When was Chowly founded?

Chowly was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Chowly located?

Chowly is headquartered in Chicago, United States. It is registered at Chicago, Illinois.

Who is the current CEO of Chowly?

Sterling Douglass of Chowly. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Chowly have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Chowly is 63.

Is Chowly a funded company?

Chowly is a funded company, having raised a total of $11.9M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Dec 06, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Chowly?

Chowly's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Sep 21, 2018, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is Food Tech. In United States, the Food Tech sector has seen $2.99B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Chowly rank among its competitors?

Chowly ranks 130th amongst 3809 active competitors, of which 213 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Petpooja, which secured $15.5M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Chowly?

Chowly's top competitors include Toast, Olo and Petpooja. Among them, Petpooja secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Chowly - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

POS software solution for restaurants. The company offers a software solution that integrates third-party online ordering platforms with the restaurant point of sale systems. It also offers to change menus on the platforms like DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats, and more.

Website: chowly.com
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Email ID: *****@chowlyinc.com
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Chicago, Illinois

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$11.9M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Sep 21, 2018, $*****

Investors

Hyde Park Venture Partners & 12 more

Ranked

130^th among 3809 active competitors

Employee Count

63 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Targetable & 1 more

Similar Companies

Petpooja & 1482 more

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Chowly is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CHOWLY, INC. CIN: 32081642343 , United States, Active	Oct 26, 2021	-	-	-
CHOWLY INC. CIN: 475675836 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	53 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
CHOWLY, INC. CIN: 47-5675836 , United States, Active	Nov 18, 2015	-	113 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-

Chowly has raised a total funding of $11.9M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 06, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Sep 21, 2018 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Chowly has 13 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Chowly:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 21, 2018	8198790	Series A	5059624	2251999	5844580	3102448
Jul 12, 2018	7885723	Series A	9456396	5596292	4039250	MATH Venture Partners
Jan 03, 2017	2170597	Seed	7756195	3917888	Hyde Park Venture Partners	1763795

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The founders of Chowly are Justin McNally and Sterling Douglass. Sterling Douglass is the CEO of Chowly.

Here are the details of Chowly's key team members:

Justin McNally: Co-Founder & CIO of Chowly. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Sterling Douglass: Co-Founder & CEO of Chowly.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Chowly's Board of Directors

Chowly's board has 4 active members. Justin McNally, Troy Henikoff, STERLING DOUGLASS-BARNES and DOMENICK MONTANILE are independent board members.

Here is the list of Chowly's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Justin McNally	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 2m
kfhlczj	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 2m
ijqnonn	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 4m
qllylse	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 1m

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Chowly's employee count trend

Chowly has 63 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Chowly's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Chowly include Toast, Olo and Petpooja. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Chowly, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Toast 2011, Boston (United States), Public	Cloud-based point of sale and management system for restaurants	$900M	Tiger Global Management, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 30 others	82/100
2nd	Olo 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a platform for restaurant brands to manage digital operations	$73.6M	PayPal, Tiger Global Management & 10 others	80/100
3rd	Petpooja 2011, Ahmedabad (India), Series C	All-in-one software powering SME growth with POS, payroll, and more	$27M	Gujarat Venture Finance, Dharana & 34 others	79/100
4th	Odeko 2019, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of online ordering solution for coffee businesses	$296M	B Capital, Notable Capital & 29 others	77/100
5th	SpotOn 1999, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Provider of point of sale systems and restaurant management software	$923M	Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer Investment Group ... & 17 others	76/100
6th	Lightspeed 2005, Montreal (Canada), Public	Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses	$292M	CDPQ, Inovia Capital & 8 others	76/100
7th	Paytronix 2001, Newton (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital guest engagement platform for restaurants and c-stores	$75M	Great Hill Partners, SVB & 1 others	71/100
8th	Foodics 2014, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Series C	Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system for efficient operations	$194M	Sanabil, Prosus & 15 others	70/100
9th	TouchBistro 2010, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system	$321M	Kensington Capital Partners, Relay Ventures ... & 21 others	69/100
10th	Nory 2020, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of an agentic AI restaurant operating system that predicts demand, builds schedules, manages ordering and payroll, and keeps profit and loss on track across every location	$63M	Triple Point, Kinnevik & 9 others	64/100
130th	Chowly 2015, Chicago (United States), Series A	POS software solution for restaurants	$11.9M	BRANDED HOSPITALITY VENTURES, Hyde Park Venture Partners ... & 11 others	41/100