69 Best Restaurant Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Restaurant 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 169 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $6.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $94.9m.

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

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Zomato logo

Zomato

Zomato is a company providing a search engine application that offers information on restaurants and online food delivery.

5

Funding Rounds

$528.0m

Money raised

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SiteZeus

Artificial Intelligence company for real estate site analysis.

4

Funding Rounds

$8.6m

Money raised

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7shifts

A company that has designed software with scheduling and communication tools for restaurants. It was founded in 2014 and is located in Saskatoon, Ontario.

8

Funding Rounds

$204.9m

Money raised

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Onfleet

Onfleet is a company that manages last mile deliveries using routing, dispatching and real-time tracking software.

8

Funding Rounds

$41.9m

Money raised

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Creator

Creator is the developer of a robotic burger maker.

4

Funding Rounds

$18.7m

Money raised

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NoWait

A company that had a wait list mobile application that was used in restaurants by owners and customers alike. It was founded in 2010 and acquired by Yelp in March 2017.

6

Funding Rounds

$22.1m

Money raised

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Snackpass

Snackpass is a technology company that develops solutions for ordering food for take-out from local restaurants.

2

Funding Rounds

$93.5m

Money raised

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ZeroCater

ZeroCater is a catering company providing office catering and snack services.

3

Funding Rounds

$17.6m

Money raised

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UrbanPiper

A technology company that has created a business-to-business software for hyper-local businesses wanting to use e-commerce for their operations. It was founded in 2015 and is located in Bangalore, India.

5

Funding Rounds

$37.9m

Money raised

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Ordermark

A company that has created software so that restaurants can manage their online orders. It was founded in 2017 and is located in Los Angeles, California.

7

Funding Rounds

$391.4m

Money raised

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Sweetgreen

A restaurant chain serving organic salads and grain bowls.

4

Funding Rounds

$522.0m

Money raised

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Sophie's Kitchen

Sophie's Kitchen is a plant-based vegan seafood company located in Dover,Kent County, DE and founded by Eugene Wang in 2010. The company is producing vegan seafood such as crab meat, shrimp, scallops, tuna and salmon.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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Deliveroo

Deliveroo is a technology company that markets, sells and delivers restaurant meals to the household or office.

4

Funding Rounds

$1.5b

Money raised

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ChowNow

ChowNow is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2011 by Eric Jaffe, Josiah Carlson and Christopher Webb.

4

Funding Rounds

$46.5m

Money raised

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Bear Robotics

Bear Robotics provides automation products for the hospitality industry.

2

Funding Rounds

$113.0m

Money raised

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Presto

Formerly E la Carte, Presto is a company designing and developing a tablet that offers digital dining services for restaurants.

2

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

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RiceApp

RiceApp is a Mexico City-headquartered developer of a hospitality application.

1

Funding Rounds

$70.0k

Money raised

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OTG exp

OTG is a restaurateur which operates more than 300 restaurants and retail locations in 10 airports across North America. In 2014 and 2016, it ranked among the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company Magazine.

1

Funding Rounds

$250.0m

Money raised

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Eat Club

Eat Club is a food delivery founded in 2010 by Kevin Yang.

3

Funding Rounds

$36.5m

Money raised

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BlueCart

BlueCart is an online ordering platform that connects wholesale suppliers and buyers in the hospitality industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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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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Zume Pizza

Zume Pizza is a food delivery company operating an automated pizza delivery platform. It offers pizza without artificial flavors or high fructose corn syrup.

2

Funding Rounds

$423.0m

Money raised

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Tock (company)

Software to power reservations, tickets, order delivery and pickup from restaurants.

6

Funding Rounds

$48.5m

Money raised

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EatStreet

EatStreet is a Madison, Wisconsin-based company founded in 2010 by Matt Howard.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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xtraCHEF

xtraCHEF is an automated Accounts Payable and Cost Intelligence platform built specifically for the hospitality industry.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

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SevenRooms

SevenRooms is a New York City-based company.

3

Funding Rounds

$63.1m

Money raised

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Upserve

Upserve is a Providence, Rhode Island-based company founded in 2009 by Angus Davis.

3

Funding Rounds

$20.4m

Money raised

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Food Genius

Food Genius is a Chicago-based company founded in 2010 by Justin Massa, Eli Rosenburg and Benjamin Stanley.

3

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

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Ordr

Ordr Systems Control Engine. The first actionable AI-based systems control engine for the hyper-connected enterprise. You're in control.

3

Funding Rounds

$84.0m

Money raised

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Virtual Kitchen Co.

Virtual Kitchen Co. is a company using data analytics to purchase commercial spaces and develop kitchens for delivery-only restaurants.

2

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Axonify

Axonify is a Microlearning platform built for business.

6

Funding Rounds

$35.2m

Money raised

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Floify

Developer of a mortgage automation platform designed to streamline the mortgage process. The company's platform provides secure communication and document portal between the lender, borrower and other mortgage stakeholders and hence permits loan originators to use the platform to collect and verify borrower documentation, track loan progress, communicate with borrowers and real estate agents, enabling loan officers TO close loans faster, increase loan volume, reduce workload and make borrowers happy.

