Layoff
Jun 2022Reports and employee posts indicated Shef cut about 30% of its workforce (roughly 29 full-time employees) amid macroeconomic pressure and restructuring.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
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
San Francisco, California, United States (HQ)
New York, New York, United States (hub)
Business model
marketplace
weekly subscription meal delivery
consumer food delivery
Funding
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$109.3M
Latest round
Series B · Jun 2022
Latest amount
$73.5M
People & investors
Leadership
Joey Grassia
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder Chairman
COO
Head of Engineering
Head of Supply
Head of Marketing
Culinary Strategy & Ops Lead
Investors
Aarón Sánchez
Alexis Ohanian
Amex Ventures
Andre Iguodala
Andreessen Horowitz
Andrew Zimmern
Belinda Johnson
Candace Parker
Carla Hall
Craft Ventures
CRV
Jimmy O. Yang
Joe Zadeh
Kristen Kish
Lilly Singh
M13
Manish Chandra
Naval Ravikant
Nyesha Arrington
Odell Beckham Jr.
Orlando Bloom
Padma Lakshmi
Russell Westbrook
Tiffany Haddish
Tony Robbins
Vasant Prabhu
Y Combinator
Work & culture
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.
Product & market
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
- —Vetted local chefs with a very low acceptance rate
- —Small-batch homemade meals
- —Mix-and-match from multiple chefs in one delivery
- —Direct messaging with chefs
- —Free delivery and a 100% money-back guarantee
- —25+ cuisine options
- —Local economic empowerment for home cooks
Technology
TypeScript
React
Node.js
GraphQL
PostgreSQL
AWS
Zendesk
Intercom
Lever
Slack
Airtable
Retool
Segment
Zapier
Customers
Busy households and families
Consumers seeking authentic homemade meals
Customers in major U.S. metros served by weekly delivery
People looking for culturally diverse home-cooked food
Competitors
WoodSpoon
DishDivvy
Dream Dinners
Kitchen United
meal-kit and prepared-meal services
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
260.5K
Signals & risks
Latest news
PRNewswire-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.
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