Chicory
Company

Last deal

$1.3M

Amount

Convertible Note

Stage

31.01.2017

Date

3

all rounds

$2.54M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Chicory is a technology company that uses AI to connect recipe ingredients and create digital grocery experiences..

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founded date

01.06.2013

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Convertible Note

IPO status

Private

Description

Chicory transforms recipe content into commerce media, creating the infrastructure for grocery e-commerce transactions to take place across the web. Their platform powers a network of recipe publishers and retailers that CPG brands use to reach 110 million high-intent grocery shoppers each month, assisting food retailers to increase sales. With Chicory, customers can easily prepare delicious meals while grocery retailers can leverage their technology to drive sales and improve the shopping experience.
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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 31.01.2017. Their latest investor Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Their latest round Convertible Note

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
31.01.2017
1
$1.3M
31.01.2015
5
$1.2M
02.06.2014
1
$40K
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People

Founders
2
Yuni Sameshima
Yuni Sameshima

Yuni Sameshima

Yuni Sameshima is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chicory, the NYC-based technology company that makes recipes shoppable and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital grocery shopping experiences. Under Yuni’s leadership, Chicory has grown to reach over 80 million unique viewers per month, and their clients and partners include Time Inc., Peapod, and many more. Yuni has spoken globally about grocery trends and ecommerce. Prior to founding Chicory, he worked in the food and venture space at Chobani and ff Venture Capital. He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology and speaks fluent Japanese.

current job

Forbes Technology Council
Forbes Technology Council

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1

Yuni Sameshima

Joey Petracca
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current job

Chicory
Chicory

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Joey Petracca

Employee Profiles
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Palermo Deschamps

Palermo Deschamps

Engineering team

Mike Persaud

Mike Persaud

Director of Finance

Ed Curry

Ed Curry

Senior Account Executive

Nick Minnick

Director of retailer development

Eric Chamberlain

Software engineering manager

Bert Navarrete

Bert Navarrete

Investor

Josh Beser

Advisor

Michael Francis

CTO

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