurants, focusing on Southeast Asia. Think Shopify for restaurants -- the easiest way to start, run and grow any restaurant online and offline. The team at Atlas previously built Grain, a venture-backed online restaurant, to $20M+ in revenue. Now, Atlas is building the software that helps restaurants achieve what Grain did in 3 years in less than 3 months. Currently just launched a v1 that is already helping restaurants save >50% of cost selling online.

Nino Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nino Foods creates and operates cloud kitchen brands for the premium market in India.

MarketForce

Seed Round in 2021
MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

Chaldal

Grant in 2021
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Farmstead

Series A in 2020
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

GrubMarket

Series D in 2020
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

Byte

Seed Round in 2020
Byte is focused on creating a cashless infrastructure to modernize cash-based transactions in Africa. The company aims to facilitate seamless digital payments, thereby enhancing the efficiency of financial exchanges across the region. In addition to its efforts in Africa, Byte is also engaged in the on-demand food delivery sector through virtual kitchens in Pakistan, providing a contemporary solution to the growing demand for convenient meal options. By leveraging technology, Byte seeks to address the challenges of traditional payment methods and improve access to services in both markets.

MarketForce

Seed Round in 2020
MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

Tajir

Seed Round in 2020
Tajir offers full transparency on the prices of various products, addressing a challenge that store owners confront offline each day, and sells and delivers inventories to the stores, said the Khan brothers, whose father ran an FMCG retail distribution business for three decades.

Chaldal

Series B in 2020
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

EdenFarm Indonesia

Seed Round in 2019
Eden Farm deliver fruit, vegetables and dry goods to restaurants in Indonesia. We work directly with local farmers and central markets all across the country.

Breadfast

Series A in 2019
Breadfast is a Cairo-based company that specializes in the production and online delivery of a wide range of bread and bakery products. Established in 2017, it offers various types of bread, including white, brown, multigrain, and specialty options like baguettes and ciabatta. The company's product line also features sweet and savory pastries such as danishes, muffins in different flavors, and an assortment of croissants. Breadfast aims to provide customers with freshly baked goods delivered directly to their homes each morning, eliminating the need for freezing or defrosting bakery items.

Positive

Seed Round in 2019
Positive Food is a food company.

Farmstead

Series A in 2018
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Chaldal

Series A in 2018
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2018
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Breadfast

Seed Round in 2017
Breadfast is a Cairo-based company that specializes in the production and online delivery of a wide range of bread and bakery products. Established in 2017, it offers various types of bread, including white, brown, multigrain, and specialty options like baguettes and ciabatta. The company's product line also features sweet and savory pastries such as danishes, muffins in different flavors, and an assortment of croissants. Breadfast aims to provide customers with freshly baked goods delivered directly to their homes each morning, eliminating the need for freezing or defrosting bakery items.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2017
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

Move

Pre Seed Round in 2017
We're building a brand new supermarket. We work with award-winning producers to make our own brand of supermarket products and ship them straight to our customers.

Instacart

Series D in 2017
Instacart is a grocery delivery service that enables customers to receive groceries and home essentials at their doorstep, often within an hour. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Instacart offers a wide selection of over 500,000 items from various local grocery stores, including well-known retailers such as Safeway, Whole Foods, and Costco. Customers can conveniently combine products from multiple stores into a single order, making the shopping experience more efficient. The company connects customers with individual shoppers who fulfill their orders, allowing for a personalized service. Instacart has garnered significant funding from various prominent investment firms, supporting its growth and expansion in the competitive grocery delivery market.

Haywheel

Seed Round in 2016
Haywheel is an artisan food marketplace for restaurants and specialty food stores.

Farmstead

Seed Round in 2016
Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain.

