The startup provides a digital marketplace that connects customers with caterers, food trucks, and private chefs for tailored catering services. This platform facilitates bulk food orders for events and parties, addressing the challenge of finding and coordinating diverse food options from multiple vendors.
Funding
$5.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Coordinating catering for corporate events and daily employee meals often involves time-consuming searches across multiple vendors, making it difficult to find options that meet diverse dietary needs and budgetary constraints. Many businesses lack a streamlined solution for managing catering orders, tracking expenses, and ensuring consistent quality across different locations.
Solution
Heycater! provides a digital marketplace that simplifies the process of sourcing and managing catering services for businesses. The platform connects companies with a network of certified caterers, food trucks, and event services, enabling them to easily compare menus, request custom quotes, and book catering for events, meetings, and daily employee meals. Heycater! offers solutions ranging from individual catering orders to branded marketplaces and online canteens, providing flexibility and control over catering programs. The platform also offers event management services, assisting with venue selection, entertainment, and logistics to ensure seamless event execution.
Target Audience
Heycater!'s primary customers are businesses of all sizes, ranging from small teams to large enterprises, seeking a centralized platform to manage catering for corporate events, daily employee meals, and other business-related functions.
Features
- Marketplace with over 500 certified catering partners across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- Custom offer service to receive tailored catering proposals within 24 hours
- Branded marketplace for streamlined, direct catering orders from a curated catalog
- Online canteen solution for daily meal orders with flexible subsidization options
- Event management services for concept development, venue search, and event logistics
- Filter options for dietary preferences, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal
- Transparent pricing with clear display of net prices and VAT
- Sustainability focus with CO2 emission offsetting and reusable packaging options
- Digital order management with online accounts and customizable access for colleagues
- Integration with company intranets for seamless meal ordering