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Karma Kitchen
Transforms industrial spaces into commercial kitchens, co-working and storage
About Karma Kitchen
Karma Kitchen is a UK-based startup that provides commercial kitchen spaces for food entrepreneurs, ranging from large food service businesses to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in food production and delivery. The company operates in the food service industry, specifically in the niche of commercial kitchen rentals.
Karma Kitchen's business model is centered around building and maintaining commercial kitchens, which are then rented out to food businesses. These kitchens are ready-to-go, meaning they can be operational within two weeks and require minimal investment from the clients. The company offers a range of kitchen sizes, from 1,000 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft for central production spaces, and smaller units for delivery kitchens.
The company's pricing is straightforward and transparent, with one easy bill that includes rates, waste, and kitchen porter (KP) services. This makes it 97% cheaper and 20 times faster than self-building a kitchen. Furthermore, Karma Kitchen helps businesses scale with less than £10k in upfront cost.
Karma Kitchen operates in multiple locations across London, Bristol, and Brighton, with plans to expand to more UK cities. This geographical spread allows their clients to get closer to their customers. The company also ensures that its spaces are safe, secure, and designed for the people that work in them.
In a bid to support startups and small businesses, Karma Kitchen offers 5% of its space at affordable rates.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 29
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 79.1/100
- Industry
- Real Estate, Food
- Sub-industry
- Workspaces, Food Logistics & Delivery
- Sector
- Food, Catering, Restaurant Tech, Dark Kitchen, Woman Founder
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2022 | $132M | $528M | Crosstree Real Estate Partners | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jul 2020 | $333M | $1.3B | Omakase Investment Club · Vengrove | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Karma Kitchen is 2.4K monthly website visits, down 7.7% over the last three months. Karma Kitchen's team grew 11.5% over the past year.
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Investors
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Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Vengrove
Omakase Investment Club
Crosstree Real Estate Partners
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