69 Best Cooking Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Cooking Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 127 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $2.8b. The average funding per company in this subset is $40.9m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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yummly logo

yummly

A company offering a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator.

5

Funding Rounds

$30.8m

Money raised

Alpha Foods logo

Alpha Foods

Alpha Foods is a plant-based food company operating out of Glendale, California, that was founded in by Cole Orobetz and Loren Wallis in 2015.

4

Funding Rounds

$47.4m

Money raised

Wild Type (company) logo

Wild Type (company)

Wild Type is a San Francisco based company producing meat products like salmon using cellular agriculture lab techniques.

4

Funding Rounds

$119.5m

Money raised

Creator logo

Creator

Creator is the developer of a robotic burger maker.

4

Funding Rounds

$18.7m

Money raised

Food52 logo

Food52

A company offering an online food marketplace with a curated shop, home and kitchen content, and a community for kitchen and home enthusiasts.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

Dole Food Company logo

Dole Food Company

Dole Food Company is an american agricultural multinational corporation founded in 1851 by Samuel Northrup Castle.

1

Funding Rounds

$400.0m

Money raised

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June (company)

June is a consumer electronics company making home automation products, most notably a smart oven called the June Oven.

2

Funding Rounds

$22.5m

Money raised

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Munchery

Munchery is the operator of a recipe website where users can search recipes, find cooking tutorials, and a glossary of cooking terms. Based in San Francisco, Munchery originally opened in 2011 as a pre-made meal delivery company that closed in 2019.

6

Funding Rounds

$125.4m

Money raised

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Gousto

Gousto is a meal-kit delivery service founded in 2012.

22

Funding Rounds

$728.1m

Money raised

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Qteros

A biotechnology and energy company developing processing technologies for clean transportation fuels.

4

Funding Rounds

$87.0m

Money raised

Spyce logo

Spyce

Spyce is a company founded in 2015 by Brady Knight, Kale Rogers, Michael Farid and Luke Schlueter.

6

Funding Rounds

$25.8m

Money raised

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Orange Chef

Orange Chef is a San Francisco-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

Prosperity Organic Foods logo

Prosperity Organic Foods

Melt is a brand of plant-based non-GMO, soy-free, and nut-free vegan butters and spreads offered by Prosperity Organic Foods. The company was founded by Cygnia Rapp in 2008, and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

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Gobble

Gobble is a company designing gourmet dinner kits for clients. It sources ingredients from local Bay Area farmers and prepares dinner kits delivered to customers. It participated in the W14 cohort of Y Combinator.

3

Funding Rounds

$31.2m

Money raised

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Porter Road

Porter Road is an online butcher service headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee selling pasture-raised beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, delivered. Free of antibiotics, hormones, and GMOs.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.4m

Money raised

Planted Foods logo

Planted Foods

We bring delicious plant-based proteins with a perfect texture and fibre to the table - without any additives.

5

Funding Rounds

$85.0m

Money raised

Tovala logo

Tovala

Tovala is a Chicago-based startup company marketing a countertop steam oven that comes with a meal kit subscription service.

4

Funding Rounds

$60.8m

Money raised

Daring Foods logo

Daring Foods

Daring Foods is a company making plant-based chicken products founded in 2018 by Ross Mackay.

2

Funding Rounds

$48.0m

Money raised

Ohmygreen logo

Ohmygreen

A company providing a full-service kitchen stocked with snacks and beverages for employees

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

Sun Basket logo

Sun Basket

Sun Basket is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014.

5

Funding Rounds

$112.0m

Money raised

Yhangry logo

Yhangry

Yhangry is a London-based cooking company founded in 2019 by Siddhi Mittal.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Chowbotics logo

Chowbotics

Chowbotics is a robots for food service founded by Deepak Sekar.

6

Funding Rounds

$25.8m

Money raised

Plate Joy logo

Plate Joy

PlateJoy is a company providing an online service for customizing meal plans, grocery lists and optional grocery delivery service.

4

Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

Territory Foods logo

Territory Foods

Territory Foods offers prepared meals in personalized weekly plans.

3

Funding Rounds

$42.7m

Money raised

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Simple Feast

Simple Feast is a Denmark-based company founded in 2015.

5

Funding Rounds

$135.0m

Money raised

Revolution Foods logo

Revolution Foods

Revolution Foods is an Oakland, California-based cooking company.

2

Funding Rounds

$32.8m

Money raised

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Eko (digital media company)

Eko is a company founded in 2010 by Yoni Bloch, Barak Feldman and Tal Zubalsky.

1

Funding Rounds

$21.2m

Money raised

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KloveChef (IOK Labs)

Tinychef (formerly KloveChef) is a converstional AI-powered cooking platform for recipe creators and home cooks.

