ChowNow is a Los Angeles-based online ordering platform that powers branded online ordering systems for 11,000+ independent restaurants across the US and Canada via restaurants’ websites, Facebook, Google, apps, and its own site. It provides restaurant partners with customer insights and marketing support. Led by co-founder and CEO Chris Webb, the company closed a $21M Series C and has raised a total of $60, including previous rounds from Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. ChowNow intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. The company has also launched OrderBetter.com to educate consumers about the predatory tactics of delivery-app businesses. 3L Capital co-founder and managing director Shawn Colo joined ChowNow’s board following the round. ChowNow is an online, white-label food ordering platform that enables restaurants to own customer data and avoid marketplace commission models. It charges an upfront monthly fee of $150 per location rather than taking commissions on individual orders and does not operate its own delivery fleet. Since launching in 2011, ChowNow has brought on more than 8,000 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada and the company describes itself as a "Shopify for restaurants." The company recently unveiled its first branded mobile app to help with restaurant discovery and match customers to restaurants that use ChowNow. ChowNow expects to process $300 million in orders this year, split roughly half delivery and half pickup. The company raised a $20 million Series B led by Catalyst Investors, bringing total funding to nearly $40 million. ChowNow is a branded online ordering and marketing platform that enables restaurants to take orders from their website, Facebook page, and through branded iOS and Android apps. The company is led by CEO and Co‑Founder Chris Webb and is based in Los Angeles, CA. It currently serves thousands of restaurants across the U.S. and Canada, including chef‑driven concepts, regional chains, independent restaurants, and the U.S. Navy. ChowNow has integrated with Apple Pay, Yelp and Google to broaden payment and discovery options. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate growth, roll out a new catering product, and deliver several enhancements to its core offering in the coming months. Recent senior hires include Nick Kellermeyer (former GrubHub), Arpan Jhaveri (former Yodle) and Emily Neudorf (formerly at Groupon). ChowNow is a Los Angeles-based startup focused on mobile food ordering. A January 2014 regulatory filing shows the company raised $708,414 as part of a new funding round. The filing indicates the round is not yet closed and is targeted at $1.32M. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company in the filing. ChowNow has previously raised funding from Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners and was part of LaunchpadLA. The filing did not disclose operating metrics or the instruments and terms of the raise. ChowNow provides mobile and online food-ordering services that let users place orders via their mobile phones and Facebook. The company’s mobile and online ordering system is its core product offering. ChowNow is led by Christopher Webb and was part of the LaunchpadLA incubator. According to a regulatory filing, ChowNow raised an additional $1.19M in an ongoing funding round targeted at $2M. The filing lists Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners as backers. The article does not disclose operating metrics or the specific financing instrument beyond the ongoing round.

Total raised

$57M

Funding rounds

7

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

May 2019