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3 years ago

An online grocery delivery service for customers without cars.

1,570

3 years ago

A startup that allows farmers to sell excess food directly to their neighborhood grocery stores.

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3 years ago 1 views

A simple interface for writing down grocery lists.

1,461

5 years ago

A monthly subscription service that sends home delivery and grocery shopping to your doorstep.

253

4 years ago

A new kind of grocery store that takes advantage of the fact that many people can’t shop alone. The concept is that it’s one person browsing the store while the other is cooking.

230

4 years ago

A mobile app that allows users to schedule grocery stores for pickup and delivery

220

3 years ago

A startup that helps you book grocery stores and get discounts for the same

203

3 years ago

A startup that aims to bring the “sharing economy” to farmers, who are often left out of the vast majority of transactions related to food, be it restaurants or grocery stores. The founders say that since they can use shared resources, they can cut the cost of a farm by 75%.

202

4 years ago

A consumer-facing startup that’s looking to create a marketplace for grocery store brands.

193

4 years ago

A startup that turns grocery shopping into an interactive game, where users can create and share grocery lists with friends.

192

4 years ago

A platform for the on-demand delivery of groceries. The startup wants to bring order and convenience to the grocery shopping process.

186

4 years ago

A startup that helps brands and retailers manage their inventory. It’s currently focused on the grocery industry, and hopes to expand to other industries.

167

5 years ago

They’re the modern version of a “grocery store”, with a storehouse of over 400 in-demand items that can be added to a wish list. They’re free for consumers, but can have a fee for businesses with 500 or more items in stock.

164

5 years ago

This startup is selling a B2B service that helps restaurants, drug stores, and grocery stores bring back leftover food from customers.

164

5 years ago

A product for grocery stores that helps them take the guesswork out of their product ordering process.

161

5 years ago

A digital grocery delivery service

161

3 years ago

A personalized shopping list application that focuses on grocery ordering.

161

4 years ago

A product that helps users plan their grocery trips without the use of a computer. It’s designed to help walk people through their selections and make sure they don’t forget to pick up something they need.

157

5 years ago

A "grocery delivery and store-of-value" app, allowing users to order groceries, have them delivered to their door, and then sell them for a profit.

152

3 years ago

A grocery delivery service aimed at the Indian market.

152

5 years ago

Smartphones are great for task-tracking but lack any standalone tools to do things like keep a grocery list or plan a meal. Synapse is an app that takes all your shopping/cooking/meal plans and puts them into one place.

148

5 years ago

This company wants to replace the need for cashiers in grocery stores. It’s not just a vending machine that dispenses goods, but a multi-modal platform that handles payment and inventory. The company has partnered with major grocers, including Publix, Kroger, and Albertsons.

147

5 years ago

A wearable that helps you find the best places to park during a trip to the grocery store.

147

5 years ago

This “new era of vending machines” wants to help grocery stores sell beverages at a lower cost

144

3 years ago

A kitchen appliance that assists you with meal planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation.

144

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can hire someone to do grocery shopping for you but the twist is that they will only buy one of everything so you don’t have to worry about extra stuff taking up space in your fridge

142

3 years ago

A startup focused on making it easier for grocery stores to acquire and market products as diverse as produce, dairy and meat

142

3 years ago

A small-scale, on-demand grocery delivery service with a $25/month membership fee. It’s currently servicing just San Antonio, but is expanding to Austin, Denver, Portland, and Salt Lake City.

141

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can send a gift basket full of grocery items to new parents when they have a baby

140

5 years ago

A tool that helps you get all sorts of things done, like a virtual grocery store, virtual or actual clothing store, or virtual or actual license plates.

139

5 years ago

A way of making food shopping more efficient, like a digital grocery list, but with a “personal shopper”.

138

5 years ago

Home services for seniors, such as home cleaning, housekeeping and grocery shopping.

137

5 years ago

A consumer-facing app that allows users to make online purchases of items from their local grocery store, like milk and bread.

136

5 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the need for cashiers at your local grocery store. It’s a kiosk with a full-sized grocery store inside, with plans to expand to more locations in the future. They’re currently in beta in Philadelphia.

134

5 years ago

A family-friendly AI chatbot that allows grocery shoppers to chat with the AI through voice or text to help them pick out the best deals. The company says it’s already up and running in grocery chains like Walmart.

133

3 years ago

Building a point-of-sale system that integrates with bar-code scanners like those in grocery chains or self-checkout.

