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FoodMaven
The online B2B marketplace for high-quality food lost in the big food system, with full logistics
About FoodMaven
FoodMaven is a technology-driven company that provides a Smart Shopping Assistant designed to help restaurants make better food purchasing decisions. Operating in the foodservice industry, FoodMaven's core product allows users to compare ingredients across multiple vendors quickly and efficiently. The service is free to use and can be added to Chrome or Firefox browsers in just two clicks. By leveraging user data, FoodMaven tailors product recommendations to show better deals, resulting in significant cost savings. On average, mid-sized restaurants can save up to $21,000 annually, with product comparison speeds being over 400% faster than manual searches. The company plans to introduce paid features and additional products in the future, but the core Smart Shopping Assistant will remain free. FoodMaven primarily serves mid-sized restaurants looking to optimize their food procurement processes. The business model is currently based on providing a free service with potential future monetization through premium features. Revenue generation will likely come from these advanced features and possibly partnerships with vendors.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Denver, United States
- Employees
- 10
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 59.9/100
- Industry
- Food, Energy
- Sub-industry
- Waste Solution, In-store Retail & Restaurant Tech
- Sector
- Energy, Waste Reduction, Food Waste, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Tech, B2b Online Marketplace, Circular Economy, Hard Tech
- Technology
- IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Dec 2019 | $15M | $61M | Tao Capital Partners | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jan 2019 | $10M | $40M | Tao Capital Partners | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for FoodMaven is 800 monthly website visits, up 14.3% over the last three months. FoodMaven's team grew 0% over the past year.
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Investors
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Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Tao Capital Partners
Other known investors5 additional known investors
FirstTracks Ventures
Food Retail Ventures- JMJames McCann.
SDH Capital
Trailhead Capital
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