GrubMarket

Series A in 2015
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

Chaldal

Seed Round in 2015
Chaldal Limited operates an online shop for necessities in Bangladesh. It offers groceries, such as fruits and vegetables, breakfast, beverages, meat and fish products, snacks, dairy products, frozen and canned food products, bread and bakery items, home and cleaning products, baking needs, and cooking products; office products, including writing and drawing, organizing, and printing products, as well as batteries; beauty and health care products; baby care products, such as diapering, fooding, and bath and skincare products; sweets; and electrical products. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

GrubMarket

Seed Round in 2015
GrubMarket develops a website where sellers can offer foods and other items at wholesale prices to customers. It offers products such as organic foods, vegetables, gluten-free foods, snacks, drinks, pantries, home goods, health and beauty products, baby and kids' products, pets, non-GMO foods, paleo foods, cholesterol-free, and no trans-fat foods. GrubMarket also offers foods from local farms, fisheries, commercial kitchens, certified home kitchens, and restaurants. Mike Xu founded GrubMarket in 2014, with its headquarters in Newark in California with an additional office in San Francisco in California.

Replenish

Seed Round in 2014
Replenish specializes in the manufacturing of self-cleaning blenders designed for the preparation of healthy smoothies and snacks. The company's innovative blenders offer a convenient solution for users by instantly preparing nutritious options. Additionally, Replenish provides pre-packaged cups filled with a diverse selection of hyper-fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. These ingredients are flash-frozen at their peak ripeness to maintain their vitamins and nutrients, ensuring that customers have access to all-natural produce at its optimal freshness. This combination of technology and quality ingredients aims to promote healthy eating habits in homes and offices.

Instacart

Series B in 2014
Instacart is a grocery delivery service that enables customers to receive groceries and home essentials at their doorstep, often within an hour. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Instacart offers a wide selection of over 500,000 items from various local grocery stores, including well-known retailers such as Safeway, Whole Foods, and Costco. Customers can conveniently combine products from multiple stores into a single order, making the shopping experience more efficient. The company connects customers with individual shoppers who fulfill their orders, allowing for a personalized service. Instacart has garnered significant funding from various prominent investment firms, supporting its growth and expansion in the competitive grocery delivery market.

Replenish

Seed Round in 2014
Replenish specializes in the manufacturing of self-cleaning blenders designed for the preparation of healthy smoothies and snacks. The company's innovative blenders offer a convenient solution for users by instantly preparing nutritious options. Additionally, Replenish provides pre-packaged cups filled with a diverse selection of hyper-fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. These ingredients are flash-frozen at their peak ripeness to maintain their vitamins and nutrients, ensuring that customers have access to all-natural produce at its optimal freshness. This combination of technology and quality ingredients aims to promote healthy eating habits in homes and offices.

Yumbin

Seed Round in 2014
Yumbin is compact corner store to that offer snacks and beverages in an office. It offers a wide range of curated food and beverage choices.

Instacart

Seed Round in 2012
Instacart is a grocery delivery service that enables customers to receive groceries and home essentials at their doorstep, often within an hour. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Instacart offers a wide selection of over 500,000 items from various local grocery stores, including well-known retailers such as Safeway, Whole Foods, and Costco. Customers can conveniently combine products from multiple stores into a single order, making the shopping experience more efficient. The company connects customers with individual shoppers who fulfill their orders, allowing for a personalized service. Instacart has garnered significant funding from various prominent investment firms, supporting its growth and expansion in the competitive grocery delivery market.

Aisle50

Seed Round in 2011
Aisle50 sells offers grocery deals that are bought on the Web and redeemed at traditional grocery stores. The Aisle50 program usually works with retailers' loyalty card systems, although a loyalty card isn't necessary for a retailer to participate. What Aisle50 does for different parties: Food Manufacturers: Get 40% lift, 50%+ incrementality and pay-for-performance marketing. Retailers: Get thousands of extra trips and 24% bigger baskets. Consumers: Get bigger grocery deals than can be found elsewhere

Foodoro

Seed Round in 2009
Foodoro is a marketplace where people can buy specialty food directly from artisanal Foodmakers Our goal is to help people discover amazing food products and connect them with the folks who make their food Our company was started in 2008 by a small group of folks obsessed with food and technology People were always telling us about small Foodmakers who make amazing products, but we found it difficult to get our hands on their food. So, we decided to build a better way to help people discover and buy the best food products anywhere.