# Goldbelly

> Goldbelly is a New York-based online marketplace that ships iconic regional dishes and gourmet foods from more than 1,000 restaurants, bakeries, and food makers across all 50 U.S. states directly to customers' doors. Founded in 2013 by Joe Ariel, the company lets people order signature dishes - from Nashville hot chicken to New York cheesecake and deep-dish pizza - along with celebrity-chef meal kits, food-gift boxes, and subscriptions, packaging nostalgia and hard-to-get local specialties into nationwide delivery.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Joe Ariel (Founder & CEO), Trevor Stow (Co-Founder), Vanessa Torrivilla (Co-Founder), Joel Gillman (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~130 employees
- **Products:** Goldbelly Marketplace, Food Gifts & Gift Boxes, Corporate & B2B Gifting, Food Subscriptions, Chef of the Month
- **Notable:** Named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2013., Accepted into Y Combinator (2013)., Grew a network of 1,000+ restaurants and food makers shipping nationwide.

## Products & services

- **Goldbelly Marketplace** — Online marketplace where customers order signature dishes and gourmet food from 1,000+ restaurants, bakeries, and food makers, shipped nationwide.
- **Food Gifts & Gift Boxes** — Curated food-gift boxes and gift cards for holidays, celebrations, and everyday gifting.
- **Corporate & B2B Gifting** — Customized corporate gifting and bulk food-gift programs for businesses.
- **Food Subscriptions** — Recurring food subscription boxes delivering rotating specialty items.
- **Chef of the Month** — Monthly subscription of meal kits from celebrity chefs including Jose Andres, David Chang, Daniel Boulud, and Michael Anthony, with ingredients and instructions to feed up to four.
- **Experience & Event Kits** — Themed kits such as Super Bowl tailgate kits, food-festival kits, and game-day food boxes.

## Achievements

- Named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2013.
- Accepted into Y Combinator (2013).
- Grew a network of 1,000+ restaurants and food makers shipping nationwide.
- Raised over $133M in total funding, including a $100M Series C in 2021.
- Added roughly 400 new vendors during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving struggling restaurants a national storefront.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Launched Chef of the Month subscription featuring meal kits from Jose Andres, David Chang, Daniel Boulud, and Michael Anthony.
- **2024-09** — Appointed Christina Grdovic as Chief Partnership Officer to grow brand and culinary partnerships.
- **2021-05** — Raised $100M Series C led by Spectrum Equity.

## Links

- Website: https://goldbelly.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goldbelly
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/goldbely
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/goldbelly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldbelly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Goldbely
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goldbelly

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Last updated: 2026-07-21