133

4 years ago

This is a service that lets you order groceries through the phone and text. The startup is working with a chain of grocery stores and hopes to expand to other cities.

130

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a self-checkout system for grocery stores. The company says that they’re already working with over 20 grocery chains.

124

3 years ago

Instacart is an on-demand grocery delivery service that takes orders via an app. Instacart hopes to be a one-stop shop for weekly shopping, with a focus on healthy, organic food.

120

5 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for groceries, with a twist. The startup has built a technology that allows customers to scan the barcode of a product and order it for pickup at a grocery store, then pay via the platform.

117

5 years ago

A company that connects stores’ cashiers with our grocery delivery apps. Express Grocer lets customers order groceries from a local store and have them delivered to their door step.

115

5 years ago

A grocery delivery service that works with local farmers in the US. The startup wants to create a local food system for cities with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food miles. The company is currently in the process of getting its first pilot partners.

113

4 years ago

A startup that helps manage a family member’s care, from doctor’s appointments to grocery shopping.

112

5 years ago

The startup is initially focused on the US, but plans to expand into Europe in the future. It’s a “one-stop shop” for local food, covering restaurants, grocery stores, and specialty shops.

109

5 years ago

A new way to think about accounting, that is setting up a company to take on simple accounting tasks and automate them. The startup’s first customer is a grocery chain looking to set up a point-of-sale system.

106

4 years ago

A social grocery store that allows users to order groceries through a single platform to have them delivered.

104

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service that’s part of the Amazon Fresh network. Dash delivers groceries to customers’ homes with the promise of same- or next-day delivery.

104

4 years ago

A shared grocery shopping service that lets you buy items for someone else at a discount, with a promise of never having to run out of things again.

103

5 years ago

A grocery delivery business in the UK. Postmates offers services like same-day grocery delivery, which is especially useful to people living in urban environments where it’s hard to get to grocery stores.

100

4 years ago

A company that wants to turn grocery shopping into a personalized, on-demand experience

97

5 years ago

A startup that is working to build the world’s first augmented reality grocery store. The idea is to create a way for users to scan a barcode to get an augmented reality display of what a product looks like in a store, before they’ve even left the house, with a camera view of what a product looks like at their homes.

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5 years ago 1 views

Another startup that wants to take on Amazon's grocery delivery business

96

4 years ago

A local grocery store that lets you order and pay for groceries remotely. The startup has raised $1.6 million.

95

4 years ago

In this world, your phone knows what song you’re listening to, when you’re at work, when you’re in bed, when you’re in a restaurant, and when you’re in a grocery store. The startup wants to turn that into a single app that can be used to control your music.

94

4 years ago

A company that provides on-demand delivery of grocery items to homes in the US. The startup, which was founded in July, is focused on expanding its brand to other cities.

93

4 years ago

A global network of local markets, with local farmers who are able to sell their produce directly to consumers. The company’s customers are typically top-tier restaurants and grocery stores.

93

3 years ago

A personalized shopping service for people who want to get customized recipes for their local grocery store.

93

3 years ago

A food delivery system for restaurants, grocery stores, and other food producers. It’s a way to bring food to your door, in a more fast and efficient way.

91

4 years ago

A “grocery co-op” service that lets users buy in bulk and save money over time.

89

3 years ago

A company that wants to create a cryptocurrency that can be used to pay for things like transportation and food at the grocery store, similar to how Bitcoin can be used.

89

4 years ago

Everyone is doing it: Amazon, eBay, Walmart, then you have Home Depot and Lowe’s. But Meijer, a Midwest-based retailer that operates grocery stores and a number of other retail chains. Meijer is looking to use the e-commerce trend to stay ahead of its rivals and has begun selling products that haven’t been available in stores in the past, like wine and cheese.

88

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service targeting online consumers. It wants to be the fulfillment partner for all the curbside delivery services in the US.

88

4 years ago

A tool for managing a household’s information, from bills to schedules to grocery lists to recipes. The startup is building out a family social network.

88

4 years ago

A company that makes an app that lets you order a real-time pickup of groceries from a local grocery store — for when you don’t have time to go out and pick up your food.

84

4 years ago

A platform to give users a “just in time” grocery delivery in a few minutes in a city where in many places a delivery can be a two hour wait.

82

3 years ago

The idea here is to create a mobile app that can connect your mobile phone to the Internet and alert you when you get near a specific location. The app displays the location and sends an alert with directions so you can find your car and get home from the grocery store.