6

Funding Rounds

$7.2m

Money raised

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Brava

Brava is a Redwood City, California-based company founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Fooda

Fooda is a company founded in 2011 by Orazio Buzza.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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2Ndkitchen

2ndKitchen enables businesses without a kitchen to serve food seamlessly using a custom menu from nearby restaurants.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.4m

Money raised

ThisNext logo

ThisNext

ThisNext is a company founded in 2006.

3

Funding Rounds

$7.5m

Money raised

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Freshly

Freshly is a company founded in 2012.

2

Funding Rounds

$98.0m

Money raised

Home Chef logo

Home Chef

Home Chef is a Chicago-based company founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

Sweet Earth Foods logo

Sweet Earth Foods

A company making plant-based meat products and packaged foods.

1

Funding Rounds

Veestro logo

Veestro

A company making and delivering gourmet and organic prepared meals within the United States.

3

Funding Rounds

$1.9m

Money raised

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Markov

Markov is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2016 by Leonard Speiser.

1

Funding Rounds

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Kitchology

Kitchology provides an integrated analytics platform based on machine learning to help people with special diets find select food, products and retailers.

2

Funding Rounds

$500.0k

Money raised

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The Level Hot Pantry

The Level Hot Pantry is a company that provides an AI technology which enables restaurant quality cooking at lower costs.

2

Funding Rounds

$25.0m

Money raised

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Ollie (company)

Ollie is a company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

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Hungryroot

Operator of an online grocery platform intended to offer personalized grocery services.

2

Funding Rounds

$47.7m

Money raised

Grocemania logo

Grocemania

On-demand grocery delivery platform. Find and shop from any local grocery store and get your order in minutes!

1

Funding Rounds

$350.0k

Money raised

Jow logo

Jow

Jow, it's a new way to do your grocery shopping.

4

Funding Rounds

$35.8m

Money raised

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Parsley Software, Inc.

Parsley Software, Inc. is helping commercial kitchens manage recipes, get nutrition facts, calculate food costs, and track inventory.

3

Funding Rounds

$756.0k

Money raised

Strong Roots logo

Strong Roots

Platform offering plant-based, eco-friendly food choices for everyone.

2

Funding Rounds

$36.3m

Money raised

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Foodkit

White-label platform offering a complete solution for restaurants, including an open API suite.

1

Funding Rounds

$990.0k

Money raised

3

Funding Rounds

$58.0m

Money raised

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Garten

Garten is concierge-style kitchen management for offices.

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

ApetEat logo

ApetEat

Digital platform providing corporate catering with Mediterranean dishes.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

Fresh Prep logo

Fresh Prep

Fresh Prep is a meal kit delivery service based in Vancouver, BC.

3

Funding Rounds

$22.9m

Money raised

Kitch logo

Kitch

Empowering restaurants to sell their dishes online, on their terms.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.9m

Money raised

PopChef logo

PopChef

Food delivery service specializing in meals for people at work.

1

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

Edamam logo

Edamam

Edamam is a New York-based company founded in 2011 by Victor Penev.

1

Funding Rounds

Yumi logo

Yumi

Yumi is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2017 by Evelyn Rusli.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.1m

Money raised

BOU Brands logo

BOU Brands

BOU Brands is a food company founded in 2017 by Robert Jakobi.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

SimplyCook logo

SimplyCook

SimplyCook is a London-based company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.6m

Money raised

IOT Pot India logo

IOT Pot India

IoT Pot is a cooking research and development company.

1

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

Money raised

Moley Robotics logo

Moley Robotics

Moley Robotics is a company founded in 2014 by Mark Oleynik.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

PetPlate logo

PetPlate

PetPlate is a company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Diet Doctor logo

Diet Doctor

Website offering information and resources on keto and low-carb diets for diabetes, weight loss, and other health conditions.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.9m

Money raised

Green Chef logo

Green Chef

Green Chef is a company founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$67.0m

Money raised

Woodspoon logo

Woodspoon

Woodspoon is a New York City-based company founded by Oren Saar, Lee Reshef and Merav Rozengarten.

1

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

DinnerTime logo

DinnerTime

DinnerTime is a Baltimore-based cooking company founded by Charles P. Moore, Laura Moore, Sharon Lacy and Doug Lay.

1

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

Money raised

Starflow logo

Starflow

Streaming platform where creators own, control, and monetize their premium content.

1

Funding Rounds

$670.0k

Money raised

Page Street Publishing logo

Page Street Publishing

Page Street Publishing is a Salem, Massachusetts-based company founded by Will Kiester.

1

Funding Rounds

$800.0k

Money raised

Bitewell logo

Bitewell

bitewell is the first nutrition-focused restaurant and grocery delivery app. Our mission is to make healthy eating simple and actionable.

1

Funding Rounds

$615.0k

Money raised

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MYCHOPCHOP

MYCHOPCHOP is a London-based company founded by JinA Bae, Johnson Wang, Max Frenzel and George Trevill.

1

Funding Rounds

$210.4k

Money raised

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vitafy

Platform for fitness and sports nutrition products sold exclusively online.

1

Funding Rounds

$11.3m

Money raised