500 Chow

500chow

500 Chow was founded in 2020, is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, lists 11–50 employees, and has $500K in recorded funding across 1 round.

Headquarters
Lagos
Employees
11–50
Founded
2020
Business Model
B2B2C
Total Funding
$500K
Last Round
$500K Pre-SeedJan 2022
Rounds
1

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About

500 Chow is a Lagos-based technology-enabled food delivery startup that began in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown, selling affordable meals priced from ₦500 to Nigerian consumers with limited budgets. The company operates cloud kitchens and restaurant tech infrastructure for Nigerian restaurant owners, handling ordering, delivery logistics, and payments. 500 Chow later rebranded to ChowCentral and participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2023 batch to scale its B2B restaurant operations model.

Summary

500 Chow is an E-Commerce company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2020. It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $500K in total across 1 round, most recently a $500K Pre-Seed round in Jan 2022. Investors include Ventures Platform, DFS Lab and Hi2 Global Venture Fun.

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Funding History

Pre-seedPre-Seed2022 (est.)
$500K

Investors

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