Feastly operates an online marketplace that connects diners with approved chefs who host curated meals and cooking classes outside traditional restaurants. Since launching last year, its chefs have hosted thousands of meals for tens of thousands of customers across San Francisco, Washington DC, New York, and Chicago. Individual chefs on the platform can earn up to $60,000 annually, with some using Feastly to make a living or to build followings and launch restaurants. The platform emphasizes access to hard-to-find cuisines and accommodation of unusual dietary restrictions, and positions dining as a way to build connection among guests. Recent company moves include adding a $1 million insurance policy protecting cooks against food-illness and property-damage claims and hiring Leigh Goldstein as chief operating officer. Feastly announced it raised $1.25 million in seed funding to support growth.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2014