YesChef Overview
YesChef is a premium streaming video platform where anyone can learn the art of home cooking from some of the world’s best chefs teaching in their own exclusive, cinematic video classes.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$1.3MFeb 2019
$2.8MMay 2020
Latest News
growth-positive
Learn the art of home cooking from the world's best chefs with launch of new online platform YesChef
YesChef, an online education platform dedicated to cooking, has launched with classes taught by world-renowned chefs. The platform offers video classes that combine documentary storytelling with a practical, immersive experience. The classes cover a range of recipes, techniques, and inspirations, and provide step-by-step guidance. YesChef aims to bring the best of the world of food into peoples homes and is available through a subscription membership. The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online learning, and YesChef taps into this growing market. The platforms first release of classes includes chefs Nancy Silverton, Edward Lee, and Erez Komarovsky, with more classes to come in 2021.
Customers
growth-positive
This Platform Brings Food From The World's Best Chefs To Your Kitchen
YesChef is an online platform that allows users to access cooking classes from culinary icons around the world. It offers a subscription model and aims to become the Netflix of cooking. The platform has experienced significant growth, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when people turned to cooking for comfort and to create memorable moments at home. YesChef provides a culinary journey led by master chefs, with each class containing exclusive high-quality video content. It has attracted subscribers from over 80 countries worldwide and continues to add more classes from renowned chefs. The founder, Steve Avery, envisions YesChef as a trusted source and go-to platform for authoritative cooking content.
CustomersExpand
growth-positive
An Israeli-created culinary streaming platform hopes to become Netflix for cooks
YesChef, an Israeli-made video streaming platform, aims to be the Netflix for cooking. The platform features cooking classes and documentary-style storytelling from world-renowned chefs. It offers an extensive library of cooking classes taught by chefs like Nancy Silverton, Edward Lee, and Dario Cecchini. YesChef provides an interactive and immersive experience, allowing users to watch the documentary portion and jump in and out of classes. The platform is set to launch on August 1, 2020, and has already gained close to 3,000 paying subscribers for its beta product. YesChef is backed by international venture capital funds and angel investors, including Altair Capital, Founders Factory, and Guardian Media Ventures.
CustomersPartners
| Sector | Media & Entertainment Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $2.8M |
| Last funding | $1.5M |
| Stage | Pre-Seed |
| Rounds | 2 |
| Investors | 7 |
Team Members
4
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | yeschef.me/ |
Locations
Arye Shenkar St 1, Herzliya, Israel
Photos & Videos
3 item(s)
YesChef Business
Business models
B2C, B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Sector
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & EntertainmentEducation & Knowledge TechnologiesLearning/Self Learning ApplicationsTarget Customer
ConsumersRecreational & LifestyleEnterprise & Professional ServicesCore Technology
Platforms & InterfacesMobileWebTags (13)
mobile-applicationscookingweb-platformknowledge-technologyself-learninge-learningfoodtechecommerceedutainmentvirtual-classroomsaasinteractivevideoGeographic Markets
Eastern EuropeNorthern EuropeGlobalNorth AmericaWestern EuropeSouthern EuropeYesChef Financials
$2.8M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$1.5M
Last funding
Pre-Seed
Funding stage
2
Total rounds
7
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$1.3MFeb 2019
$2.8MMay 2020
Private Equity Funding
Pre-Seed
May 2020
$1.5M
Roushan Arumugam, funders factory, AltaIR Capital, Dave Moyal, Summus Venture Capital
Pre-Seed
Feb 2019
$1.3M
Liat Aaronson, funders factory, David Mouyal, AltaIR Capital
YesChef Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$1.3MFeb 2019
$2.8MMay 2020
All Events
Pre-Seed
May 2020
$1.5M
Roushan Arumugam, funders factory, AltaIR Capital, Dave Moyal, Summus Venture Capital
Pre-Seed
Feb 2019
$1.3M
Liat Aaronson, funders factory, David Mouyal, AltaIR Capital
YesChef News
3 articles
growth-positive
Learn the art of home cooking from the world's best chefs with launch of new online platform YesChef
YesChef, an online education platform dedicated to cooking, has launched with classes taught by world-renowned chefs. The platform offers video classes that combine documentary storytelling with a practical, immersive experience. The classes cover a range of recipes, techniques, and inspirations, and provide step-by-step guidance. YesChef aims to bring the best of the world of food into peoples homes and is available through a subscription membership. The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online learning, and YesChef taps into this growing market. The platforms first release of classes includes chefs Nancy Silverton, Edward Lee, and Erez Komarovsky, with more classes to come in 2021.
Customers
growth-positive
This Platform Brings Food From The World's Best Chefs To Your Kitchen
YesChef is an online platform that allows users to access cooking classes from culinary icons around the world. It offers a subscription model and aims to become the Netflix of cooking. The platform has experienced significant growth, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when people turned to cooking for comfort and to create memorable moments at home. YesChef provides a culinary journey led by master chefs, with each class containing exclusive high-quality video content. It has attracted subscribers from over 80 countries worldwide and continues to add more classes from renowned chefs. The founder, Steve Avery, envisions YesChef as a trusted source and go-to platform for authoritative cooking content.
CustomersExpand
growth-positive
An Israeli-created culinary streaming platform hopes to become Netflix for cooks
YesChef, an Israeli-made video streaming platform, aims to be the Netflix for cooking. The platform features cooking classes and documentary-style storytelling from world-renowned chefs. It offers an extensive library of cooking classes taught by chefs like Nancy Silverton, Edward Lee, and Dario Cecchini. YesChef provides an interactive and immersive experience, allowing users to watch the documentary portion and jump in and out of classes. The platform is set to launch on August 1, 2020, and has already gained close to 3,000 paying subscribers for its beta product. YesChef is backed by international venture capital funds and angel investors, including Altair Capital, Founders Factory, and Guardian Media Ventures.
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YesChef Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 15 |
| Team members | 6 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 93/100 |
| Missing | description, markets |
| BI Verification | Matan Eblagon |
| Registrar ID | 515813699 |
| Crunchbase | yeschef |
| Creator | Steve Avery |
| Creator email | steve@yeschef.me |
| Last updater | Matan Eblagon |
| Updater email | matane@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |