What it sells
On-demand food delivery for Africa
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Consumers order and pay per order; restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies and beauty stores are vendors; riders are independent.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Customer orders in app, vendor prepares, independent rider delivers; vendors can run Chowstore storefront and ads.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Marketplace take: consumers pay a standard 10% service fee plus delivery and surge fees; Chowpass subscription cuts fees to as low as 3%; also ads, Relay logistics and Chowstore grocery.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Consumer apps (iOS/Android) with promo codes, vendor and rider onboarding via app.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2022 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.