Omo, see doings! As Chowdeck dey prepare to celebrate dia 5-year anniversary, dem don hit one mad milestone: dem don deliver over 100 million items across 30 million deliveries.
Femi Aluko, di co-founder and CEO, drop dis sweet gist for X, and di craziest part of di tori be say 80% of all dis deliveries happen inside just di last 20 months! Dis one show say di company dey move with speed since dem launch for October 2021, upgrading from just restaurant food to delivering groceries and everyday essentials.
Femi use the opportunity hail everybody—customers, riders, vendors, and staff—for di massive support. E call am a “week of multiple wins” and drop one heavy line say “It’s still Day 1,” meaning say make we hold our breath, dem never even start.
Groceries don turn big boy business
Wetin Chowdeck start as "small bet" don turn cash cow. For July, Femi cast am say dem deliver over ₦1.5 billion worth of groceries in June alone! Dat one mean say groceries now dey control 11% of dia entire business. Dem don fully enter di quick commerce lane to make life easy for people.
But e no be just beans and plantain. Femi confess say expanding enter groceries come with its own wahala, like when items out of stock or when delivery delay, because carrying raw food logistics differ well-well from carrying cooked restaurant food.
Dem don load their pocket to fix wahala
To handle dis massive growth and sort out infrastructure, Chowdeck secure $9 million Series A funding for August 2025, led by Novastar Ventures and Y Combinator. Dis money go help dem arrange dia grocery operations properly.
Founded by Femi Aluko, Lanre Yusuf, and Olumide Ojo, Chowdeck don grow beyond just Naija and now dey serve customers for Ghana too. As dem dey enter dia fifth year, di main assignment for dem now na how to maintain dis supersonic speed and make sure say whether na food or groceries, dem dey deliver without story.
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