When was GroceryWorks founded?

GroceryWorks was founded in 1998 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is GroceryWorks located?

GroceryWorks is headquartered in Dallas, United States.

Is GroceryWorks a funded company?

GroceryWorks is a funded company, having raised a total of $45M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Sep 2002.

When was the latest funding round of GroceryWorks?

GroceryWorks' latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Feb 2006, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Online Grocery. In United States, the Online Grocery sector has seen $667M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does GroceryWorks rank among its competitors?

GroceryWorks ranks 140th amongst 475 active competitors, of which 33 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fresh Direct, which secured $100M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of GroceryWorks?

GroceryWorks' top competitors include DoorDash, Gopuff and Shipt. Among them, Fresh Direct secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

GroceryWorks - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

GroceryWorks is an online shopping and delivery service for bricks-and-mortar grocer Safeway and its subsidiaries Vons and Genuardis. Safeway.com operates in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, and the District of Columbia. Vons.com does business in the Southern California and Nevada markets, while Genuardis.com serves Philadelphia. GroceryWorks is now wholly owned by Safeway, which purchased the 38% stake in the company previously held by the UK's leading grocery chain Tesco PLC in 2000. The company ceased operations in June, 2001.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Dallas, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$45M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Feb 2006, $*****

Investors

UBS

Ranked

140^th among 475 active competitors

Similar Companies

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GroceryWorks has raised a total funding of $45M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 2002. GroceryWorks has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of GroceryWorks:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 2006	8247971	Series B	5847289	6273717	5592556	9848486
Nov 2005	8524691	Series B	1950335	1614409	5700382	2232654
Feb 2005	4883417	Series B	2524006	1548253	7583248	4977362

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Top competitors of GroceryWorks include DoorDash, Gopuff and Shipt. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of GroceryWorks, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	DoorDash 2013, San Francisco (United States), Public	Platform facilitating fast, same-day delivery of food, grocery and retail essentials from local stores and restaurants to consumers	$2.5B	T. Rowe Price, CRV & 56 others	88/100
2nd	Gopuff 2013, Philadelphia (United States), Series D	Online platform offering on-demand delivery services for food and groceries	$5.14B	SoftBank Vision Fund, Fidelity Investments ... & 30 others	79/100
3rd	Shipt 2014, Birmingham (United States), Acquired	Provider of on-demand grocery delivery	$60.1M	Greycroft, Headline & 6 others	76/100
4th	SayWeee 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Online retailer of Asian groceries, food, and household products	$864M	DST Global, Goodwater Capital & 21 others	76/100
5th	Fresh Direct 2002, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online platform offering multi-category grocery products	$325M	Morrisons, J P Morgan & 9 others	75/100
6th	Getir 2015, Istanbul (Turkey), Series E	App based platform offering multi-category grocery products	$2.54B	Tiger Global Management, Mubadala & 21 others	74/100
7th	Mercato 2015, Brooklyn (United States), Series A	Online grocery delivery connecting customers with local, independent grocers	$40.8M	Greycroft, Velvet Sea Ventures & 13 others	74/100
8th	UberEATS 2014, Denver (United States), Funding Raised	App-based platform offering food and grocery delivery services	-	A-Rod	69/100
9th	Gorillas 2020, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Online platform offering multi-category grocery products	$1.33B	Coatue, DST Global & 21 others	68/100
10th	Quicklly 2018, Chicago (United States), Seed	Online marketplace platform offering grocery and food delivery services	$5.2M	JAM Fund, Great North Ventures & 10 others	65/100
140th	GroceryWorks 1998, Dallas (United States), Deadpooled	Online grocery retail and delivery service	$45M	UBS	25/100