Flipdish
Branded online ordering, kiosks and QR for restaurants
Flipdish provides restaurants with their own branded website and app for delivery and collection orders, plus QR order-and-pay, self-service kiosks, loyalty and digital marketing services. Founded in Dublin in 2015 by Conor and James McCarthy, it operates in about 25 countries and reached a $1.25B valuation in January 2022 after a €87M investment from Tencent, following €40M from Tiger Global in 2021.
Our reading. Best for restaurants and small chains that want a branded website and app to escape marketplace commissions and prefer a managed service over a self-serve tool.
Strengths
- Own-brand ordering channel reducing marketplace commissions
- Kiosk and QR options from the same vendor
- Managed marketing services
Limits
- Pricing on request
- Rapid expansion followed by restructuring in 2023
Founded 2015, unicorn since 2022 after €87M from Tencent, active in 25 countries
Ireland's unicorn of January 2022 ($1.25B valuation); customers include Subway franchisees, Cojean and Galeries Lafayette
- https://www.eu-startups.com/2022/01/flipdish-becomes-irelands-newest-unicorn-as-it-raises-e87-million-and-hits-e1-billion-valuation-for-its-digital-experience-platform-for-hospitality/
- https://tech.eu/2021/02/11/flipdish-funding/