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Zerocater
Corporate catering and cafeteria solutions
- 101-200 employees
- Hospitality
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Food
- Analytics
- Events
- Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To help companies build better workplace culture through food.
Our take
It is common knowledge that food can affect mood, so Zerocater is aiming to build better company cultures through catering. Initially known for bringing restaurant food to offices for lunch, the company now offers digital corporate cafes, hybrid cafes, managed cafes, and events catering for companies.
Zerocater's focus on customizability and work culture has given it an edge over food delivery services like DoorDash and Deliveroo. Its AI "FoodIQ" tech helps clients to offer tailored options for their workers' tastes, and its cafe services ensure high catering standards across larger groups. In a hugely crowded market, Zerocater operates in a sufficiently specific niche that could see them grow fast as the sector develops.
On the back of capitalizing on the return to the office, funds secured by Zerocater will allow it to double down with the widening of its geographic footprint. It also plans to invest in expanding its digital cafe services, alongside developing improvements to its analytics and AI, that will ensure product utility into the future.
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Benefits
- Wellness for all - We're proud to offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that addresses the mental and emotional well-being of our team members.
- Healthy hearts - Low to no-cost, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. We pay 100% of monthly premium for HSA options.
- Strong minds - To stay healthy and happy; we offer a $100 monthly stipend for a gym membership of your choice.
- Match made in heaven - We offer a 401(k) match that vests immediately and match half of the first 6% that you defer, so we can help you build a secure financial future.
- Work hard play hard - Work-life balance is important; we offer a generous time-off package with paid holidays, vacation days and floating holidays.
- Ownership in the company - At Zerocater you are given stock options so that you can feel the impact of your contibution along with your colleagues.
Company values
- Be customer obsessed: Obsess about our customers and culinary partners. Ensure every decision keeps their interests in mind. Be their champion.
- Make hard decisions: Be a leader- make the decisions others are afraid to make. Be honest, have hard discussions, do what’s right for the team.
- Never give up: Resilience paves the way to success. Keep pushing, stay hungry, and fight for a company that’s better each day.
- Take smart risks: Plan thoroughly and don’t be afraid to build the extraordinary. Use fear to push you forward rather than hold you back.
- Lead with trust and respect: We thrive when all functions work as one team. Build trust, work collaboratively, and treat each other with respect.
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2023
$15m
SERIES C
Sep 2019
$5.3m
SERIES B
Total funding: $37.9m
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Leadership
Arram Sabeti
(Chairman of the Board)Was Head of Office Operations, and just fifth employee, at Twitch. Founded Zerocater in 2009, working as CEO until 2018.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Zerocater
Theresa Morgan (Director of Recruiting)
- Difference drives excellence and innovation! We have a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion where we encourage our people to bring their unique talents, ideas, and personality to the workplace.
- We believe that when the cultural, demographic, and ethnographic makeup of our teams mirrors our customers and culinary partners, we will be better suited to serve them.
- Our Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month & aims to provides direction for achieving Zerocater’s Strategic Goal.
- One important initiative is our Unconscious Bias Interview Training which we implemented over 4 years ago. We offer it every 6 months and update as we learn more and benchmark our status.
- When it comes to evaluating external talent we adhere to compliance and run a consistent and fair interview process for each candidate.
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