Shef was founded by Joey Grassia in 2019.

Who are Shef's investors?

Shef's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, CRV (Charles River Ventures), DVC, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Lombardstreet Ventures, M13, Manta Ray Ventures and 14 more.

How much funding has Shef raised?

Shef has disclosed $93.5M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.

Where is Shef headquartered?

Shef is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Shef

YC W19

San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 70 employees · 22 known investors

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Shef operates a marketplace connecting home cooks with customers who order prepared meals delivered to their homes, creating income opportunities for cooks while providing consumers access to prepared home-cooked food.

Consumer FoodTech Marketplaces Marketplace Food Food TechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Shef was founded in 2019 by Joey Grassia.

Joey Grassia Co-founder | CEOJoey Grassia is a former Facebook employee who has founded and exited two consumer food companies and previously provided consulting services to startups and established firms. He is the founder and CEO of Shef, a marketplace connecting home cooks with customers for meal delivery.

Anna WanCOO

Stratos ChristianakisHead of Product

Jonathan LeungEngineering Manager

Anthony MangiaHead of Marketing

Alvin Salehi Co-founder | ChairmanFounder at Goldbridge

Philip BaleEngineeringformer

Tim BrownHead of Engineeringformer

Luis RodriguezOperations Managerformer

Philip ChmaltsSenior Engineering Managerformer

Malika RajvanshyEngineering Managerformer

Investors · 22

Andreessen Horowitzlisted by Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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CRV (Charles River Ventures)listed by CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M

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DVClisted by DVCRotterdam

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FJ Labslisted by FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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Lombardstreet Ventureslisted by Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K

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M13listed by M13New York · $4M – $7M

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Manta Ray Ventureslisted by Manta Ray VenturesLondon

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Mastrylisted by MastrySan Francisco

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Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Sprint Vclisted by Sprint VcBangalore

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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American Express Ventures (Amex)reported

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Amex VenturesreportedPalo Alto

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Burst CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $2M

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Craft VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $50M

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Duro VenturesreportedLynnwood

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K50 VenturesreportedEncinitas · $50K – $250K

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Ravikant CapitalreportedSeattle

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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Transmedia CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$93.5M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2021–2023

$73.5MSeries BMar 2023 · 2 sources
CRV (lead), Amex Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
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$20MSeries AJun 2021 · 2 sources
Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Craft Ventures, M13, Y Combinator
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Founder mafia

4 people who came through Shef went on to found or lead other companies.

Danny WenPartnerFounded Crowdmade +1 Jeff JordanBoard MemberFounded Wealthfront Alvin SalehiFounderFounded Goldbridge Jack BubesDirector of OperationsFounded RowFlow

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In the news

Culinary marketplace Shef whips up nationwide expansion with new funding, growth ingredients | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Mar 2023

Shef raises $20M to expand its homemade meal delivery marketplace – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jun 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does Shef do?: Shef operates a marketplace connecting home cooks with customers who order prepared meals delivered to their homes, creating income opportunities for cooks while providing consumers access to prepared home-cooked food.
Who founded Shef?: Shef was founded by Joey Grassia in 2019.
Who are Shef's investors?: Shef's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, CRV (Charles River Ventures), DVC, FJ Labs, Gaingels, Lombardstreet Ventures, M13, Manta Ray Ventures and 14 more.
How much funding has Shef raised?: Shef has disclosed $93.5M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Shef headquartered?: Shef is headquartered in San Francisco, US.