Best Online Grocery Companies in Chicago, United States
The 70 best Online Grocery companies in Chicago, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Provi.
Ranked: Best Online Grocery companies in Chicago
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provi Operator of an online marketplace connecting alcohol buyers, distributors, and brands | $139M | 32 mo ago | 249 | Taylor Katzman Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | Top 500k | — |
| 2 | Farmer's Fridge Provider of food vending machines | $83M | 62 mo ago | 212 212 → 428 (+102%) | Luke Saunders Founder & CEO | ShopifyCart FunctionalityContentful+20 | Top 1M | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 3 | Home Chef Platform offering recipe meal kit delivery services | $56M | 116 mo ago | 2,234 2,234 → 2,771 (+24%) | — | SentryGetFeedbackZendesk+41 | Top 50k | 1 award |
| 4 | EthnicGrocer Online platform for ethnic foods and products | $47M | 306 mo ago | — | Parry Singh ex-CEO | — | — | — |
| 5 | Crafty Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category grocery products for offices 67Funding top 25%Growth top 26%Talent top 28%Innovation top 34% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 34% Producttop 36% Techtop 39% Moattop 39% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 32% Customersbottom 1% Funding: Raised $21.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Headcount 74 → 116 (+57%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $22M | 3 mo ago | 116 116 → 256 (+121%) | Nathan Rosenstock Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | Top 5M | 1 launch |
| 6 | Sifter Provider of nutrition technology | $11M | 49 mo ago | 11 11 → 18 (+64%) | Andrew Parkinson Co-Founder & Managing Partner | WebflowAzureHubSpot+19 | Top 50M | — |
| 7 | The Bettering Company Online platform offering cannabis-infused gummies | $11M | 24 mo ago | 10 | Mark Cozzi Founder and CEO | ProcessWirePleskPHP+13 | Top 50M | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Quicklly Online marketplace platform offering grocery and food delivery services | $5M | 47 mo ago | 31 | Pritesh Velankar Co-Founder & COO | Cart FunctionalitySentryPHP+38 | Top 1M | — |
| 9 | Aisle50 Sells grocery coupons direct to shoppers and partners with retailers for redemption | $5M | 154 mo ago | 1 | Riley Scott Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — |
| 10 | Winestyr Curated artisanal wines delivered directly from America's best small wineries | $4M | 79 mo ago | 13 | — | Cart FunctionalityRubyErlang+25 | Top 5M | — |
| 11 | Lil Bucks Internet first brand offering buckwheat energy bars | $3M | 21 mo ago | 9 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+39 | Top 10M | 1 launch |
| 12 | Zenblen Provider of tech-enabled smoothie bar | $3M | 10 mo ago | 10 | Tom Zhang Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+14 | Top 50M | — |
| 13 | Entree App-based platform offering recipe boxes | $2M | 39 mo ago | 14 | Jon Bell Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 14 | Kooshy Internet first brand offering croutons | $2M | 23 mo ago | 5 | Matt Wachsman Co-Founder & COO | ShopifyAmazon Web ServicesSmile App+20 | Top 10M | — |
| 15 | Here Here Market Online retailer of multi category-grocery products | $2M | 36 mo ago | 9 | Disha Gulati CEO and Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+52 | Top 5M | — |
| 16 | Dayglow Online retailer of curated coffee beans and coffee subscription services | $250K | 5 mo ago | — | Tohm Ifergan Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+20 | Top 5M | — |
| 17 | Ezras Online retailer of alcoholic beverages | $250K | 131 mo ago | — | Adam Newman Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 18 | Samplesaint Mobile marketing company dealing in CPG coupon | $250K | 183 mo ago | 7 | Lawrence Griffith Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | OjaExpress Online retailer for African and Caribbean groceries in Chicago | $120K | 72 mo ago | 9 | Fola Dada Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Online Grocery companies in Chicago
#1
Series B · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2015 · 116 employees$21.6Mraised▾
Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category grocery products for offices. It caters to offices to manage pantries, catering, cafes, etc. The product catalog includes hot coffee, cold brew coffee, kegs, craft beer, dry snacks, breakfasts, etc.