1

Funding Rounds

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Ditto

Ditto is a San Mateo, California-based company founded in 2011 by Sergey Surkov, Dmitry Kornilov and Kate Doerksen.

4

Funding Rounds

$15.6m

Money raised

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Kitchen United

Kitchen United is a service in the United States offering a multi-restaurant order and delivery platform.

4

Funding Rounds

$190.0m

Money raised

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TouchBistro

TouchBistro provides easy and smart point of sale (POS) systems for restaurants, cafes, bars, and more.

8

Funding Rounds

$329.0m

Money raised

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Chope

Company

4

Funding Rounds

$27.0m

Money raised

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Chowbotics

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

6

Funding Rounds

$25.8m

Money raised

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Hellotickets

Hellotickets is a ticketing platform for leisure and cultural events founded in 2016 by Jorge Díaz Largo.

4

Funding Rounds

$4.7m

Money raised

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Flipdish

Platform providing branded ordering apps and websites for quick service delivery and takeout restaurants.

7

Funding Rounds

$205.4m

Money raised

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Landed (company)

A company providing financial coaching and down payment assistance

5

Funding Rounds

$61.0m

Money raised

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BentoBox

BentoBox is a company founded in 2013 by Pierre Drescher.

2

Funding Rounds

$21.2m

Money raised

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Quandoo

Quandoo offers online channels and mobile apps to search, find and reserve restaurants in real-time.

3

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

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Venga

Venga is a Washington, D.C.-based company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

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Local Kitchens

Local Kitchens brings several of the Bay Area’s best local restaurants under one roof and closer to home.

1

Funding Rounds

$25.0m

Money raised

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SALIDO

SALIDO is a company founded in 2012.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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Farmeto

Farmeto is a software company focusing on connecting farmers and retailers of farm produce.

1

Funding Rounds

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Voicify

Only end-to-end solution for creating, managing, and optimizing enterprise-owned voice assistants that can be deployed anywhere.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Replika

Luka is an artificial intelligence company. It created Luka app, a messenger with AI-powered chatbots.

3

Funding Rounds

$10.9m

Money raised

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Smashburger

Smashburger is a Denver-based company founded in 2007.

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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PathSpot

PathSpot is a company founded in 2017 by Dutch Waanders.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.5m

Money raised

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Finedine

Finedine is an AI-powered guest experience and digital marketing platform founded in 2016 by Adil Burak KILIC.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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SevenFifty

SevenFifty is a company founded in 2011 by Aaron Sherman, Gianfranco Verga and Neal Parikh.

1

Funding Rounds

$23.0m

Money raised

Allset logo

Allset

Allset is a company founded in 2015.

3

Funding Rounds

$15.6m

Money raised

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Revel Systems

Revel Systems is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 by Lisa Falzone.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.2m

Money raised

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86 Repairs

86 Repairs is a subscription service that optimizes and manages end-to-end equipment repair and maintenance for restaurant groups.

4

Funding Rounds

$24.0m

Money raised

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Ness Computing

Ness Computing is a Los Altos, California-based company founded in 2009 by Corey Reese.

2

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

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zenchef

zenchef is a France-based company founded in 2010 by Xavier Zeitoun, Julien Balmont, Thomas Zeitoun and Xavier Zeitoun.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

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Vita Mojo International

Vita Mojo International is a company founded in 2015 by B. Nick Popovici.

2

Funding Rounds

$34.0m

Money raised

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Fenix International

Fenix International is a company founded in 2009 by Mike Lin.

1

Funding Rounds

Halla logo

Halla

Halla is a New York City-based company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$5.9m

Money raised

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Goodybag

An online tool for ordering food from restaurants and caterers for companies

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

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by CHLOE.

A vegan restaurant company offering plant-based meat products in the United States, Europe, and Canada.

2

Funding Rounds

$31.0m

Money raised

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Grubbrr

GRUBBRR is a revolutionary all-in-one restaurant management platform that intuitively enhances your customerï entire experience and offers you an intelligent back office with everything desirable to efficiently operate and manage your restaurant. Learn who your customer is, where they shop, interact and auto upsell based on behavior. Building loyalty throughout your brand. Welcome to GRUBBRR!

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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paerpay

Paerpay helps merchants accept contactless payments without the hassle of changing point-of-sales systems.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.2m

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

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Sharebite

Sharebite is a company founded in 2015 by Ahsen Saber, Dilip Rao and Mohsin Memon.

3

Funding Rounds

$59.0m

Money raised

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Meicai

Meicai is a company selling agricultural products online from the rural areas and farmers to the small and medium-sized restaurants in China.

2

Funding Rounds

$590.0m

Money raised

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RESQ

A marketplace for the restaurant repair and maintenance industry. ResQ helps streamline the servicing process by connecting restaurants with professionally qualified vendors.

2

Funding Rounds

$48.0m

Money raised

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Wisely

Wisely is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company founded in 2012 by Tyler Felous.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised