Home Chef - About the company
Home Chef is an acquired company based in Chicago (United States), founded in 2013 by Patrick Vihtelic. It operates as a Platform offering recipe meal kit delivery services. Home Chef has raised $55.8M in funding from Guild Capital and L Catterton. The company has 57 active competitors, including 5 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like HelloFresh, Marley Spoon and Green Chef.
Company Details
Home Chef is a platform offering recipe meal kit delivery services. The company offers provides customers with eight recipes (weekly recipe rotations) options based on dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free). Home Chef automatically selects meals for users each week based on those preferences. It provides ingredients and step-by-step instructions delivered to the customer's door. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Website
- www.homechef.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@homechef.com
- Registered Address
- Chicago, Illinois
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Chicago, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$55.8M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 57 active competitors
Employee Count
2,791 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Kroger (May 23, 2018)
Legal entities associated with Home Chef
Home Chef is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
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RELISH LABS LLC DBA HOME CHEF CIN: 463043362 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 3802 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Home Chef's acquisition details
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Home Chef's funding and investors
Home Chef has raised a total funding of $55.8M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 22, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Sep 29, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Home Chef has 11 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Home Chef:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 29, 2016 | 8543389 | Series B | 4113616 | 2481050 | 1863888 | 9573270 |
May 03, 2016 | 1530432 | Series A | 5901497 | 4773930 | 9862243 | |
Mar 02, 2016 | 9741156 | Conventional Debt | 5179305 | 8986794 | 1389237 | 1599711 |
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Home Chef's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Home Chef is Patrick Vihtelic.
Here are the details of Home Chef's key team members:
- Patrick Vihtelic: Former Founder of Home Chef. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
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Home Chef's employee count trend
Home Chef has 2,791 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Home Chef's employee count trend over the years:
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Home Chef's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Home Chef include HelloFresh, Marley Spoon and Green Chef. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Home Chef, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | HelloFresh 2011, Berlin (Germany), Public | Provider of meal recipe kits subscription service | $367M | 85/100 | |
2nd | Home Chef 2013, Chicago (United States), Acquired | Platform offering recipe meal kit delivery services | $55.8M | 75/100 | |
3rd |  Marley Spoon 2012, Berlin (Germany), Acquired | Provider of meal kits and prepared meals delivered to homes | $71.1M | 72/100 | |
4th | Green Chef 2014, Boulder (United States), Acquired | Provider of organic meal kit based on subscription | $15.5M | 69/100 | |
5th | Gobble 2010, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired | 15-minute meal kits delivered: fresh, homemade dinners made easy | $27.1M | 61/100 | |
6th | Plated 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Online grocery delivery and pickup, offering fresh food and household essentials | $89.5M | 61/100 | |
7th | Sun Basket 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Online subscription recipe box with pre measured ingredients | $125M | 60/100 | |
8th |  Hungryroot 2015, New York City (United States), Series C | Online platform offering artificial intelligence-powered personalized grocery service | $78.3M | 60/100 | |
9th | Purple Carrot 2014, Boston (United States), Acquired | Online platform to purchase plant-based meal kits | $8.8M | 53/100 | |
10th |  The Cumin Club 2019, Chicago (United States), Seed | Platform offering ready-to-eat Indian meal kits requiring minimal preparation | - | 43/100 |
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Home Chef's Investments and acquisitions
Home Chef has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Home Chef
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News related to Home Chef
Filter this listMedia has covered Home Chef for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about partnerships.
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Home Chef Partners with SpongeBob SquarePants to Bring Bikini Bottom’s Iconic Flavors to Kitchens on Land NationwidePerishableNews.com•Feb 26, 2025•Home Chef
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Home Chef Partners with Global Superstar Dolly Parton & Her Sister Rachel Parton George for Limited Run Meal KitsPerishableNews.com•Sep 18, 2024•Home Chef
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Home Chef Joins Forces with PAW Patrol® to Bring Adventure to the Family Dinner TableCerebral•Aug 13, 2024•Home Chef, https://www.pawpatrol.com/
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Home Chef brings Frank's RedHot, Cattlemen's BBQ RTE wings to retailProvisioneronline•Jan 24, 2024•Home Chef, Frank's RedHot, McCormick
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Home Chef Introduces Tempo, a New Ready-to-Heat Meal ServicePerishableNews.com•Oct 05, 2023•Home Chef, Tempo
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Home Chef Announces Exclusive Culinary Partnership with Half Baked Harvest’s Tieghan GerardPerishableNews.com•Sep 09, 2023•Home Chef, Halfbakedharvest
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Lola’s Fine Hot Sauce now available in 3,600+ Walgreens storesBusiness Record•Sep 02, 2023•Lola's Fine Sauces, Walgreens, Lowe, Home Chef
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