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Zesty
Food · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2013
Corporate and Office Bay Area Catering MoreLess
Zesty, now part of Caviar Catering, specializes in providing full-service restaurant catering and group meal ordering solutions for businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Los Angeles. The company offers a comprehensive service that includes white glove catering for every meal, daily lunch drop-offs, and a Catering Captain to ensure everything is set up perfectly. Clients can choose from a variety of restaurants and share a unique link with their team, allowing employees to select their own dishes, which arrive individually labeled. Zesty's platform also features auto checkout, spending limits, and meal calendars, making it ideal for both startups and large companies with diverse dietary needs. The business operates on a B2B model, generating revenue through service fees and partnerships with restaurants. Keywords: restaurant catering, group ordering, white glove service, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, customizable meals, B2B, auto checkout, meal calendar.
Company overview
Zesty company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 29
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 58.0
Valuation & funding
Zesty funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Apr 2018 | $0 | — | Block | ↗ |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jul 2015 | $18M | $70M | Brad Zions · Index Ventures · Founders Fund · Forerunner Ventures | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jul 2014 | $3.7M | $15M | Passion Capital · Great Oaks Venture Capital · Forerunner Ventures · Jan Senderek | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2014 | $125K | $500K | Y Combinator | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2014 | $3.7M | $15M | Y Combinator · Great Oaks Venture Capital · Owen Van Natta · Zak Holdsworth | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 39 |
Growth signals
Zesty website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Zesty is 10K monthly website visits, up 25% over the last three months. Zesty's team declined 27.5% over the past year.
Comparisons
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Zesty's talent
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Global footprint
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