Heyfood was founded by Taiwo Akinropo, Demilade Odetara in 2022.

Who are Heyfood's investors?

Heyfood's investors include Ventures Platform, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, PageOne Lab, Inc..

Where is Heyfood headquartered?

Heyfood is headquartered in Ibadan, NG.

Heyfood

YC W22

Ibadan, NG · Founded 2022 · 40 employees · 4 known investors

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A food delivery platform operating across African cities that connects urban professionals with restaurants, aiming to achieve profitability on individual transactions from launch.

Also known as Hey Technologies Inc.

Consumer FoodTech Marketplaces SaaS MarketplaceNigeriaAfrica

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)

Heyfood was founded in 2022 by Taiwo Akinropo and Demilade Odetara.

Taiwo Akinropo FounderTaiwo Akinropo studied computer science and previously built a social discovery platform for students and worked on mobile payment solutions for merchants before founding Heyfood.

Demilade Odetara Co-Founder (Y Combinator)He previously worked as a software and platform engineer at fintech companies in Nigeria, including Carbon and Fairmoney.

Akinropo TaiwoFounder

Odetara DemiladeFounder

Investors · 4

Ventures Platformlisted by Ventures PlatformAbuja · $50K – $1M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Goodwater CapitalreportedBurlingame · $5M – $50M

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PageOne Lab, Inc.reported

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Frequently asked questions

What does Heyfood do?: A food delivery platform operating across African cities that connects urban professionals with restaurants, aiming to achieve profitability on individual transactions from launch.
Who founded Heyfood?: Heyfood was founded by Taiwo Akinropo, Demilade Odetara in 2022.
Who are Heyfood's investors?: Heyfood's investors include Ventures Platform, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, PageOne Lab, Inc..
Where is Heyfood headquartered?: Heyfood is headquartered in Ibadan, NG.