# Shef: Consumer services, San Francisco, United States

> Shef: Shef is an online marketplace that connects local, food safety-certified home cooks with customers looking for authentic, homemade meals delivered to...

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# Shef

Shef is an online marketplace that connects local, food safety-certified home cooks with customers looking for authentic, homemade meals delivered to their door.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Consumer services San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2019 7 years old
- **Team:** 450 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $109M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series B Mar 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Shef has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Shef

Shef is an online marketplace that connects local, food safety-certified home cooks with customers looking for authentic, homemade meals delivered to their door.

Founded in 2018 and launched in January 2019, Shef empowers neighborhood chefs, often immigrants or refugees, to turn their culinary skills into small businesses without the overhead of a restaurant. The company operates in 11 states plus Washington, D.C., and has facilitated over 1.6 million meal deliveries. Shef's mission is to make homemade food more accessible and affordable while creating economic opportunities for local chefs. Customers can enjoy a variety of authentic dishes prepared in small batches, delivered in refrigerated boxes for easy heating at home. Shef also provides tools for cooks, including menu formation and marketing support, ensuring that all meals are prepared safely and with care.

## What company datasets say Shef raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$109M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **$67M**

Last round date **Mar 2023**

Investors listed **36**

Y Combinator **W19**

## On 6 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Synergis Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synergis-capital)
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)
- [Mastry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastry)
- [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombardstreet-ventures)
- [Realm Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/realm-capital-ventures)
- [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen)

Each firm lists Shef on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

local food marketplace consumers homemade meal delivery local cuisine personal chef platform information technology & services homemade food meal prep b2c home chef marketplace food delivery services home_cooking home cooking e-commerce food app

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Consumer services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 72233, 7225, SIC 5812
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $51M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/shef)

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