# Shef

> Shef is a US marketplace connecting households with vetted local cooks for prepared meals delivered chilled. Customers can browse dishes or use weekly meal plans; cooks receive storefront, order, payment and delivery support. Its origins in immigrant entrepreneurship inform an offering positioned between takeout, meal subscriptions and personal-chef services.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Joey Grassia (Co-founder and CEO), Alvin Salehi (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Shef marketplace, Weekly Shef Service, Chef business tools, Gift, catering and corporate orders, Shef mobile apps
- **Notable:** Y Combinator Winter 2019 participant., Raised more than $100 million including debt by the March 2023 announcement., Current company story page reports tens of millions of meals delivered since 2019.

## Products & services

- **Shef marketplace** — Advance ordering of prepared dishes from local cooks, with chilled delivery and individual cook profiles.
- **Weekly Shef Service** — Recurring mains and sides curated around household preferences, with customer selection and the ability to skip or cancel before the cutoff. Documented in current support guidance; launch year unverified.
- **Chef business tools** — Online menus, order management, payments, photography support, customer service and delivery logistics.
- **Gift, catering and corporate orders** — Gift deliveries in covered areas, advance large-order requests and corporate meal programs.
- **Shef mobile apps** — Consumer ordering apps listed on Apple App Store and Google Play.

## Achievements

- Y Combinator Winter 2019 participant.
- Raised more than $100 million including debt by the March 2023 announcement.
- Current company story page reports tens of millions of meals delivered since 2019.
- 2021 Afghan refugee initiative announced fee waivers and $3,500 per refugee for business support.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Weekly-service guidance lists the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Austin, Washington DC and Seattle; new chef onboarding at that time was limited to Austin, Boston and DC.
- **2026-02** — Updated seller payout guide specifies a 70% marketplace payout and fixed weekly-service payouts.
- **2026-02** — Joey Grassia discusses early on-demand failures, organizational changes and in-person work in a published interview.
- **2026-07** — Updated public contact page lists daily support hours of 6 AM to 8 PM Pacific.

## Links

- Website: https://www.shef.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ordershef/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ordershef
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordershef/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ordershef
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ordershef

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Last updated: 2026-09-30