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Copia

Copia's a for-profit technology company that solves food waste &…

gocopia.com
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
11-50
B2B

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Copia (Go Copia, PBC) is a public-benefit enterprise redistribution platform that helps businesses donate surplus food and other usable inventory to verified nonprofits, while coordinating logistics, tracking compliance, and generating audit-ready reporting.

Primary product

Enterprise redistribution platform for surplus food and other inventory (App, Portal, and API)

Founded

2016

Headquarters

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Team size

10-20

Industry

Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

Sub-industry

Reverse logistics / surplus redistribution software

Offices

San Francisco, California, United States

Business model

B2B SaaS
services
subscription

Funding

Stage

early-stage venture

Total raised

$5M

Latest round

Series A · Oct 2021

Series A

Oct 2021 · Lux Capital

Seed

Aug 2021 · Construct Capital

People & investors

Leadership

Kimberly Trouville Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Komal Ahmad

Founder

Paige Sullivan Lowe

Vice President of Customer Success

Chad Cocco

Engineering Manager

Kolin Smialek

Former Head of Partnerships & Analytics / Director of Business Operations

Brigitte Woolsey

Marketing Manager

Investors

Angel investors
Construct Capital
Ironspring Ventures
Liquid 2 Ventures
Lux Capital
NKM Capital
Renegade Partners
Structure Capital
Y Combinator

Work & culture

Public-facing materials emphasize making redistribution simple, scalable, measurable, and mission-driven. The company highlights recognition as an Inc. Best Workplace and Fast Company Most Innovative Company.

Compensation

No public compensation bands found. Public clues: a careers page and LinkedIn posts indicate hiring, but no salary data was surfaced.

Product & market

Pricing

Plan-based pricing with Essentials (pay as you go), Business, and Enterprise; pricing depends on operation size and needs. Copia also references technology, coordination, logistics support, and reporting fees.

Differentiators

  • —Automated nonprofit matching
  • —Flexible logistics coordination
  • —Audit-ready receipts and centralized reporting
  • —Food and non-food inventory tracking
  • —Multi-location program management
  • —Tax/compliance support including donation documentation
  • —Impact, ESG, and operational dashboards
  • —API integration

Technology

AWS
Kotlin
React
Retool
ML
API integrations
Stripe

Customers

Bloomberg
Sodexo
Rudy's North Texas
Nemacolin
UC Davis
José Andrés Group
Compass Group
Natera
GreenBiz
Foxtail Catering

Competitors

Food donation / surplus redistribution platforms
reverse logistics and waste-reduction software vendors
traditional food recovery coordinators

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$1M-$10M (public estimate)

Estimated monthly visits

3.7K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Latest news

Copia’s website refresh and positioning update

LinkedIn company post · Aug 2026

Copia announced a new website and described expanded enterprise visibility, logistics coordination, and nonprofit tools.

Feeding People, Not Landfills with Food Donation Technology

Restaurant Technology Substack · Feb 2026

Independent write-up describing Copia’s role in automating food redistribution for the José Andrés Group and similar operators.

José Andrés Group partners with technology platform Copia to fight food insecurity and reduce waste

Fast Company · Sep 2025

Fast Company reports that José Andrés Group partnered with Copia to distribute excess prepared food to local nonprofits, highlighting Copia’s logistics and donation-matching workflow.

The Food Industry’s Moment to Lead: Doing Well by Doing Good

Copia · May 2025

Company blog post discussing sustainability, food donation, and business benefits of redistribution.

The Food Industry’s Moment to Lead: Doing Well by Doing Good

Copia blog · May 2025

A Copia blog post discussing food-industry sustainability and surplus redistribution.

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Jobs and careers at Copia

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Engineering Manager: Applied AI

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Head of People

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Senior Product Designer

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Engineering Manager: Core Applications Platform

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