# Ben Lipschitz

> Ben Lipschitz is the Sydney-based co-founder and CEO of FoodByUs. A law graduate who co-founded foldable-footwear brand Flipsters and sold it in 2014, he launched FoodByUs with Gary Munitz and Tim Chandler in 2016. The business evolved from a marketplace for homemade meals into hospitality procurement software. He won the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year award at The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards and has served as a volunteer director of Redfern Legal Centre.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at FoodByUs
- **Organizations:** FoodByUs, Flipsters, Redfern Legal Centre, Kadima Group
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws (Hons), as listed in Redfern Legal Centre’s 2022-2023 annual report, UNSW
- **Known for:** Built Flipsters into a brand sold in 16 countries and more than 300 Australian retailers before its 2014 sale., 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year, The CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards., Ranked 51st in Business News Australia’s 2024 Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Co-founded Flipsters with industrial designer Rick Munitz.
- **2014** — Sold Flipsters after expanding into 16 countries and more than 300 Australian retailers.
- **2016** — Launched FoodByUs with Gary Munitz and Tim Chandler as a marketplace for locally made meals.
- **2017** — FoodByUs launched its B2B café and wholesale-supplier offering.
- **2021** — FoodByUs raised an A$10 million Series A and introduced add-your-own-supplier functionality.
- **2022** — Won Entrepreneur of the Year at The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards.
- **2023** — FoodByUs raised A$12 million in Series B funding led by Base Capital.
- **2024** — Ranked 51st in Business News Australia’s Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs; FoodByUs released Price Tracking.

## Achievements

- Built Flipsters into a brand sold in 16 countries and more than 300 Australian retailers before its 2014 sale.
- 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year, The CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards.
- Ranked 51st in Business News Australia’s 2024 Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs.
- Led FoodByUs during its A$10 million Series A and A$12 million Series B funding rounds.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — FoodByUs’s July 2025 Index listed Lipschitz as CEO and reported a network of 3,000 suppliers and more than 20,000 carts processed monthly.
- **2024-10** — Appeared on Chew the Fat with Frank Greeff to discuss customer needs, scaling and the FoodByUs journey.
- **2024-08** — Explained FoodByUs’s newly released Price Tracking feature and its role in improving hospitality cost visibility.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlipschitz/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11