81

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service that uses a network of private drivers, who pick up and drop off groceries in an area and pay a small fee.

80

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service that aims to combine the best of Amazon Prime, Instacart, and GrubHub. It’s a business that makes sense in a city that has no grocery store within a half mile of most homebuyers.

80

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local goods, like groceries and coffee. It’s focused on food delivery and grocery delivery, with a case study showing higher sales for customers in areas served by the service.

80

4 years ago

A startup that connects customers with local employees that can help them take care of household repairs, like carrying groceries upstairs, or going to the grocery store for you.

79

3 years ago

A grocery delivery service that integrates with grocery stores and delivers groceries to customers, who then pay them via credit card at the store.

79

4 years ago

This product enables grocery stores to take in-store photos of their products, which are then uploaded onto a centralized platform. The startup takes a small percentage of each transaction.

78

4 years ago

A shopping app for grocery delivery, with a focus on convenience. The company recently raised $1.1 million, which it says will help them hire 15 people.

74

4 years ago

This startup is a grocery delivery service that serves the entire San Francisco Bay Area. It has a total of 400 restaurants on its platform.

74

4 years ago

A startup that wants to bring in-home grocery shopping to a billion people.

73

3 years ago

A food delivery service for delivery stores. It’s like DoorDash, but for grocery deliveries.

73

3 years ago

A company building a “digitally-enabled” grocery store in which you can order your groceries on your phone and they’ll show up at your home instead of having to pick them up in store.

73

5 years ago

Idea: A software company that helps restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses manage waste data and track what gets thrown away.

72

4 years ago

A startup that connects consumers and brands to help them buy products online. The founder is a former Google engineer who was a co-founder of Instacart, a grocery delivery service, before launching this startup.

71

3 years ago

"We are a company that builds, licenses and sells automated kiosks that allow you to go grocery shopping without leaving your home."

70

3 years ago

Building a platform to help small businesses take advantage of the concept of “grocery stores” or “grocery for your home”.

70

3 years ago

This startup wants to offer a new level of convenience to consumers who order groceries online. Founded in 2016, Thirsty is an online grocery delivery service that is opening retail stores in Chicago and San Francisco.

68

3 years ago

This startup is looking to bring the Uber experience to grocery shopping.

67

4 years ago

A physical store that sells groceries to consumers, which they deliver to their homes or offices. The company wants to reduce the costs of grocery delivery by 1,000% and offer food delivery service to consumers who don’t want to shop for groceries themselves.

65

4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that connects companies in the food industry with people who are gluten free. Users can use the platform to create a grocery list or order groceries, or to buy items from a local restaurant or bakery.

65

4 years ago

A digital assistant for the home, meant to help people with tasks like cleaning, dinner plans, and grocery shopping. The startup wants to make the “art” of home-keeping as easy as possible, and is looking to partner with larger companies to bring their product to the US.

65

4 years ago

a way to help housewives manage their grocery lists

64

4 years ago

A startup that brings a digital assistant to the grocery store. This service allows customers to request items by name, then have the store deliver the items to their homes.

64

3 years ago

An on-demand delivery service for grocery orders in India. The startup is looking to disrupt the supermarket model in the country by providing a delivery service for online grocery orders.

64

3 years ago

"The app is a grocery-delivery service that lets you order food directly from a restaurant to your house."

64

4 years ago

A startup that helps grocery stores rank their products using signals from consumers, such as if they have a history of purchasing specific items. The startup uses data from retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Target to develop a way to determine the best items for sale.

63

3 years ago

A startup that wants to bring grocery stores to the internet, allowing consumers to order groceries online and have them delivered to their homes.

63

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a grocery delivery service in the US that will use the same type of Ubers-like model that Instacart has used in the UK.

63

4 years ago

A tool to help users of the app Groceries on Demand upload photos of their groceries, in order to make it easier to complete their grocery orders.

62

4 years ago

An intuitive, desktop-based app that allows a restaurant to manage their menu items and ingredients. The startup gets data from local grocery stores, which it then uses to create an automated interface where a person can have a single, intuitive experience to search for a new dish at a restaurant using their phone.

60

3 years ago

A startup that wants to run a grocery store that doubles as a bar, with the ability for customers to order groceries online, pick them up and then order a beer, or wine, or cocktail, but only if they wish. This allows customers to order a meal without having to go out to eat.

