YC Food and Beverage startups
94 Y Combinator companies in Food and Beverage, 1 of them from the last four batches. Its share of recent batches is 0.1%, up from 0% in the four batches before. About 5% are AI companies by YC’s tags.
- Signal
- Open
- Since 2025
- 1 vs 2 in 2023–24
- Acquired or public
- 19%
- Listed as inactive
- 40%
Share of each batch
Food and Beverage companies as a share of each YC batch since 2015.
Newest entrants
Of 81 Food and Beverage companies from batches up to 2021, YC lists 13 as acquired, 2 as public, 34 as active and 32 as inactive.
- Shire Intelligence F26 · Shire uses CCTV to run restaurants in real time.
- Chow Central Inc S23 · Asset Light Chipotle for Africa
- Choppy! W23 · FAST FLAVORFUL PROTEIN
Building in Food and Beverage?
Open problems and funding on Questd for niche markets.
- Pathlight Ventures · Request for Startups 2026
- Startup Wise Guys · Up to €100,000 (fintech up to €150,000)
- Andreessen Horowitz · Big Ideas 2026
- Index Ventures · Investment Focus 2026
Food and Beverage companies, newest first
94 companies
- Shire IntelligenceAI
Shire uses CCTV to run restaurants in real time.
Fall 2026Food and Beverage4Myrtle Beach, SC, USA - Chow Central Inc
Asset Light Chipotle for Africa
Summer 2023Food and BeverageLagos, LA, Nigeria - Choppy!
FAST FLAVORFUL PROTEIN
Winter 2023Food and Beverage2Los Angeles, CA, USAInactive - Chowdeck
On-demand food delivery for Africa
Summer 2022Food and Beverage103LA, Nigeria - FoodCourt
Virtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa
Summer 2022Food and Beverage80Lagos, LA, Nigeria - Krave Mart
Grocery Delivery in Pakistan
Summer 2022Food and Beverage80Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan - Ordinary Seafood
We are doing for seafood what Impossible did for meat
Summer 2022Food and Beverage5Potsdam, BB, GermanyInactive - Ten Lives
Manufacturing more proteins with AI.
Summer 2022Food and Beverage6San Francisco, CA, USA - beU delivery
Food delivery service in Africa
Winter 2022Food and Beverage300Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Heyfood
Doordash for Africa
Winter 2022Food and Beverage40Ibadan, YO, Nigeria - Offbeast
We make plant-based steaks with an authentic texture
Winter 2022Food and Beverage15New York City, NY, USA - Sendme, IncAI
On demand provider of meat to households and food businesses
Winter 2022Food and Beverage40Ibadan, YO, NigeriaInactive - yhangry
Marketplace for private chefs
Winter 2022Food and Beverage12London, England, United Kingdom - Byte Kitchen
Increasing restaurant profitability through our AI Operating System
Summer 2021Food and Beverage5San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired - Cache
Online convenience stores fulfilled by tiny, automated dark stores.
Summer 2021Food and Beverage2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Chari
B2B e-commerce and fintech platform for traditional proximity stores
Summer 2021Food and Beverage100Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco - Locale
Organic and gourmet high-protein meals, designed for longevity.
Summer 2021Food and Beverage11San Francisco, CA, USA - MadEats
Online delivery-only restaurant group in the Philippines
Summer 2021Food and BeverageMakati, NCR, PhilippinesAcquired - Membo
Groceries fresher than a farmer’s market, delivered to you (EU)
Summer 2021Food and Beverage3Tallinn, Harju County, EstoniaInactive - Nino Foods
Building India's fast food empire
Summer 2021Food and Beverage250MH, IndiaInactive - OneStopKitchenAI
AI-Driven Tech & Space Optimization to Scale Restaurants
Summer 2021Food and Beverage10San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Perfekto
Grocery subscription service against food waste in Latam
Summer 2021Food and Beverage33Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoInactive - Planet A Foods
Building the next generation food ingredient champion.
Summer 2021Food and Beverage6Munich, BY, Germany - Eat Blueprint
Longevity Nutrition Service
Winter 2021Food and Beverage2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
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