- Feb 2026Series B$13.2M
- Nov 2025Series A$1M
- May 2024Series A$8.7M
- Apr 2022Series A$10M
#2
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 10 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of tech-enabled smoothie bar. It enables users to order using the touchscreen interface and make payments.
- Aug 2025Seed$2.5M
- Sep 2023Seed$2.8M
#3
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2015 · 249 employees$138.8Mraised▾
Operator of an online marketplace connecting alcohol buyers, distributors, and brands. The platform provides tools for product discovery, communication, and order management. It offers a way for buyers to find products and connect with sales representatives. The platform also allows brands and distributors to showcase portfolios.
- Oct 2023Series C$32.5M
- Sep 2021Series C$75M
- 2021Series B$25M
- May 2018Seed$4.8M
#4
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018$250Kraised▾
Online retailer of curated coffee beans and coffee subscription services. The company provides various coffee bean options. It also offers a coffee subscription service.
- Jan 2026Seed$250K
#5
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 9 employees$3Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering buckwheat energy bars. The product catalog includes buckwheat bars in different flavors like cinnamon, cocoa, chocolate peppermint, and more. The brand claims to provide a gluten-free, low-sugar granola alternative made from sprouted buckwheat seeds.
- Sep 2024Series A$3M
#6
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 10 employees$11Mraised▾
Online platform offering cannabis-infused gummies. Its product offering includes blackberry lemonade, blood orange, fennel fig, hibiscus chamomile thyme, raspberry mandarin, watermelon chili, and more.
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$250K
- Sep 2023Series A$6.7M
- 2022Seed—
#7
Series D · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 212 employees$82.6Mraised▾
Provider of food vending machines. It provides a network of automated smart vending machines dispensing meals and snacks. Its menu includes salads, sandwiches, and snacks.
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$2.6M
- May 2020Series D$40M
- Sep 2018Series C$30M
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$10K
#8
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2020 · 5 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering croutons. The product catalog includes bread croutons in different flavors like police oil & black pepper, strawberry & raisins, garlic & basil, parmesan, and more. The brand claims that the products are non-GMO, and made with organic flour.
- Jul 2024Seed$2.1M
#9
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 2234 employees$55.8Mraised▾
Home Chef is a platform offering recipe meal kit delivery services. The company offers provides customers with eight recipes (weekly recipe rotations) options based on dietary preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free). Home Chef automatically selects meals for users each week based on those preferences. It provides ingredients and step-by-step instructions delivered to the customer's door. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms.
- Sep 2016Series B$40M
- May 2016Series A$10M
- Mar 2016Conventional Debt$887.6K
- Sep 2015Series A$5M
#10
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1989 · 11 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Provider of nutrition technology. It provides scalable solutions for healthcare platforms, health insurers, and food benefit providers to deliver healthy eating options.
- May 2022Series A$5M
- May 2021Unattributed$4.6M
- Nov 2020Unattributed$1.6M
#11
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1998$47.2Mraised▾
ethnicgrocer was an online platform for ethnic foods and products. Was ranked among the top 100 sites on the web by Forbes, Times, and PC Magazine. Claims to have scaled up to 10k orders/day, 10 M hits/day Company was Deadpool in 2002.
- Dec 2000Series B$34M
- Aug 2000Series A—
- Dec 1999Series A$12M
- May 1999Unattributed$1.2M
#12
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 31 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Online marketplace platform offering grocery and food delivery services. Its product offerings include fruits & vegetables, meat & seafood, meal kits, and more. The company offers mobile applications for Android and iOS platforms. The company also offers tiffin services and catering services.
- Jul 2022Seed$4M
- Mar 2021Seed$1.2M
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