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 Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Chowly is 66.

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 $1.74B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Chowly rank among its competitors?

Chowly ranks 126th amongst 3000 active competitors, of which 205 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

126^th among 3000 active competitors

Employee Count

66 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Targetable & 1 more

Similar Companies

Petpooja & 1311 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: 47-5675836 , United States, Active	Nov 18, 2015	-	113 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-
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 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	7887543	Series A	9564520	3204959	8881188	6412092
Jul 12, 2018	6482472	Series A	9331706	1142983	4879093	MATH Venture Partners
Jan 03, 2017	8431469	Seed	1201179	6538512	Hyde Park Venture Partners	8949128

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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 0m
dsiubcs	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 9m
bymxvcn	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 8m
rcbvatw	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m

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Chowly's employee count trend

Chowly has 66 employees as of Jun 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	Tiger Global Management, PayPal & 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	Lightspeed 2005, Montreal (Canada), Public	Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses	$292M	CDPQ, Accel & 8 others	79/100
5th	SpotOn 1999, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Point-of-sale systems and business software solutions for restaurants and small businesses	$923M	Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer Investment Group ... & 17 others	78/100
6th	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
7th	Foodics 2014, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Series C	Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system for efficient operations	$198M	Sanabil, Raed Ventures & 15 others	70/100
8th	TouchBistro 2010, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system	$321M	Kensington Capital Partners, Relay Ventures ... & 21 others	69/100
9th	Odeko 2019, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of online ordering solution for coffee businesses	$296M	B Capital, GGV Capital & 30 others	69/100
10th	SynergySuite 2011, Dublin (Ireland), Series B	AI-powered restaurant management software for streamlined operations and increased profitability	$28.6M	First Analysis, LAGO & 16 others	65/100
126th	Chowly 2015, Chicago (United States), Series A	POS software solution for restaurants	$11.9M	Chicago Ventures, Valor Equity Partners & 11 others	41/100