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§ Private Profile · Burlingame, CA, USA
Wellness platform for offices, providing nutritious meals, snacks, smart fridges, and catering services for employee health.
garten has raised $20.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at garten.
garten was founded in 2014 by Michael Heinrich (Founder/CEO).
garten has raised $20.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Based in Burlingame, California, garten is a corporate food services and workplace wellness platform that provides nutritious meals, snack delivery, and smart fridge solutions to office environments. The privately held company operates with approximately 297 employees and generates an estimated $33.3 million in annual revenue. To support its ongoing operations, the enterprise has raised just under $5 million in total venture funding across a single financing round and has been tracked on the Nasdaq Private Market. During its early development, the startup participated in prominent accelerator programs, receiving backing and support from both the Stanford-StartX Incubator and Y Combinator. Originally launched under the name Oh My Green, the business later rebranded to reflect its expanded focus on holistic employee benefits, including meditation and mindfulness programming. The organization was founded in 2014 by Michael Heinrich.
Key people at garten.
garten has raised $20.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $20.0M Seed in October 2018.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2018 | $20M Seed | — | Backed, Initialized Capital, Powerplant Ventures, Stanford, Talis Capital, Y Combinator, ZhenFund | Announced |
garten was founded in 2014 by Michael Heinrich (Founder/CEO).
garten has raised $20.0M in total across 1 funding round.
garten's investors include Backed, Initialized Capital, PowerPlant Ventures, Stanford, Talis Capital, Y Combinator, ZhenFund.
Garten is a workplace wellbeing company that builds technology-enabled nutrition and wellness services aimed at creating healthy and happy employees. Their product suite includes office food services such as snack carts, meals, catering, and smart fridges, all supported by a sophisticated tech stack leveraging AI and IoT to enable flexible supply chains and comprehensive wellbeing analytics. Garten serves large corporations including Apple, Google, Amazon, Stanford, and Nike, addressing the challenge of maintaining employee health and engagement through better nutrition and holistic wellbeing solutions. The company has demonstrated strong growth, becoming a top Y Combinator startup and eventually being acquired, reflecting its significant impact on workplace wellness[1][3][4].
Founded in 2014 by Michael Heinrich, Garten’s inception was inspired by Heinrich’s childhood experiences in his grandmother’s garden in Germany, where he learned the importance of healthy food. Upon entering the workforce, he recognized the difficulty of maintaining a healthy lifestyle due to long office hours and limited healthy food options at work. This personal insight, supported by research linking nutrition to employee happiness and creativity, led to the creation of Garten. The company evolved through participation in Y Combinator (Summer 2016 batch) and Stanford StartX, growing from a startup into a leader in workplace wellness infrastructure[1][3].
Garten rides the growing trend of corporate wellness and employee experience enhancement, which has gained urgency as companies recognize wellbeing as integral to productivity and retention. The timing aligns with shifts toward hybrid and remote work models, where maintaining employee health and engagement is more challenging. Market forces such as increasing awareness of mental health, the rise of AI and IoT in service delivery, and corporate social responsibility commitments favor Garten’s holistic and tech-driven approach. By reshaping how companies provide nutrition and wellness, Garten influences the broader ecosystem by setting new standards for workplace care and wellbeing infrastructure[1][2][3].
Having established itself as a leader in workplace wellbeing, Garten’s future likely involves deeper integration of AI to personalize and optimize employee health services further. Trends such as the four-day workweek, mental health prioritization, and sustainability will shape its evolution. As employee wellbeing becomes a strategic priority for businesses globally, Garten’s influence may expand beyond food services into comprehensive wellness ecosystems, potentially driving innovation in how workplaces support holistic health. Its acquisition suggests potential scaling and integration with larger wellness or HR platforms, reinforcing its role as a key player in the future of work[1][2][4].
