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Curb Food is a Stockholm, Sweden-based food technology company that operates a network of dark kitchens and develops delivery-first culinary brands. The organization utilizes proprietary data analytics to identify emerging consumer dining trends, allowing it to rapidly launch and optimize virtual restaurant concepts across the Nordic region. To support its multi-brand strategy, the enterprise manages centralized food preparation facilities that integrate directly with third-party delivery platforms to streamline logistics and order fulfillment. Over recent years, the company has expanded its operational footprint to multiple Northern European cities and secured approximately €23 million in total venture capital funding to scale its physical infrastructure. Its financial backing includes strategic investments from prominent venture capital firms such as EQT Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Cherry Ventures. Curb Food was founded in 2020 by Carl Tengberg and Felipe Gutierrez.
Curb Food has raised $28.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Curb Food has raised $28.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Curb Food has raised $28.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Curb Food's investors include Dimension Capital, EQT Ventures, Point72 Ventures, SQN Venture Partners, Uncork Capital.
Curb Food has raised $28.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $24.0M Series A in June 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | $24M Series A | — | Dimension Capital, EQT Ventures, Point72 Ventures, SQN Venture Partners, Uncork Capital | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $4M Seed | — | EQT Ventures | Announced |
Curb Food was a Swedish technology-enabled food delivery startup founded in 2020 that operated delivery-first dark kitchens, offering multiple high-quality food choices like burritos, burgers, milkshakes, smoothies, chicken burgers, and wings—all tailored for simultaneous home delivery in one order.[1][2][3] It targeted consumers seeking diverse, authentic food experiences without compromise, solving the problem of limited variety and quality in traditional delivery by using a single "kitchen full of kitchens" model for efficiency.[1][3][4] The company raised approximately $28.35M (or €23.2M) and reached Series A funding before ceasing operations in December 2022, with estimated peak revenue of $7.8M and around 36 employees at its height.[2][3]
Curb Food emerged in May 2020 amid the COVID-19 lockdowns that accelerated food delivery demand, positioning itself at the forefront of the restaurant industry's shift to delivery-only models.[1][2] Founders Carl Tengberg (CEO) and Felipe Gutierrez (Chief Strategy Officer) launched from Stockholm, Sweden (with operations also in Denmark), leveraging data insights to create food concepts from scratch tailored to consumer preferences.[1][2][3] Early traction came from its ambitious B2C model in the Food & Beverage sector, scaling to 11-50 employees and significant funding, but growth stalled, leading to shutdown by late 2022.[1][2][3]
Curb Food rode the 2020 delivery boom fueled by lockdowns, capitalizing on market forces like rising dark kitchen adoption and consumer demand for varied, home-delivered comfort food amid disrupted dining.[1][2] Its timing aligned with the explosion of food delivery startups (1,600+ in the sector), influencing the ecosystem by pioneering scalable, multi-concept dark kitchens that optimized logistics and reduced costs for operators.[2][4] Though short-lived, it highlighted tech's role in transforming restaurants into delivery-centric businesses, paving the way for efficient models in a post-pandemic market favoring B2C food tech.[1][2]
Curb Food's shutdown in December 2022 underscores the high risks in food delivery, where rapid scaling met intense competition and economic pressures despite strong funding and innovative dark kitchen tech.[2] No revival appears likely given its "dead" status, but its model influences ongoing trends like consolidated delivery kitchens amid maturing markets with players like MatHem.se.[2][3] Legacy lies in proving tech-tailored food variety's viability, potentially inspiring resilient hybrids as delivery evolves with automation and sustainability demands—echoing its founding promise of adaptable, high-quality experiences without compromise.[1][2]
