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Status: Extended

Mar 29th 2021 - May 8th 2021

The Cookaway is a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) company that makes and sells recipe boxes to users to enable them to make delicious food from the comfort of their homes. Users receive all the ingredients, including premium oils, along with complete recipe cards made by the company's expert chefs. The Cookaway has garnered over 500 verified reviews on TrustPilot with an 'Excellent' rating and onboarded 10 chefs including 5 MasterChefs and a 2-Michelin starred chef. It has featured in publications such as The Independent, Forbes, The Week, and The Daily Mail. The company was the 'Chosen Food Partner' for The Lord Mayor's Big Curry Lunch 2021. The Cookaway will use 25% of the investment to hire talent, 20% to boost brand visibility via content generation, 15% to make its technology platform more intuitive, 15% to launch new chefs and cuisines, 5% to improve its sustainability credentials, 5% to develop its app with more features, 10% towards automation, and 5% to launch a membership program.

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The Cookaway Rating Review

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Rated on 27/04/2021

Pitch Rated

47%

Insufficient Data

Management

77%

Product

65%

Investment

UNRATED*

* Section unrated owing to insufficient or incomplete information available at the time of rating.

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    £5,474,734
    pre-money valuation

    11.33%
    equity available

    265
    investors

    £2,989
    pledge per investor

    11570053
    company number

    Active
    company status

    14/09/2018
    incorporated 6 years

    Previous Funding rounds
    29 Mar 24 Seedrs £792,187 / 113% 47.33%

What the ratings mean

  • 49% and under
    We suggest potential investors carry out further study of their own
    50-64%
    Room for improvement
    65-79%
    Worth considering
    80%+
    Gold rating, our highest rating

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Management 77%

Skills 64%
The Cookaway Ltd management team comprises skilled professionals who published LinkedIn profiles include expertise in management, food, sales, and marketing. They have an experienced team in place that consists of a Founder/CEO, Founder/Product Head, Head of Partnerships and BD. The Founder/CEO is proficient in Strategic Planning, Operations Management, Program Management, Business Analysis, Private Equity and Accounting. He also has prior experience working at the same stage of business growth. The Founder/Product Head is competent in food preparation, culinary skills, and product development. The Head of Partnerships and BD is skilled in project management, business planning, business strategy, business development and start-ups. It was of note that as of yet, there is no dedicated finance head in the team at this stage of fundraising.

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    Log in to view target

    £5,474,734
    pre-money valuation

    11.33%
    equity available

    265
    investors

    £2,989
    pledge per investor

    11570053
    company number

    Active
    company status

    14/09/2018
    incorporated 6 years

    Previous Funding rounds
    29 Mar 24 Seedrs £792,187 / 113% 47.33%
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