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Prepared for Orit | Delivered July 4, 2019
Platterz.co

Early Findings

GoalsTo learn as much about the company Platterz as possible for an investment meeting. This includes insights regarding their business, their competitors, their financial information, their growth, and other information that cannot be acquired from their website and Crunchbase. 
Early FindingsDuring our preliminary research we were able to find information regarding the company Platterz, including number of meals served and funding details. We were also able to determine 3 competitors to Platterz with their location and funding details. Below is an overview of our findings.
Platterz is a private online meal ordering marketplace that is located in Toronto, Canada.
In 2018, Platterz served over 1.88 million meals to over 1,200 offices in North America.
In 2018, the company raised an $18 million CAD, $15 million USD, Series A from Aleph, Globalive Capital, and AltaIR Capita.
In 2017, they also received funding from AltaIR Capital, Globalive Capital, Kevin Kimsa, Dennis Bennie, Ran Makavy and Oren Zeev for 6.7 million USD. 
Platterz has a total of $21.7 million USD in funding raised. 
Competitors Competitors of Platterz include Foodsby, ZeroCater, and Zesty, Inc.
Foodsby is also a private online meal ordering marketplace that offers office employees a variety of food options for lunch.
Foodsby has a total of $20.9 million USD in funding raised.
Fodsby's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
ZeroCater is a private company that offers employers a variety of shared meal options for employees.
ZeroCater has a total of $21.7 million USD in funding raised. 
ZeroCater's headquarters are located in San Francisco, CA.
Zesty, Inc. provides office catering to companies in the San Francisco area.
Zesty, Inc. has a total of $20.7 million USD in funding raised. 
Zesty, Inc.'s headquarters are located in San Francisco, CA.
Proposed Next StepsBased on the availability of the information you are looking for, we suggest diving deeper with additional research following the steps provided in one of the options below. 
Option 1An additional 3 hours of research to determine the market size of the office food delivery market in the U.S. (3 hours, $87)
Option 2 An additional 3 hours of research to determine the market size of the office food delivery market in the U.S. (3 hours, $87)
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An additional 3 hours to determine the growth of the office food delivery market in the U.S. (3 hours, $87)
For a TOTAL of 6 hours, $174.
Option 3An additional 3 hours of research to determine the market size of the office food delivery market in the U.S. (3 hours, $87)
AND
An additional 3 hours to determine the growth of the office food delivery market in the U.S. (3 hours, $87)
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An additional 6 hours of research for a competitive analysis expanding on the information for Platterz, Foodsby, ZeroCater, and Zesty, Inc. including services/products offered, annual revenue, and what sets them each apart from the competition. (3 hours, $87)
For a TOTAL of 9 hours, $261

If you would like us to focus our research on a different geographical region apart from the U.S., please let us know and we will be happy to adjust our research accordingly!