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YC Food and Beverage Companies

95 Y Combinator food and beverage startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.

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Company	Batch	Description	Status	Location	Team	Site	Founders	Reveal
Choppy!	W23	FAST FLAVORFUL PROTEIN	Inactive	Los Angeles, CA, USA	2		Saba Fazeli, Brice Klein	Reveal
beU delivery	W22	Food delivery service in Africa	Active	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	300		Hao Zheng	Reveal
Heyfood	W22	Doordash for Africa	Active	Ibadan, Nigeria	40		Taiwo Akinropo, Demilade Odetara	Reveal
Offbeast	W22	We make plant-based steaks with an authentic texture	Active	Baltimore, MD, USA	15		Insa Mohr	Reveal
Sendme, Inc	W22	On demand provider of meat to households and food businesses	Inactive	Ibadan, Nigeria	40		Daniel Afolayan	Reveal
yhangry	W22	Marketplace for private chefs	Active	London, England, United Kingdom	12		Heinin Zhang, Siddhi Mittal	Reveal
yhangry	W22	Marketplace for private chefs	Active	London, UK	12		Heinin Zhang, Siddhi Mittal	Reveal
Eat Blueprint	W21	Longevity Nutrition Service	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	2		Jeff Tang	Reveal
FitHub	W21	The one-stop shop for healthy products	Active	Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia	60		Jabib Char, Cristina Char, Andrés Iriarte, Alex Ramírez, Alex Ramirez	Reveal
FitHub	W21	The one-stop shop for healthy products	Active	Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia	60		Jabib Char, Cristina Char, Andrés Iriarte, Alex Ramírez	Reveal
Juicy Marbles	W21	Juicy marbles makes thick juicy and marbled plant based steaks.	Active	Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia	45		Luka Sinček, Maj Hrovat, Tilen Travnik	Reveal
Mezli	W21	Autonomous restaurants that make great, affordable meals.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA	8		Alex Kolchinski, Alex Gruebele, Maxwell Perham	Reveal
Mezli	W21	Autonomous restaurants that make great, affordable meals.	Inactive	San Mateo, CA, USA	8		Alex Kolchinski, Alex Gruebele, Maxwell Perham	Reveal
OlaClick	W21	Restaurant Solution (E-commerce via WhatsApp + POS + CRM/Marketing)	Active	Lima, Callao Region, Peru; Lima, Lima Province, Peru; Remote	30		Carol Riboud, Ulysse Lichtle, Jose RICO, Jose Rico	Reveal
OlaClick	W21	Restaurant Solution (E-commerce via WhatsApp + POS + CRM/Marketing)	Active	Lima, Peru	30		Carol Riboud, Ulysse Lichtle, Jose RICO, Morgan Zysman	Reveal
Swadesi Way	W21	Healthy organic food that creates a positive impact	Active	Delhi, India	9		Shubham Bansal, Divish Gupta	Reveal
Zepto	W21	10-Minute Grocery Delivery in India	Active	MH, India	1300		Aadit Palicha, Kaivalya Vohra	Reveal
Zepto	W21	10-Minute Grocery Delivery in India	Active	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	1300		Aadit Palicha, Kaivalya Vohra	Reveal
Duffl	W20	10-minute delivery service for college students.	Inactive	Santa Monica, CA, USA	12		Brian Le, David Lin, Rohun Vora, Graham Farrell	Reveal
Duffl	W20	10-minute delivery service for college students.	Inactive	Santa Monica, CA, USA	12		Brian Le, David Lin, Rohun Vora, Graham Farrell	Reveal
Duffl	W20	10-minute delivery service for college students.	Inactive	Los Angeles, CA, USA	12		Brian Le, David Lin, Rohun Vora, Graham Farrell	Reveal
Hideout	W20	A portfolio of delivery-only restaurant brands	Inactive	Los Angeles, CA, USA	1		Brian Leung, Danielle Sobel	Reveal
Kaiten	W20	Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere	Active	New York, NY, USA	4		Alex Matsenov, Daniel Shein	Reveal
Orchata	W20	Groceries delivered in 20 min in Latinamerica	Inactive	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	50		Luis Mario Garcia, Javier Gonzalez	Reveal
Orchata	W20	Groceries delivered in 20 min in Latinamerica	Inactive	Monterrey, N.L., Mexico; N.L., Mexico	50		Luis Mario Garcia, Javier Gonzalez, Javier González	Reveal
Chow Central Inc	S23	Asset Light Chipotle for Africa	Active	Lagos, LA, Nigeria	—		Tosin Onafuye, Christopher Obasi, Adeyemi Onafuye	Reveal
Chowdeck	S22	On-demand food delivery for Africa	Active	Lagos, Nigeria	14		Femi Aluko, Olumide Ojo, Lanre Yusuf	Reveal
FoodCourt	S22	Virtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa	Active	Lagos, Nigeria	80		Henry Nneji, Paul Adokiye Iruene	Reveal
