Goldbelly


Goldbelly is a curated online marketplace for regional and artisanal foods crafted by local food purveyors throughout the United States. Goldbelly's staff curates products from restaurants, bakeries, delis, etc. to feature on the site and facilitates shipping across all 50 states. The ordered food sometimes requires preparation and cooking.

History

Founded as 'Goldbely' by Joe Ariel, the company began its operation from a townhouse in Noe Valley in San Francisco with a four-person team of Ariel, Trevor Stow, Vanessa Torrivilla and Joel Gillman. The site accepted into Y-Combinator in 2013. Time Magazine named Goldbelly one of the 50 Best Websites of 2013. In 2013, Goldbelly closed on $3 million seed funding led by Intel Capital.
In 2017 the company moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City. In October 2018, the company changed their name from Goldbely to Goldbelly, raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Enlightened Hospitality Investments, the fund formed by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, and had Danny Meyer join the company's advisory board.

Criticism

According to one review, as some of the food is frozen, the experience can sometimes differ from the taste customers get at the restaurant.