59

4 years ago

A company that helps retail businesses get the most out of their point of sale systems, with a library of free apps, including one for tracking customer giveaways, making grocery lists and more.

58

3 years ago

The startup is building a mobile app that lets you scan barcodes from your phone and get a summary of products in your local grocery store. The company set up a system to scan the barcodes of over 200 grocery store chains in the U.S.

58

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that lets malls and grocery stores in Mexico create cellphone-based chatbots that people can interact with on their phones.

58

3 years ago

An on-demand delivery service for food and consumer goods, with a focus on food delivery. The company partners with local restaurants and grocery stores to provide delivery to customers.

58

3 years ago

A startup that aims to build a community-driven grocery store, with a focus on in-store ingredients and product quality

55

3 years ago

A startup that provides members with a list of local grocery stores, restaurants, and other merchants that deliver.

54

3 years ago

A new kind of credit card meant to help families save money on groceries and other purchases. The startup’s founder says it’s working with a number of grocery chains and wants to build out a platform for other retailers.

53

3 years ago

A “smart grocery store”, a place where you can buy groceries using a card that’s linked to your membership, and then pay for them using cash or a card of your choice. The checkout process is designed to be more efficient than the one you’d get at a traditional grocery store, with the goal being to get your groceries home faster.

53

3 years ago

A grocery delivery service for NYU students. The company was named one of the 10 best new companies of the year from Start-Up America.

51

2 years ago

A platform that connects grocery stores to customers via smartphone. Groceries are delivered within two hours and paid for via the grocer’s existing credit card.

51

3 years ago

A startup that wants to offer a service that manages the ordering and delivery of groceries, providing the same convenience as existing grocery delivery services.

50

2 years ago

A digital platform for managing the supply chain of gourmet foods. Its goal is to help restaurants, grocery stores, and other food-related businesses buy directly from farmers, cutting out a lot of middlemen.

50

3 years ago

A web-based platform that helps people grocery shop by their tastes, and then buys the items they want so they can save money.

49

2 years ago

A startup that wants to change how you interact with your grocery store. The startup was founded in 2015 by a former Amazon exec and a former Google exec, and is based in Palo Alto.

49

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help shoppers find the right items at the right time. It’s billed as the “Uber of grocery”, connecting shoppers with nearby stores, with a particular focus on those in underserved markets.

47

3 years ago

A wide-ranging startup that’s looking to build a platform for finding deals on local and national shopping, from airfare to grocery stores.

45

2 years ago

A startup that provides grocery and restaurant delivery from Noodles & Co.

45

3 years ago

Postmates is building a delivery service that will allow people to order grocery deliveries from a selection of local stores.

44

3 years ago

A “digital assistant” that helps you with different tasks, like monitoring your sleep cycle, creating a shopping list for your grocery store run, or getting directions.

40

5 years ago

A startup that gives people a platform to post everything from their trip to the grocery store and how they spent their money

35

3 years ago

A new kind of credit card that can be used at a wide variety of places, including restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. The startup wants to use a digital card with a mobile application that syncs to the card’s information, so that users will be able to see their bills and make smart spending decisions.

35

2 years ago

A company that makes grocery shopping easier, by putting together the items you need in one place.

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2 years ago

A shopping list and grocery delivery app.

33

2 years ago

A startup that provides a shopping list and shopping cart for people who want to grocery shop online.

32

2 years ago

A “frictionless” grocery delivery service for retailers. The site offers customers a curated selection of local merchants who have partnered with the service. It has a store locator and curates a list of merchants. The startup says it has already signed up 1,000 local merchants.

31

2 years ago

A startup that lets you pick up groceries at your favorite stores that’s built into the app you already use for home shopping. No more having to remember a separate card for grocery shopping.

31

2 years ago

A startup that provides customers with a "one stop shop" for all their needs in one place, like Amazon Prime. The team is looking for customers in different industries, like hospitality and grocery.

31

2 years ago

A platform for online grocery shopping that provides restaurants and other merchants with the ability to create their own digital menus.

30

2 years ago

A community of developers and designers creating mobile and web apps for the food industry, from grocery stores to restaurants, with a particular focus on food safety and quality.

29

2 years ago

A snack delivery service for kids, that pairs with an app to order snacks from a local grocery store. The startup is working with several grocery chains across the country and has signed on over 3,000 local grocery stores.

