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Pod Foods
Changing the way food reaches grocery store shelves
About Pod Foods
Pod Foods operates within the grocery distribution market, providing a platform that connects emerging food brands with retailers across the continental United States. The company serves a diverse range of clients, from progressive independent stores to mass market conventional retailers. Pod Foods leverages intelligent software to optimize the distribution process, ensuring that products are delivered when and where they are needed. The business model is based on a drop ship distribution system, which allows for consolidated order fulfillment and eliminates predatory fees and deductions typically associated with traditional distribution methods. Pod Foods generates revenue through its distribution services, charging a fee for the logistics and technology solutions it provides to food brands. The company is committed to supporting brands that prioritize health, humanity, and the environment, reflecting the growing consumer demand for products that align with these values.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 60
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 72.9/100
- Industry
- Food
- Sub-industry
- Food Logistics & Delivery
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Retail, B2b Online Marketplace, Food B2B
- 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 A✓Equity / VC | Dec 2021 | $10M | $40M | Unshackled · XFactor Ventures · Industrious Ventures · K2 Global | ↗ |
| EARLY VCEquity / VC | Sep 2021 | $5.6M | $22M | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Pod Foods is 15K monthly website visits, up 36.4% over the last three months. Pod Foods's team grew 1.7% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Unshackled
Moment Ventures
M12
Series A7 investors entered at this stage
Industrious Ventures
XFactor Ventures
K2 Global
Graphene Ventures
Relish Works
XRC Labs
Barrel Ventures
Other known investors12 additional known investors
Christian Gammill
Clint Chao
CompanyFirst
Cultivation Capital
Function
Hustle Fund
Hyphen Capital
Interstate Fusion Ventures
Jim Curry
Nitin Pachisia
The Food Foundry
XRC Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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Market sentiment
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