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YC Food and Beverage companies

93 Y Combinator companies in Food and Beverage, with team size, growth, open roles and funding.

Updated weekly, last on November 9, 2026. Roster from Y Combinator's public directory.

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
129 roles
DoorDashS13
  1. 2Instacart85
  2. 3Rappi18
See all 10
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+15%
NaturAll ClubW19
  1. 2CocuSocial+12%
  2. 3Chowdeck+12%
See all 23
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−40%
Eclipse FoodsW19
  1. 2Lezzoo−20%
  2. 3FoodCourt−13%
See all 11
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$10M
LineLeapS19
See all 1
Companies
93
Active
43
Hiring, last 60 days
10
Open roles, 60 days
265
People on these teams
150,521
Showing 50 of 93 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
Restaurant delivery.
S13Public84,144+3%+8%129$5.2BPost-IPO debt$2.8B, Oct 2026
Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup
S12Public25,483+2%+5%85$2.9BPrivate equity$232M, Nov 2021
On-demand delivery and financial services for Latin America.
W1615,009+1%+7%18$2.6BDebt$25M, Oct 2025
Building a world where alternative proteins are no longer alternative.
S18548+11%+18%0GrantAug 2018
Shef is a Marketplace for Homemade Food
W19451+7%+11%0$109MSeries B$73.5M, Mar 2023
Grocery Delivery in Pakistan
S22431+2%+11%0$12.3MSeed$6.3M, Dec 2024
S153690%+4%0
Uber for food.
S11Acquired278+1%+1%0$15MSeries A$13M, Apr 2014
On-demand food delivery for Africa
S22268+12%+20%0$18.4MSeries A$15.4M, Aug 2025
Lezzoo is an on-demand delivery Superapp for Iraq.
W19178−6%−20%0$1.6MNon-equity support$1.5M, Sep 2023
Food delivery service in Africa
W22161+3%+14%0$8.3MSeed$300K, Jul 2023
Daily meal delivery, personalized to your tastes.
W14Acquired154−1%+1%0$29.9MConvertible note$15M, Sep 2018
Pop Meals is a restaurant chain without chefs. All recipes are…
S17134+2% YC$27MSeries B$18M, Feb 2020
Virtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa
S22130−4%−13%0$2.2MSeed$1.7M, Jan 2024
Full-stack grocery delivery in LatAm
S18116−1%−3%2$32.6MSeries A$22.5M, Jan 2022
Empowering restaurants and small food makers to ship nationwide.
W13115+1%−3%YC$133MSeries C$100M, May 2021
Building India's fast food empire
S21Inactive101 −2%0
10-minute delivery service for college students.
W20Inactive95−6%+23%0$13.3MSeries A$12M, Oct 2021
LineLeap gets customers to the fun, faster.
S1992+3%−11%1$30.8MUndisclosed round$10M, Nov 2025
Organic and gourmet high-protein meals, designed for longevity.
S2191+8%+7%0$16.1MSeed$14M, May 2022
Order ahead at restaurants and get rewards with friends.
W1878+3%−8%0$95.6MSeries B$70M, Jun 2021
Try-at-home service for fine spirits
S1478−1%−2%0$13.9MUndisclosed round$5M, Aug 2019
B2B e-commerce and fintech platform for traditional proximity stores
S2173+4%+3%0$21MSeries A$12M, Oct 2025
Restaurant Solution (E-commerce via WhatsApp + POS + CRM/Marketing)
W2173−5%−6%0$6.1MSeed$4.6M, May 2022
The one-stop shop for healthy products
W2171−1%+8%0$1.5MSeed$1.4M, Sep 2021
Taali is creating popcorn 2.0 from popped water lily seeds
W1963 +9%0$150KYC investment$150K, Mar 2019
Essentials delivered in 30 minutes.
S20Acquired560%+2%0$5.1MYC investment$125K, Aug 2020
An AI-powered digital grocer that delivers in under 60 mins.
S16Inactive54+2%+6%0$34.4MSeries B$19.4M, Oct 2021
Taking from 1 to 100 the premade food industry in LATAM
S2053−5%−10%0$1.6MSeed$1.3M, Oct 2021
On demand provider of meat to households and food businesses
W22Inactive52  0$2.3MSeed$2.3M, Mar 2022
A portfolio of delivery-only restaurant brands
W20Inactive50+2%+4%0$150KYC investment$150K, Mar 2020
Personalized Performance Nutrition
W1847−6% 0$7.6MSeries B$7.5M, Sep 2024
Cannabis infused beverages
W18Inactive45−4%−10%0$2.3MSeed$2.3M, Mar 2018
Soylent is a simple, nutritious, and affordable food that possesses…
S12Acquired43+5%+5%0$133MSeries B$50M, May 2017
Doordash for Africa
W2240+5%−7%0$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2022
Juicy marbles makes thick juicy and marbled plant based steaks.
W2139+8%+5%0$4.5MSeed$4.5M, Nov 2021
Marketplace for local activities.
S1737+12%+28%9$120KYC investment$120K, Aug 2017
Online ordering platform for independent chefs and bakers.
S2028−3%+4%1$3.2MSeed$2.9M, Feb 2022
Find culinary products and experiences from great makers everywhere
W2028+4% 0Pre-seedMar 2020
Healthy packaged fresh food
W1928+8%+12%0$7MUndisclosed round$7M, Jan 2024
Worlds smallest and friendliest café franchise. "The Bike-Powered…
S15Inactive22−4% 0$3.4MUndisclosed round$944K, Jul 2017
Healthy organic food that creates a positive impact
W2121+5%+24%0
Eclipse Foods is building the future of dairy using micelles, the…
W1921−9%−40%0$55.6MSeries B$40M, Jun 2022
Building the first sensor enabled marketplace for repeat purchases
W1920+5%+11%0$6.8MSeries A$4.5M, Jan 2021
Frozen beauty products.
W1915+15%+25%0$1.1MUndisclosed round$1M, Aug 2019
Meals Delivered in 10 Minutes
S13Acquired120%0%0$13.5MSeries A$11M, May 2014
We put farms inside restaurants, so customers get healthier food and…
W1911−8%−8%0
Better coffee for less money
S14Acquired11+57%+57%0$320KSeed$120K, May 2015
Online delivery-only restaurant group in the Philippines
S21Acquired10−9%−9%0$1.8MSeed$1.7M, Apr 2022
Last-mile delivery for perishables.
W1910 +11%9$1.1MPre-seed$1M, Mar 2021

