Nearly 100 employees were made redundant after a kitchen-process redesign, according to TechCabal.
SourceVirtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
FoodCourt (also known as CoKitchen) is a Lagos-based, Y Combinator-backed virtual restaurant / cloud-kitchen company serving chef-prepared meals and convenience goods through its app, with a full-stack model that controls technology, production, and delivery.
Primary product
FoodCourt app and web platform for ordering chef-prepared meals from FoodCourt’s virtual restaurant brands and catering/business meals
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
70-80 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Food delivery / virtual restaurants / cloud kitchens
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.3M
Latest round
Seed · Sep 2022
Latest amount
$125K
Sep 2022
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-founder & COO
The company publicly describes itself as dynamic, collaborative, innovation-driven, and focused on diversity, inclusion, and work-life balance.
Benefits
Pricing
Not publicly specified; consumer orders appear menu-based, while business/catering offerings are quote-based or custom packages through sales contact.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Nearly 100 employees were made redundant after a kitchen-process redesign, according to TechCabal.
SourceCustomers reported orders could no longer be placed and FoodCourt paused operations amid unpaid salaries and vendor debts; later reports said the last branch temporarily shut down by April 19, 2026.
SourceMultiple reports described a restructuring / pause in operations while the company sought fresh capital to settle outstanding debts and resume operations.
SourceStartup Researcher · Jul 2026
Reported that the YC-backed Nigerian cloud kitchen suspended operations amid financial trouble after failing to pay staff and vendors.
TechCabal · Jul 2026
Reported that FoodCourt paused operations after financial distress, including unpaid salaries and vendor debts; noted shutdown of the last branch by April 2026 while the company sought new funding.
BusinessDay · Jul 2026
Covered FoodCourt’s operational pause, citing unpaid salaries, vendor obligations, and a restructuring effort to settle debts and restart operations.
TechCabal · Sep 2025
Explained FoodCourt’s owned-brands, owned-kitchens, and delivery-partner model, noting expansion beyond Lagos and Abuja and B2B/corporate meal growth.
Forbes Africa · Jan 2025
Profiled FoodCourt’s virtual restaurant model, founder background, and scaling strategy in Nigeria’s food delivery market.