The Spanish startup Delitbee, the Skyscanner for food delivery, has closed a new round of financing worth 400,000 euros, led by TheVentureCity. This new injection of capital adds to the bet that investors of the stature of Tom Horsey, Jesús Alonso Gallo or Fernando Clariana (Intercom Group) also made. The main objective is expand your scope of work in the world of delivery in view of its work as an intermediary.
“This round will be aimed at expanding the engineering team, attracting restaurants and developing our star functionality with which you can order directly from the restaurant’s e-commerce from our own app. “ Points out Pau Vivas, CEO of Delitbee. The startup another new round of funding will open shortly to improve the efficiency of the PAYG sector with what is already beginning to establish conversations with investors.
“The home catering sector is perhaps one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic. However, this growth in the use of delivery goes mainly to large platforms to the detriment of the restaurant’s own e-commerce. With Delitbee, restaurants will have the option of generating more demand for their ecommerce, developing their brand and thus improving their margins in online delivery. At Delitbee we love the great opportunity they are attacking and the experience of the team they have put together to achieve it. “ Has declared Fernando Dal Re, Partner First Ticket EMEA at TheVentureCity.
The Delivery sector has experienced significant growth in the last year and a half. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 as well as changes in user consumption habits have led this business model to continue expanding its areas of influence and action. The Spanish startup Delitbee has become the perfect example of this growth and a new opportunity for users.
More about Delitbee
Delitbee is a food delivery service comparator that allows users to save time and money when placing their orders. Thanks to its APP, users will be able to choose the platform that allows them to receive their order in less time and even know which one has the cheapest shipping cost. In addition, it also allows you to compare with the restaurant’s own ecommerce.
This startup was selected in 2020 to enter the Shuttle program ´Start´ and in May 2021 they became ‘Traction phase’ due to the good performance of the project.
Delitbee focuses primarily on offer a quality service to its users by facilitating the purchase process when placing their orders at home and offering them greater transparency and speed of delivery. In addition, it represents a saving of between three and six euros for the buyer.
In addition, they are not only committed to the welfare of users but to the wellness of the restaurants themselves. The Spanish platform offers facilities to restaurants, who have been affected during the last year and a half by the economic effects of the pandemic, offering them greater visibility so that they can generate orders to their own sales channels. “In this way they have the best ally to publicize their own e-commerce and get a return on their own sales channel, we also help them loyalty customers and not depend so much on the main food-delivery platforms”, aim Alive.
The restaurants that collaborate with the company see the possibility to expand your business, since Delitbee is the only platform in Europe and Latin America that brings together all food delivery users; a way to save time and money, which attracts more customers.
As for the users who consume, they offer them numerous advantages by presenting the available restaurants, distances, prices, discounts, etc. in a single space. It should be noted that Delitbee does not consist of a home delivery company, but rather a solution so that a customer can choose the best option when placing their orders.