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Caviar (YC S11) — Uber for food

Caviar delivers the best restaurants. We partner directly with restaurants to bring food to customers across the country — whether dining for one or 100.

Caviar is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Uber for food. The founders listed are Jason Wang (Founder/Founding CEO), Richard Din (Founder), Tony (Shi) Li (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Caviar

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2011
batch
51
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2011
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size51
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Food and Beverage
SectorsDelivery, Food Tech
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://trycaviar.com

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Caviar delivers the best restaurants. We partner directly with restaurants to bring food to customers across the country — whether dining for one or 100. Customers can order ahead on the web, or instantly from the Caviar app for iOS and Android. Caviar is part of Square’s full suite of tools for businesses, enabling restaurants across the country to reach more customers, grow sales and expand reach. We deliver from the best restaurants in Boston, Brooklyn & Queens, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Philadelphia & Greater Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area (including East Bay, Peninsula, Marin & South Bay), and Washington D.C.

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