Reports and employee posts indicated Shef cut about 30% of its workforce (roughly 29 full-time employees) amid macroeconomic pressure and restructuring.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Shef is a San Francisco-based chef-to-consumer marketplace that lets households order weekly, small-batch homemade meals from vetted local chefs.
Primary product
Weekly homemade food delivery from vetted local chefs
Founded
2019
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
51-200
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Consumer Services
Sub-industry
Chef-to-consumer homemade food marketplace
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$109.3M
Latest round
Series B · Jun 2022
Latest amount
$73.5M
Leadership
Joey Grassia
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder Chairman
COO
Head of Engineering
Head of Supply
Head of Marketing
Culinary Strategy & Ops Lead
Investors
Mission-driven, DEI-focused, and community-oriented; the company emphasizes economic empowerment, cultural inclusivity, and building a team that reflects the communities it serves.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Public job postings showed a Full Stack Software Engineer range of $100K-$130K and a Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) range of $150K-$170K; no broader compensation policy was publicly disclosed.
Pricing
Weekly subscription meal delivery; public pages show plans starting at $35/week, with a newer premium weekly service starting at $54/week and free delivery included.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
260.5K
Reports and employee posts indicated Shef cut about 30% of its workforce (roughly 29 full-time employees) amid macroeconomic pressure and restructuring.
SourcePRNewswire-PRWeb · Apr 2026
Shef introduced a New York-only premium meal tier using organic ingredients, grass-fed proteins, and wild-caught seafood, and said the company now reaches more than 180,000 families across eight U.S. metros.
PRNewswire-PRWeb · Jan 2026
Shef expanded its Weekly Shef Service to Austin, Boston, and Washington, D.C., bringing the premium shared-personal-chef model to eight major metros and adding more than 100 chefs.
PRNewswire-PRWeb · Sep 2025
Shef expanded its Weekly Shef Service to Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago and described the offering as a premium, flexible alternative to meal kits and takeout.
TechCrunch · Mar 2023
TechCrunch reported that Shef closed a $73.5 million Series B, with $7 million in venture debt, and said the company had expanded to 11 states plus Washington, D.C.
TechCrunch · Jun 2021
TechCrunch covered Shef's $20 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, and M13.