Heyfood
Doordash for Africa
Y CombinatorWinter 2022ActiveConsumerFood and BeverageMarketplaceSaaSConsumer
What they do
Problem
Urban professionals in African cities lack a convenient way to order restaurant food for delivery.
Solution
Heyfood provides an on-demand food delivery marketplace and logistics platform for African cities.
Who it's for
Millennial and Gen Z urban professionals in Africa’s major cities who order meals for delivery.
Founders
Taiwo Akinropo
Founder
Taiwo Akinropo is the Founder and CEO of Heyfood. Studied Computer Science. Launched a social discovery platform for students while in College, Taiwo has worked on a mobile payment solution for merchants in the past.
Demilade Odetara
Founder
Demilade is a Co-Founder and CTO of Heyfood. Before starting Heyfood he worked as a software/platform engineer for a few top tech companies in Nigeria including Carbon and Fairmoney.
Company timeline
- Founded2022
- YC batchWinter 2022
- StatusActive
- Team size40 people
- LocationIbadan, YO, Nigeria
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