Nigerian on-demand food delivery startup Chowdeck has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support its expansion into more cities across the country.
Launched in October 2021, Chowdeck allows customers to order meals from a variety of restaurants and have them delivered to their doorstep in 30 minutes. It is currently deserting eight cities: Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Ilorin, Benin City, Abeokuta and Asaba. It has partnered with many quick service restaurants like Chicken Republic, Burger King and Bukka Hut to boost sales.
The round included investments from Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, FounderX Ventures, Hoaq Fund, Levare Ventures, True Culture Funds and Haleakala Ventures. Simon Borrero and Juan Pablo Ortega, the co-founders of Rappi, the largest online delivery platform in Latin America, Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, co-founders of Paystack, Sudeep Ramani (Sportybet), Ayo Arikawe (Thrive Agric ), and Karthik Ramakrishnan (Amazon) also participated as business angels.
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