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Dishpatch
Finish-at-home meal kits from top UK restaurants and chefs.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Dishpatch is interesting
Dishpatch scaled chef-branded meal kits nationwide before Waitrose & Partners acquired the brand in June 2024.
Key facts
- Acquired by Waitrose & Partners (Jun 2024): premium meal-kit brand (John Lewis Partnership)
- Seed (Jun 2021): £10M co-led by a16z and LocalGlobe (EU-Startups)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Stride VC, Entree Capital, Entrepreneur First
- Source: https://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/2024/19949
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Industries
Consumer
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FAQs about Dishpatch
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Dishpatch partnered with UK restaurants and chefs to sell premium meal kits — pre-portioned ingredients and instructions for cooking restaurant dishes at home.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and LocalGlobe (/fund/localglobe) co-led the £10M seed round in June 2021.
Waitrose & Partners (John Lewis Partnership) acquired Dishpatch in June 2024, integrating the brand into its premium grocery offering.
Dishpatch differentiated from generic meal-kit players by anchoring on chef and restaurant brands — a model that attracted strategic grocery interest.
Yes. Waitrose acquired Dishpatch in June 2024.
Last updated: 2026-07-24