Too Good To Go: When Doing Good Became a Business Model
In 2015 a small group of Danish entrepreneurs stared at towering piles of buffet leftovers and asked, “What if this waste could be value?” In Copenhagen they sketched out an idea: an app to rescue unsold food. By early 2016 Too Good To Go was born – a pocket-sized marketplace connecti …
From Fridge Leftovers to a Global Food-Sharing Movement: The Olio Story
Imagine unpacking boxes at your new home, only to be told that perfectly good food must go straight in the bin. This was Olio co-founder Tessa Clarke’s “lightbulb moment” in 2014aboutamazon.eu. Frustrated, she asked herself: “Why isn’t there an app I can use to share food with someone …
The Rise of Kitopi: Dubai’s Cloud Kitchen Powerhouse
In 2018, four friends in Dubai saw a massive gap in the food delivery market. Restaurants struggled with delivery logistics, inconsistent quality, and fragmentation of tools. They founded Kitopi (“kitchen utopia”) with a bold mission: “to power the food economy by revolutionising the …
Quicklly: South Asian Marketplaces Show How Niche Wins Big
Quicklly sprang from a simple origin story: two South Asian entrepreneurs in Chicago saw an underserved community’s pain and built a marketplace to fix it. Founded in 2017 (launched 2018) by Keval Raj and Hanish Pahwa, Quicklly set out to solve the diaspora’s food-shopping and dining …
Club Feast: When Planning Lunch Beats Paying For Chaos
“The future of food isn’t fast — it’s smart.” In today’s on-demand frenzy, delivery apps promise convenience but deliver chaos: sky-high fees, cranky drivers racing around empty, and restaurants choking on unpredictable orders deliverect.com switchgearmarketing.com. Every hour they sp …
Shef: The Home-Cook Revolution Feeding America
Imagine craving your grandmother’s adobo or a fragrant bowl of Ethiopian shiro, and finding it served fresh by a neighbor down the street. What if your weekend takeout came from around the world — not from a chain, but from someone’s home kitchen? That’s the revolution Shef has sparke …
How Chowbus Turned Authentic Asian Cuisine Into a Niche Delivery Powerhouse
Ever craved genuine xiao long bao on a delivery app and come up empty-handed? That’s exactly what happened to Chowbus co-founder Linxin Wen when he moved to Chicago – he couldn’t find the authentic Asian flavors he grew up with, and hated the exorbitant delivery fees. This frustration …
From Startup to Franchise Juggernaut: The Delivery.com Success Story
What if building a delivery empire isn't about burning cash, but about building communities? Delivery.com’s journey from a single city startup to a franchise-fueled powerhouse proves just that. In an industry dominated by VC-funded giants, this local delivery marketplace found its edg …
From Idea to Unicorn: How Slice Became a $380M Success
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to build a startup that raises over $380 million across 15 rounds? What if you could create the next marketplace unicorn from scratch?
