Deliveristo secures €4.5 million Series A funding

Milan: Deliveristo, the food tech marketplace which connects restaurant owners and suppliers, has just closed a €4.5 million Series A funding round led by the Italian venture capital firm United Ventures. The equity investment completes the fundraising round that the company began in July of this year with a pool of other investors, including IAG, Gellify, Doorway, Seven (Angelomario Moratti), and Metrica (Michele Novelli).

The fresh capital will be used to support the platform’s further technological development and to expand the organizational structure, both nationally and in Europe.

Deliveristo has developed an online B2B delivery platform to simplify the Ho.Re.Ca. (Hotellerie, Restaurant, Café) industry, allowing digital ordering and purchasing directly from producers and distributors. The startup was founded in 2017 in Milan by Ivan Aimo (CEO), Luca Calia (COO), and Gabriele Angeleri (Head of Sales).

Ivan Aimo, CEO of Deliveristo, commented: “The food industry is experiencing a moment of great change and we want to contribute more and more to its innovation, providing restaurateurs and suppliers with the technology they need to simplify their business. Food represents one of our country’s market pillars, we cannot afford to be left behind. The entry of United Ventures represents an important moment of growth for Deliveristo, we have been aligned on the vision from day one and we are sure that it can be the necessary added value to achieve the ambitious goals that the company has set.”