Platterz, Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based AI-powered corporate catering platform, closed a US$15m Series A funding.
The round was led by Aleph, with participation from existing investors AltaIR Capital and Globalive Capital. Following the closing of Platterz’ Series A round of funding, Aaron Rosenson of Aleph will join Platterz’ Board of Directors.
The company will use the funds to accelerate product development and global expansion in 2018.
Led by Eran Henig, Co-Founder and CEO, and Yishay Waxman, Co-Founder and President, Platterz provides a proprietary ‘predictive meal builder’ which features on-demand catering options for corporate lunches, meetings and events, leveraging its clients’ headcount, budget parameters and dietary preferences. Through the platform, companies instantly receive personalized quotes and menus from hundreds of top local restaurants and caterers while reducing their average time spent ordering food.
Platterz, which is now serving thousands of employees across Toronto and New York City, has more than 50 employees. The company also announced the addition of Jonathan Zabusky, former President of GrubHub and CEO of Seamless, and Ran Makavy, EVP of Growth at Lyft and former Director of Product Management at Facebook, as advisors to its board.
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01/02/2018