69 Best Restaurant Startups to Watch in 2024

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Restaurant Startups

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There are 16 start-ups . with an aggregate funding of $30.1M. The average funding per company in this subset is $1.9M. 1 executives. It includes data on 1 professionals within these filtered companies.

Last update to the database: Dec 3, 2024. See changelog.

Home Run Dugout

Home Run Dugout is a company founded in 2015 by Nicholas Hermandorfer.

TechnologySoftwareEntertainment

Location:

Founded:

2015-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 316

Total Raised: $22.50M

Last Funding: $22.50M (Series A)

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Vita Mojo International

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

FoodtechCommunity & LifestyleTechnology

Location:

🇬🇧 London, England

United Kingdom

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 4011

Total Raised: $30.00M

Last Funding: $30.00M (Unknown)

Key People:

Nick Popovici - Co Founder & CEO

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RiceApp

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

TechnologySoftwareHospitality industry

Location:

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Ciudad de México

Mexico

Employees:

1 - 9

Seedtable Rank:

# 11382

Total Raised: $0.07M

Last Funding: $0.07M (Pre Seed)

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iFood

iFood is a company founded in 2010.

Delivery (commerce)Restaurant

Location:

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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MustHaveMenus

MustHaveMenus is an Ashland, Oregon-based company founded in 2007 by Jim Williams.

PrintingRestaurant

Location:

Employees:

11 - 49

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Restolabs

Restolabs is a company founded in 2015 by Bharti Batra.

TechnologyFood technologyRestaurant

Location:

Employees:

11 - 49

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Toast (company)

A Boston-based company selling restaurant management software including consumer payment apps

TechnologyMarketingSoftware

Location:

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts

United States

Founded:

2011-12-22

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Zomato

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

Food DeliveryAdvertisingMobile payment

Location:

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Threads (company)

Threads is a London-based company founded in 2017 by Nirvek Bhati.

Machine learningTechnologySoftware

Location:

🇬🇧 London, England

United Kingdom

Employees:

11 - 49

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Sweetgreen

A restaurant chain serving organic salads and grain bowls.

Supply chain managementSupply chainFood

Location:

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California

United States

Employees:

1001 - 4999

Seedtable Rank:

# 13623

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Everytable

Everytable is a Los Angeles-based company.

CookingSocial enterpriseOrganic food

Location:

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

United States

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Laiyaoyao

Laiyaoyao is a Beijing-based restaurant company.

Location:

🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing

China

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Tillster, Inc.

Tillster, Inc. is a San Diego-based restaurant company founded in 2006.

Location:

🇺🇸 San Diego, California

United States

Founded:

2006-01-01

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Panera Bread

Panera Bread is a casual restaurant featuring bakery goods located in the United States and Canada

RestaurantsRestaurantCoffee

Location:

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Resy

Resy is a reservation site for restaurants.

Solution AnalystsHospitality industryRestaurant

Location:

🇺🇸 New York, New York

United States

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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DoorDash

DoorDash is a San Francisco-based online food ordering and delivery platform. It participated in the S13 cohort of Y Combinator.

LogisticsFood DeliveryTechnology

Location:

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California

United States

Seedtable Rank:

# 14831

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Olo (online ordering)

Olo is a New York City-based company founded in 2005 by Noah Glass.

TechnologyE-commerceInternet

Location:

🇺🇸 New York, New York

United States

Employees:

501 - 999

Seedtable Rank:

# 17212

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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.

Software as a service (SaaS)B2BE-commerce

Location:

🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing

China

Employees:

501 - 999

Seedtable Rank:

# 17212

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ChowNow

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

Food DeliveryMarketingE-commerce

Location:

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

United States

Employees:

201 - 499

Seedtable Rank:

# 19523

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CAKE (company)

CAKE is a Redwood City, California-based company founded in 2011 by Mani Kulasooriya.

Local search (Internet)Restaurant

Location:

Founded:

2011-01-01

Employees:

201 - 499

Seedtable Rank:

# 19523

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Upserve

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

Enterprise softwareTechnologySoftware

Location:

🇺🇸 New York, New York

United States

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 22561

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Velocity (hospitality company)

Velocity is a London-based company.

TechnologyFinancial technologyFinance

Location:

🇬🇧 London, England

United Kingdom

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 22561

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Kitchen United

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

TechnologyE-commerceDelivery (commerce)

Location:

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

United States

Employees:

51 - 199

Seedtable Rank:

# 22561

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