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Chef'd

Meal kit service.

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Reasons for Shutdown

Acqui-hire

Chef'd was bought by a packaged-food consultancy, True Food Innovations.

Chef'd found a buyer a week after the company shut down.
The company said that it bought Chef’d’s assets and that the firm will continue to sell Chef'd meal kits in grocery stores and other retail outlets.
The company’s acquired assets include a plant, property, equipment, brand and more, as True Food Innovations plans to integrate the assets with its existing business.

Financial Difficulties

Had setbacks with financing.

We have had some unexpected circumstances with the funding for the business.

Direct Competitors and Similar Companies

Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	New Coke	54.1%	The unofficial name for the reformulation of Coca-Cola introduced in April 1985 by the Coca-Cola Company.	Food & Beverages	Food Distributors, Food Processing, Organisation	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1985	-	-	-
2.	Dinnr	49.8%	An online platform that delivered ingredients with a recipe to create meals at home.	Food & Beverages	Delivery, Hospitality, E-Commerce	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
1.	Dazo	25.4%	A curated food demand platform.	Food & Beverages	Internet, Mobile, Delivery	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
2.	Maple	21.0%	Food delivery service that paired the best chefs in the city with top-flight technology and logistics.	Food & Beverages	Food Distributors, Logistics, Delivery	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
3.	Eatlo	19.1%	Tasty awesome food designed and prepared by Pro-Chefs.	Food & Beverages	Foodtech, Delivery, Restaurants	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
4.	Eatonomist	15.6%	An online food delivery startup that used to deliver meals prepared in its own kitchen.	Food & Beverages	E-Commerce, Foodtech, Delivery	India	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
5.	Orbitz	4.3%	A non-carbonated fruit-flavored beverage product made by The Clearly Food & Beverage Company of Canada.	Food & Beverages	Food Distributors, Manufacturing, Food Processing	Canada	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Active	-	-	1997	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Image	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.		Campbell Soup Company	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Smithfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Leadership

No.	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.	Chris Growney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Kyle Ransford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Joseph Weber	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Jeffrey Lesage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Marty Westreich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Lawrence Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	David Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	8 Aug 2017	Private Equity Round	USD 35.21M	-	-	USD 35.21M		Equity,	15	7	-	-	Completed
2.	15 May 2015	Funding round	USD 5.3M	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	Completed