FoodCourt	S22	Virtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa	Active	Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria	80		Henry Nneji, Paul Adokiye Iruene	Reveal
Krave Mart	S22	Grocery Delivery in Pakistan	Active	Karachi, Pakistan	80		Kassim Shroff, Ch Haziq Ahmed, Hammad Bawany, Mohammad Ahsan Kidwai	Reveal
Krave Mart	S22	Grocery Delivery in Pakistan	Active	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; Sindh, Pakistan	80		Kassim Shroff, Ch Haziq Ahmed, Hammad Bawany, Mohammad Ahsan Kidwai	Reveal
Ordinary Seafood	S22	We are doing for seafood what Impossible did for meat	Inactive	Potsdam, BB, Germany	5		Marilena Schmich, Anton Pluschke	Reveal
Ordinary Seafood	S22	We are doing for seafood what Impossible did for meat	Inactive	Potsdam, Germany	5		Marilena Schmich, Anton Pluschke	Reveal
Byte Kitchen	S21	Increasing restaurant profitability through our AI Operating System	Acquired	San Mateo, CA, USA	5		Divyang Arora, Rahul Madadi, Quinn McKenna	Reveal
Byte Kitchen	S21	Increasing restaurant profitability through our AI Operating System	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA	5		Divyang Arora, Rahul Madadi, Quinn McKenna	Reveal
Cache	S21	Online convenience stores fulfilled by tiny, automated dark stores.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	2		Christopher Wu, Jimmy Young	Reveal
Cache	S21	Online convenience stores fulfilled by tiny, automated dark stores.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	2		Christopher Wu, Jimmy Young	Reveal
Chari	S21	B2B e-commerce and fintech platform for traditional proximity stores	Active	Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco	100		Ismael Belkhayat, Sophia Alj	Reveal
Locale	S21	Organic and gourmet high-protein meals, designed for longevity.	Active	San Jose, CA, USA	11		Christopher Clark, Kaveh Nemati	Reveal
Locale	S21	Organic and gourmet high-protein meals, designed for longevity.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	11		Christopher Clark, Kaveh Nemati	Reveal
MA MadEats	S21	Online delivery-only restaurant group in the Philippines	Acquired	Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines	—	—	Mikee Villareal, Andie Cruz, Keisha Lao	Reveal
Membo	S21	Groceries fresher than a farmer’s market, delivered to you (EU)	Inactive	Tallinn, Estonia	3		Vahur Hansen, Paula Kink	Reveal
Nino Foods	S21	Building India's fast food empire	Active	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	250		Nishant Jhaveri, Pranav Mehra	Reveal
OneStopKitchen	S21	AI-Driven Tech & Space Optimization to Scale Restaurants	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	10		Vijayaraj Gopinath, Viggnesh Kandasamy	Reveal
Perfekto	S21	Grocery subscription service against food waste in Latam	Inactive	Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico	33		Anahí Sosa, Jan Heinvirta, Anahí Sosa Padilla	Reveal
Planet A Foods	S21	Building the next generation food ingredient champion.	Active	Munich, BY, Germany	6		Maximilian Marquart, Sara Marquart, Dr. Maximilian Marquart	Reveal
Byte	S20	On-demand food delivery from dark kitchens in Pakistan.	Inactive	Lahore, Pakistan	30		Safee Shah	Reveal
Fancy	S20	Essentials delivered in 30 minutes.	Acquired	United Kingdom	50		Arnie Englander, Jack Wilson	Reveal
Hotplate	S20	Online ordering platform for independent chefs and bakers.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	9		Ben Klenk, Rishi Talati, Andy Prevalsky	Reveal
Hotplate	S20	Online ordering platform for independent chefs and bakers.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	9		Ben Klenk, Rishi Talati	Reveal

Batch Distribution

WW231 WW226 WW2111 WW207 WW1911 WW184

Status Breakdown

Active54 Inactive27 Acquired11 Public3

Top Locations

San Francisco24 Los Angeles7 New York5 Lagos4 New York City4 Mumbai3

About YC Food and Beverage Companies

Y Combinator has funded 95 food and beverage companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of food and beverage innovation globally.

54 of these companies are currently active. 11 have been acquired. 3 have gone public. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC food and beverage startup.

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