Hotplate
Hotplate is changing how people sell food across the US by giving Chefs and Bakers the tools necessary to solo launch and manage a food business online. There are talented people around the world capable of making amazing food, but either due to a lack of awareness, financial constraints, or the daunting overhead costs associated with traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, many never venture into this space independently. Hotplate is fueling a new model of food sales, allowing anyone to create
Y Combinator
yc-company-directory #1666Hotplate is changing how people sell food across the US by giving Chefs and Bakers the tools necessary to solo launch and manage a food business online. There are talented people around the world capable of making amazing food, but either due to a lack of awareness, financial constraints, or the daunting overhead costs associated with traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, many never venture into this space independently. Hotplate is fueling a new model of food sales, allowing anyone to create
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Companies similar to Hotplate
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Chow Central Inc
match 96Chow Central is building technology to disrupt the food industry in Nigeria. The goal is to profitably provide food to as many people as possible in record time. Chow Central has launched its first product "500chow". A delivery-only quick service restaurant that serves customers in record time. 500chow has 10x lower costs than traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants, and 10x more online orders. Our customers love us for our super fast and cheaper deliveries. We are able to do this by launching
shared extracted concept terms: food; shared product terms: food, many, people, launch; shared product theme: sales and marketing; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Zoomer
match 72Zoomer is a venture backed, technology and logistics startup focused on helping high volume delivery restaurants wow their customers and grow their business. We've taken a unique approach to changing the food delivery space and it's starting to pay off. Zoomer has stayed out of the spotlight so you won't find much about us online, but our charts are going up and to the right in impressive fashion and more importantly, we are growing and working with more and more restaurant partners, driver part
shared extracted concept terms: food; shared product terms: chang, food, us, online; shared product theme: sales and marketing; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Flick
match 60Flick is an AI filmmaking software that lets people create Hollywood-level short films completely using AI end-to-end. There are many AI tools that can give you 8-second casual clips to post on social media, but when it comes to creating truly high-quality films with coherent storylines, consistent characters, and cinematic aesthetics, they don’t come close due to their lack of flexibility, creative control, and fragmented creative flow. Founded by an award-winning filmmaker and a founding engin
shared product terms: people, create, there, many; same category: AI infrastructure; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Forage
match 59Forage is changing the world of career discovery and skill-building. We partner with leading companies to create online job simulations for college students to build skills, gain experience and better understand different career paths. Our free digital learning simulations simulate a 'day in the life' of a junior employee, giving students the chance to complete hypothetical tasks, learn from employees and understand which roles are aligned with their interests and skills. We believe 'talent is d
shared extracted concept terms: businesse; shared product terms: chang, create, online, giving; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Fenrock AI
match 56We're building the Legora for traditional financial services, working closely with US bank CEOs to transform their businesses.
shared extracted concept terms: traditional, businesse; shared product terms: traditional, financial, us, businesse; same category: AI infrastructure; shared affiliation: Y Combinator
Phood Solutions
match 44Food waste prevention company that helps food businesses reduce their food waste by 50%, save 8-10% of food costs, and assists with food donations.
shared extracted concept terms: food, businesse; shared product terms: food, businesse, cost