
MADE
Meal delivery service using local, organic ingredients.
Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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$320k | Early VC | ||
Total Funding | 000k |
MADE, formerly known as Mealku, operates as a meal delivery service in the New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas. The company provides fully prepared meals that customers can order from a rotating menu and have delivered to their homes or offices. The business model focuses on convenience, saving customers time on cooking and cleaning by offering meals that only require heating. MADE emphasizes the use of high-quality ingredients, sourcing local, organic, and humanely-raised products for its dishes.
The service is designed for easy and secure online ordering with no mandatory commitment. Customers choose their meals, which are then prepared by a team of chefs, packaged in eco-friendly containers, and delivered directly to the customer's specified location. The company's previous iteration, Mealku, was founded by Ted D'Cruz-Young and operated on a cooperative, community-sharing concept where approved home cooks could post meals for other members to purchase and have delivered. PitchBook data indicates Mealku raised $315K in an early-stage venture capital round on June 15, 2012, before later ceasing operations around July 2017. The current service, under the MADE or Mademeals name, continues the mission of providing healthy, chef-prepared meals.
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