Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

02.05.2013

Date

2

all rounds

$44M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Yemeksepeti, Turkey's largest online food ordering platform, allows users to order their favourite dishes for delivery.

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founded date

30.11.2000

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Yemeksepeti's online portal aggregates restaurant options for users to choose from and delivers freshly prepared food to their doorsteps, expanding its services to the Middle East with its global brand Foodonclick.com, currently serving in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Greece.
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Gökhan Akan
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Cem Nufusi

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