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§ Private Profile · Redwood City, CA, USA
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Farm Hill is a Redwood City, California-based food technology and delivery company that provides healthy, prepared meals to corporate offices and enterprise clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization operates a vertically integrated business model by preparing fresh, locally sourced lunches in a central commissary kitchen and managing the complex logistics of daily workplace deliveries. By controlling the entire supply chain from ingredient sourcing to final drop-off, the platform eliminates the need for third-party couriers while maintaining consistent food quality. During its operational history, the enterprise scaled its logistics network to serve thousands of employees daily and secured approximately $3 million in total venture capital funding. The company's financial backers include recognizable institutional investors such as Liberty City Ventures, Eagle Cliff Partners, and the Stanford-StartX Fund. Farm Hill was founded in 2013 by Marc Manara and Dan Trammell.
Farm Hill has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Farm Hill has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Farm Hill has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Farm Hill's investors include Zalm Duchman, Eagle Cliff Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Soma Capital, Stanford, TSVC Capital.
Farm Hill has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Other Equity in June 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2016 | $3M Venture Round | — | Zalm Duchman, Eagle Cliff Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Soma Capital, Stanford | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2015 | $2M Seed | Eagle Cliff Partners | Tsvc Capital, Liberty City Ventures, Stanford | Announced |
Farm Hill was a technology-enabled food delivery startup founded in 2013 that curated and delivered healthy meals and snacks directly to offices, targeting small and medium-sized businesses with 10-1,000 employees.[1][2][3] It solved the problem of making nutritious eating convenient for employees by remotely managing logistics, dietary preferences, allergies, and deliveries through a proprietary platform, having delivered over 1.5 million meals in the Bay Area by 2018.[1][3] Farm Hill served corporate teams seeking simple food solutions, raised about $4 million in funding including a $3 million round, and emerged from Stanford's StartX accelerator before being acquired by EAT Club in 2018 to bolster its Bay Area corporate lunch delivery operations.[4][5]
Farm Hill launched in 2013 out of the Stanford-affiliated StartX accelerator as a fast-growing startup focused on healthy office food delivery.[1][3][4] While specific founders are not detailed in available records, the company quickly gained traction by catering to Bay Area businesses, curating fresh meals to simplify healthy eating amid busy work lives.[2][3] A pivotal moment came in 2016 with a $3 million venture funding round to fuel expansion, building on early deliveries that reached 1.5 million meals and positioned it as a key player in corporate catering.[1][4] This momentum led to its 2018 acquisition by EAT Club, marking the end of its independent operations.[5]
Farm Hill rode the mid-2010s wave of food tech innovation, inspired by models like India's Dabbawala and Japan's bento-box systems, amid rising demand for workplace perks like convenient, healthy meals in tech hubs like the Bay Area.[1][5] Its timing aligned with corporate wellness trends and the gig-economy shift toward flexible office benefits, filling a gap for SMBs lacking resources for on-site cafeterias. By influencing the corporate catering ecosystem—serving innovative firms and paving the way for acquirers like EAT Club—it helped normalize tech-driven, personalized food delivery, contributing to a market now dominated by integrated platforms serving thousands of companies.[5]
Post-2018 acquisition, Farm Hill's brand and operations integrated into EAT Club (now serving 1,000+ companies with $50M+ raised), amplifying its legacy in scalable corporate lunch solutions rather than operating independently.[1][5] Looking ahead, trends like hybrid work, AI-optimized logistics, and sustained demand for dietary-customized meals will shape successors in this space, potentially evolving Farm Hill's model into broader enterprise food-as-a-service. Its influence endures by proving SMB food tech viability, setting the stage for consolidation in a maturing market—echoing its origins as a Bay Area innovator making healthy office eating effortless.