29

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that makes it easy for US consumers to buy Mexican avocados. The company is doing this by helping consumers order avocados online, then providing a service that ships the avocados to them from Mexico, taking care of taxes and other details. It’s already working with several large grocery chains, including Costco.

24

2 years ago

A startup that allows customers to buy products in bulk via a “grocery list”.

24

2 years ago

This startup wants to do for the grocery aisle what Pinterest did for the home decorating section.

24

2 years ago

An artificial intelligence app that uses deep learning to help you cut down on your grocery bill by predicting what you’ll buy at the store.

24

2 years ago

A competitor to the popular online tool Zola.com, which provides same-day delivery of groceries and household items. The company is looking to get a piece of a $20 billion market by building out same-day delivery on its own, without Zola’s existing network of grocery stores.

23

2 years ago

A B2B startup that allows grocery stores to design packages and ship to customers faster, with fewer errors. The startup currently has a deal with a major grocery chain.

23

2 years ago

It’s an app that allows users to quickly check the price of things at their local grocery and other stores

23

2 years ago

A digital assistant for home cooks. The startup wants to create a way for people to find recipes and grocery lists online, and use voice commands to bring them to life.

21

2 years ago

Building a platform for running an online grocery store.

20

2 years ago

An AI-based app for managing the better-in-class grocery store in your city.

20

2 years ago

A social media platform designed for grocery stores that helps them find customers and communicate with them.

18

2 years ago

A startup that is building an app that uses a point of sale system to help grocery stores fight back against price cutting by big chains. Supermarket prices are now set by the customer, so the app helps local stores fight back against the big guys by taking orders through their own point of sale system.

16

2 years ago

A small service that will help people avoid the hassle of driving to the grocery store for their weekly shopping.

14

2 years ago

A startup for grocery shopping that promises more than 10% savings. The idea is that you’ll get an alert when you’re close to your weekly or monthly market spends.

13

2 years ago

A startup that helps make grocery shopping easier by allowing users to scan or photograph barcodes to buy groceries for delivery.

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2 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of standalone retail stores that sell grocery items and convenience goods, as well as offering delivery services and convenience kiosks.

10

2 years ago

A team that’s building a smart fridge for companies to track inventory in real time. The startup says they’re about to release a new product that will also be useful to restaurants and grocery stores.

9

20 hours ago

SaaS for neighborhood groups to coordinate bulk grocery buys from wholesalers, cutting costs and waste.

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4 days ago 2 views

A startup digitizing vintage family recipes into interactive cookbooks with AI-generated variations, nutrition tracking, and grocery list integration for modern kitchens.

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3 days ago

A B2B tool that uses computer vision to automate inventory audits for small grocery stores by analyzing phone camera scans of shelves.

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4 hours ago

An AI-powered app that scans grocery receipts and suggests personalized meal plans to reduce food waste and save money.

0

5 years ago

Idea: A holiday-specific grocery delivery service started by two former Amazon employees.

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4 days ago

A platform that automates personalized meal kit curation from local grocery APIs, reducing food waste by matching user preferences with near-expiry inventory.

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1 day ago

Voice-activated smart labels for pantry staples that track expiration dates, suggest recipes with expiring items, and auto-order replacements via grocery APIs.

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5 days ago

Modular hydroponic kits for urban balconies that use AI to optimize crop yields and integrate with grocery apps for direct sales.

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4 days ago

A startup delivering customizable meal kits made from upcycled food waste, reducing grocery bills by 30% while cutting landfill emissions.

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11 days ago

A startup that uses AI to automatically generate and manage personalized meal plans for busy families by scanning their fridge contents via smartphone camera and integrating with local grocery delivery.

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9 days ago 4 views

An AI-powered app that scans your fridge contents via photo and generates personalized weekly meal plans with grocery list auto-orders from local stores.

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11 days ago

A platform that turns family recipe books into interactive cooking apps with AR guidance, voice commands from grandma's recorded instructions, and automatic grocery list generation.

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8 days ago 2 views

A platform that automates personalized meal kit curation for busy professionals using AI to analyze dietary needs, fridge inventories via smart scans, and local grocery APIs for same-day delivery.

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9 days ago 2 views

An AI-powered recipe generator for home cooks that scans your fridge contents via photo and suggests zero-waste meals tailored to dietary needs, partnering with grocery delivery for missing ingredients.

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9 days ago 4 views

SaaS tool for small farms to track crop yields, predict harvests with AI, and connect directly to local grocery buyers for fresher supply chains.

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