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Taste

DefunctYC W21

New York City, US · Founded 2020 · 2 employees · 3 known investors

Taste operates a marketplace where customers can purchase prepared meals from restaurants and have them delivered nationwide, providing an alternative to home cooking or conventional takeout for at-home dining.

Also known as Taste Technologies Inc.

ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesGhost KitchensMarketplaceDeliveryUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)

Taste was founded in 2020 by Jeff Chen and Daryl Sew.

JCJeff Chen
Jeff Chenin𝕏FounderJeff Chen founded Redcar, which provides AI-powered sales representatives for B2B companies. He previously led Joyride, which was acquired by Google, and CLZ, acquired by Zynga.
DSDaryl Sew
Daryl SewinFounderDaryl Sew is cofounder and CTO of Certainly Health. He previously founded Taste, a fine dining delivery marketplace, and held roles at Tesla, Google X, Snap, and worked on autonomous vehicle projects.

Investors · 3

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Moderne VenturesreportedChicago · $100K – $7M

Also in the syndicate · 1

AI Ventureslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Taste of Hilo raises record $20K for Hawaiʻi Community College students | Big Island Nowbigislandnow.com · Jun 2026Taste Labs Raises $18.5m Seed to End AI Slop —The Source Code | Global Tech, AI & Startup Coveragethe-sourcecode.com · Jun 2026Diggdigg.com · Jun 2026Feeding Westchester’s “An Evening in Good Taste” Raises Over $600,000 - River Journal Online - News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskillriverjournalonline.com · Apr 2026Taste intelligence and AI vendor raises $25 million | TechTargettechtarget.com · Feb 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Taste do?
Taste operates a marketplace where customers can purchase prepared meals from restaurants and have them delivered nationwide, providing an alternative to home cooking or conventional takeout for at-home dining.
Who founded Taste?
Taste was founded by Jeff Chen, Daryl Sew in 2020.
Who are Taste's investors?
Taste's investors include Y Combinator, Moderne Ventures.
Where is Taste headquartered?
Taste is headquartered in New York City, US.