

Like this story? Why not sign up to get the latest South West business news straight to your inbox.Cookpad was founded in 1997 in Japan by Aki Sano, who realised the global population was becoming less connected to food and the environment and this was having a negative effect on our individual and collective well-being. “That real and warm connection of people through cooking and sharing food is the future I aspire to create.” Mr Iwata added he was “eager” to share his experience of building online communities, adding: “All About The Cooks is about supporting home-cooks who love to share their food. “Their investment will inspire others to invest, and Rimpei will be a real asset to our board as we begin our scaling journey.” Ms Ladkin said: “I am thrilled that Cookpad has joined us on our mission to make it easy to eat ‘real food made by real people’, and has given us the backing to launch our crowdfund. Bristol robotics start-up signs deal with energy giant Enelįollowing its investment Cookpad’s chief executive Rimpei Iwata will join the board of All About The Cooks to help with its expansion.Bristol health tech company agrees major deal with care home specialist.

Ms Ladkin said the company would use its new funds to help develop its technology as it plans to launch in six new UK cities and recruit 250 new cooks within the coming year. Founded in Japan in 1997, Cookpad opened a UK office in Bristol five years ago.Īll About The Cooks founder Claire Ladkin said since its launch in Bristol the business had taken more than 850 orders and paid around £30,000 to 50 cooks.

Leading the round with a £125,000 investment is food tech firm Cookpad, whose recipe sharing platform has 100 million users in 74 countries and multiple languages. The early-stage company, previously named a ‘rising star’ of the South West’s burgeoning tech sector by industry experts Tech Nation, has now raised £290,000 via an online crowdfunding campaign to help expand its presence across the UK.

A Bristol-based tech start-up described as “AirBnB for food” has won the backing of the world’s largest recipe platform to scale its operations.Īll About The Cooks allows talented cooks to sell their homemade food to people nearby via their postcode and filters via its marketplace website.