How this works

1. The roster

Every launched company in YC's public directory, with its batch, status, industry and location. New companies show up the week YC lists them.

2. The numbers

Each company is matched to Crustdata by its website. Crustdata adds team size and its change over 6 and 12 months, open roles from job postings, reported funding, and founders' past employers.

3. The lists

Hiring the most counts distinct roles posted in the last 60 days. Growth needs 10+ people today, shrinking 20+ a year ago, so tiny teams do not top the lists. Rebuilt every week.

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The numbers on this page come from three Crustdata API calls. Crustdata tags 5,000+ companies with Y Combinator as an investor; swap the filter for any investor, industry or headcount range and track your own list, with founders' work emails one call away.

  • Company search for team size, growth and funding
  • Job search with a count by company, for who is hiring and for what
  • A watch that re-runs the search weekly and sends only what changed
# 1. every company with Y Combinator as an investor
curl https://api.crustdata.com/company/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
    "filters": { "field": "funding.investors",
                 "type": "in", "value": ["Y Combinator"] },
    "fields": ["basic_info.name",
      "headcount.total", "headcount.growth_percent",
      "funding.total_investment_usd"],
    "limit": 100
  }'

# 2. open listings per company, last 60 days (limit 0 = counts only)
curl https://api.crustdata.com/job/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
  "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
    { "field": "company.basic_info.company_id",
      "type": "in", "value": [...] },
    { "field": "metadata.date_added",
      "type": "=>", "value": "2026-08-24" } ]},
  "limit": 0,
  "aggregations": [{ "type": "group_by",
    "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "agg": "count" }]
}'

# 3. the same company filter as a weekly watch: POST /watch/company/search

Questions about YC Food and Beverage companies

How many YC Food and Beverage companies are there?

93 Y Combinator companies are in Food and Beverage; 43 are active.

Which YC Food and Beverage companies are hiring?

10 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by DoorDash (129 roles), Instacart (85 roles) and Rappi (18 roles). 8 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC Food and Beverage companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): NaturAll Club (+15%), CocuSocial (+12%) and Chowdeck (+12%).

Which YC Food and Beverage companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: LineLeap ($10M).

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