Top 18 Food Delivery Unicorns in 2024

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January 22, 2024

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Have you ever wondered which private companies in the Food Delivery industry have the highest valuations?

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There are lots of unicorn companies in this space, and it can be difficult to keep track of them all.

We've decided to take a deep dive and put together a list containing 18 Food Delivery unicorn startups, from highest to lowest valuation.

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18 Food Delivery Unicorns Companies

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1) goPuff

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: $15.00B (October 2020)

  • Country: United States

  • State: Pennsylvania

  • City: Philadelphia

  • Started in: 2013

  • Founders: Rafael Ilishayev, Yakir Gola

  • Number of employees: 5,000-10,000

  • Funding: $290.88M

  • Funding rounds: 9

  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

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2) Swiggy

Swiggy is India's digital food delivery marketplace for customers to order food online and delivered to their doorstep.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $10.70B (June 2018)

  • Country: India

  • City: Bengaluru

  • Started in: 2014

  • Founders: Nandan Reddy, Phani Kishan Addepalli, Rahul Jaimini, Sriharsha Majety

  • Number of employees: 10,000+

  • Funding: $3,571.00M

  • Funding rounds: 17

  • Number of investors: 40

You can find their website here.

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3) Bolt

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: $8.40B (May 2018)

  • Country: Estonia

  • City: Tallinn

  • Started in: 2013

  • Founders: Markus Villig, Martin Villig, Oliver Leisalu

  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000

  • Funding: $1,970.53M

  • Funding rounds: 14

  • Number of investors: 33

You can find their website here.

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4) Rappi

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: $5.25B (August 2018)

  • Country: Colombia

  • City: Bogota

  • Started in: 2015

  • Founders: Felipe Villamarin, Sebastian Mejia, Simon Borrero

  • Number of employees: 5,000-10,000

  • Funding: $2,248.01M

  • Funding rounds: 11

  • Number of investors: 44

You can find their website here.

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5) Flink

Flink is an online startup that offers grocery deliveries in ten minutes.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $5.00B (December 2021)

  • Country: Germany

  • City: Berlin

  • Started in: 2021

  • Founders: Christoph Cordes, Julian Dames, Nikolas Bullwinkel, Oliver Merkel, Saad Saeed

  • Number of employees: 5,000-10,000

  • Funding: $1,042.00M

  • Funding rounds: 4

  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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6) Kurly

Market Kurly is a food delivery and logistics platform that enables its users to order food online.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.30B (July 2021)

  • Country: South Korea

  • City: Seoul

  • Started in: 2014

  • Founders: Sophie Kim

  • Number of employees: 250-500

  • Funding: $769.86M

  • Funding rounds: 8

  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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7) Zume

Zume is a manufacturing technology company focused on food packaging with economically viable substitutes for plastic packaging.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.25B (November 2018)

  • Country: United States

  • State: California

  • City: Mountain View

  • Started in: 2015

  • Founders: Alex Garden, Julia Collins

  • Number of employees: 100-250

  • Funding: $445.69M

  • Funding rounds: 7

  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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8) Gousto

Gousto, an online meal-kit service, automates the entire process from combining ingredients to delivery.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.70B (November 2020)

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • State: England

  • City: London

  • Started in: 2012

  • Founders: James Carter, Timo Boldt

  • Number of employees: 500-1,000

  • Funding: $361.00M

  • Funding rounds: 14

  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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9) Xianshenghuo

Xianshenghuo offers cold chain solutions for the transportation of fresh food.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.57B (March 2022)

  • Country: China

  • State: Sichuan

  • City: Chengdu

  • Started in: 2016

  • Number of employees: 10001+

  • Funding: $101.61M

  • Funding rounds: 3

  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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10) Kitopi

Kitopi is a cloud kitchen startup that provides delivery only services for restaurants.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.55B (July 2021)

  • Country: United Arab Emirates

  • City: Dubai

  • Started in: 2018

  • Founders: Andres Arenas, Bader Ataya, Mohamad Ballout, Saman Darkan

  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000

  • Funding: $502.20M

  • Funding rounds: 4

  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

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11) Deliverect

Deliverect integrates online orders from food delivery channels into restaurants’ POS to improve their operational flow.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.40B (January 2022)

  • Country: Belgium

  • City: Ghent

  • Started in: 2018

  • Founders: Jan Hollez, Jelte Vrijhoef, Jerome Laredo, Zhong Xu

  • Number of employees: 100-250

  • Funding: $235.89M

  • Funding rounds: 6

  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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12) Rebel Foods

Rebel Foods Services is a food delivery platform that provides delivery services through its mobile app.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.40B (October 2021)

  • Country: India

  • City: Pune

  • Started in: 2011

  • Founders: Jaydeep Barman, Kallol Banerjee

  • Number of employees: 5,000-10,000

  • Funding: $495.21M

  • Funding rounds: 23

  • Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

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13) Flipdish

Flipdish helps on-demand food businesses create branded food ordering systems, websites, and apps.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.25B (January 2022)

  • Country: Ireland

  • City: Dublin

  • Started in: 2015

  • Founders: Conor McCarthy, James McCarthy

  • Number of employees: 250-500

  • Funding: $156.34M

  • Funding rounds: 6

  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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14) Rohlik

Rohlik is a grocery delivery service that provides same-day delivery in 90 minutes.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.20B (July 2021)

  • Country: Czech Republic

  • State: Hlavni mesto Praha

  • City: Karlín

  • Started in: 2014

  • Founders: Marek Sacha, Tomas Cupr

  • Number of employees: 101-250

  • Funding: $613.08M

  • Funding rounds: 8

  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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15) Daily Harvest

Daily Harvest is a customer-first platform that provides subscription-based food delivery services to offer healthy frozen foods.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.10B (November 2021)

  • Country: United States

  • State: New York

  • City: New York

  • Started in: 2014

  • Founders: Rachel Drori

  • Number of employees: 100-250

  • Funding: $120.98M

  • Funding rounds: 6

  • Number of investors: 24

You can find their website here.

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16) LINE MAN Wongnai

Line Man Wongnai is a service-based e-commerce platform that connects consumers, riders, and businesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (September 2022)

  • Country: Thailand

  • State: Krung Thep

  • City: Bangkok

  • Started in: 2020

  • Founders: Yod Chinsupakul

  • Number of employees: 501-1000

  • Funding: $375.00M

  • Funding rounds: 2

  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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17) Slice

Slice is a provider of tools for pizzerias to manage the digital side of their businesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (November 2021)

  • Country: India

  • City: Bengaluru

  • Started in: 2015

  • Founders: Ilir Sela

  • Number of employees: 500-1,000

  • Funding: $303.73M

  • Funding rounds: 6

  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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18) Licious

Licious is an online meat and seafood ordering startup that follows an end-to-end business.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (October 2021)

  • Country: India

  • City: Bengaluru

  • Started in: 2015

  • Founders: Abhay Hanjura, Varun Sadana, Vivek Gupta

  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000

  • Funding: $338.00M

  • Funding rounds: 9

  • Number of investors: 24

You can find their website here.

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18 Food Delivery Unicorns Companies1) goPuff2) Swiggy3) Bolt4) Rappi5) Flink6) Kurly7) Zume8) Gousto9) Xianshenghuo10) Kitopi11) Deliverect12) Rebel Foods13) Flipdish14) Rohlik15) Daily Harvest16) LINE MAN Wongnai17) Slice18) Licious

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