Here's a list of 15 Food delivery unicorn startups, including the well-known iFood and Gopuff.
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Being a Food Deilvery startup is hard enough, but success is even harder.
There are +700 Unicorns around the world who have reached the $1 billion valuations by raising money from venture capitalists.
If you want to start an online business, you should look for the following 26 food delivery companies that achieved unicorn status.
Alibaba Bendi Shenghuo Fuwu Gonsi is a group of subsidiary companies that provides online services to consumers. The company operates through two segments, Ele.me and Koubei.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$30
B (
September 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2018
Founders:
No Data
Industries:
Customer Service, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Restaurants, Service Industry
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$4,000,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
1
Number of investors:
4
Benlai is a complete e-commerce solution for fresh produce lead generation that allows you to discover, track and distribute fresh produce.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1
B (
October 2019
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Huafeng Yu, Jerry Yue
Industries:
Delivery, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Internet
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$348,722,793
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
10
Bolt provides a seamless end-to-end transportation experience in cities through multimodal services, including ride-hailing, food delivery and car-sharing.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$4.30
B (
May 2018
)
Country:
Estonia
City:
Tallinn
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Markus Villig, Martin Villig, Oliver Leisalu
Industries:
Food Delivery, Mobile Apps, Public Transportation, Ride Sharing
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$616,792,995
Number of funding rounds:
11
Number of investors:
27
Dmall is a solution that makes brick-and-mortar stores smarter and more connected to their customers.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
China
City:
Haidian
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Feng Zhang, Jiangfeng Liu, Jie Lin, Wenzhi Li, Wenzhong Zhang, Xin Han
Industries:
Food Delivery, Retail, Supply Chain Management
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$527,820,304
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
8
Glovo is a hyper-local delivery service that you can order with one touch on your phone. It’s fast and convenient.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2019
)
Country:
Spain
City:
Barcelona
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Gerard Olive, Miguel Vicente, Oscar Pierre, Sacha Michaud
Industries:
Delivery, Delivery Service, Food Delivery, Local, Logistics, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Transportation
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$1,162,249,826
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
32
Gojek is a fast-growing app that provides integrated services from quick payments to food delivery and transportation, and much more.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$18
B (
July 1905
)
Country:
Indonesia
City:
Jakarta
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Kevin Aluwi, Michaelangelo Moran, Nadiem Makarim
Industries:
Consumer Applications, Food Delivery, Logistics, Payments, Transportation
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$5,293,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
32
Gopuff is a mobile app that delivers products such as over-the-counter medication, baby formula, and alcohol from nearby stores.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$8.90
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Philadelphia
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Rafael Ilishayev, Yakir Gola
Industries:
Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Mobile Apps
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$2,449,710,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
13
Gousto, an online meal-kit service, automates the entire process from combining ingredients to delivery.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
November 2020
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
London
Started in:
2012
Founders:
James Carter, Timo Boldt
Industries:
E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Subscription Service
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$211,295,692
Number of funding rounds:
12
Number of investors:
12
Grab is a multi-service platform that makes your transportation experience better.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$14.30
B (
December 2014
)
Country:
Singapore
City:
Singapore
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Anthony Tan, Tan Hooi Ling
Industries:
Car Sharing, Financial Services, Food Delivery, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$12,147,750,000
Number of funding rounds:
34
Number of investors:
53
IFood is the best app to order food online while you are on the go or in your home in some relaxing time. It is globally recognised and delivers foods to your doorstep!
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
November 2018
)
Country:
Brazil
City:
Campina
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Eduardo Baer, Felipe Ramos Fioravante, Gabriel Pinto, Guilherme Bonifacio, Michel Eberhardt, Patrick Sigrist
Industries:
Delivery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Mobile, Restaurants
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$591,860,000
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
5
MLU B.V. is a joint venture between Yandex, the largest search engine in Russia and Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing platform. With MLU, Yandex and Uber are making it easy for people to discover and book rides in more than 15 regions across Russia.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.40
B (
February 2018
)
Country:
The Netherlands
City:
Schiphol
Started in:
2018
Founders:
No Data
Industries:
Food Delivery, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Number of employees:
1-10
Funding Amount:
$325,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
1
Number of investors:
2
Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services that connect customers with third party vendors via a state-of-the-art delivery infrastructure.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.50
B (
August 2018
)
Country:
Colombia
City:
Bogotá
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Felipe Villamarin, Sebastian Mejia, Simon Borrero
Industries:
Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Food Delivery
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$1,692,005,447
Number of funding rounds:
9
Number of investors:
38
REEF Technology is an integrated mobility group that researches, designs, funds and manages innovative solutions to the global parking problem.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Miami
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Ari Ojalvo, Aziz Ihsanoglu, Philippe Saint Just, Umut Tekin
Industries:
Apps, E-Commerce Platforms, Food Delivery, Information Technology, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile, Real Estate, Virtualization
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$1,501,900,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
7
Wolt are re-inventing the food delivery industry by leveraging real-time technology to optimize logistics operations.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
No Data
B (
-
)
Country:
Finland
City:
Helsinki
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Elias Aalto, Juhani Mykkänen, Lauri Andler, Mika Matikainen, Miki Kuusi, Oskari Petas
Industries:
Apps, Delivery, Delivery Service, Food Delivery, Mobile Payments
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$822,523,959
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
20
Zomato is a trusted restaurant guide and food ordering platform that’s making ordering food online in your city fast, easy and free of delivery fees.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.40
B (
April 2015
)
Country:
India
City:
Gurgaon
Started in:
2008
Founders:
Deepinder Goyal, Gaurav Gupta, Pankaj Chaddah
Industries:
Food Delivery, Mobile Apps, Reservations, Restaurants
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$2,100,568,357
Number of funding rounds:
21
Number of investors:
25
