# Dishpatch

> Finish-at-home meal kits from top UK restaurants and chefs.

## Why it is interesting

Dishpatch scaled chef-branded meal kits nationwide before Waitrose & Partners acquired the brand in June 2024.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** consumer
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## 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

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/localglobe

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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