Vendease
Vendease is a YC Winter 2021 (W21) company. Based in Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria. Team of 250.
About Vendease
Summary
Vendease builds a B2B food procurement platform for restaurants in Africa, connecting them directly to farms and food manufacturers. Operators order proteins, seafood, and fresh produce through the platform and receive consolidated deliveries within 48 hours, replacing trips to open markets and reliance on middlemen. Vendease also consolidates multiple supplier relationships into a single weekly invoice, handling sourcing, cold-chain logistics, and supplier payments on the restaurant's behalf.
Business model
A daily rate on Buy Now, Pay Later credit extended to verified restaurant operators, plus supplier consolidation and delivery services billed on a single invoice.
Go-to-market
Restaurants and food operators in Lagos sign up directly through the platform or via WhatsApp, with Buy Now, Pay Later approval gating access to credit purchasing.
From the Y Combinator listing
Where restaurants in Africa buy food supplies
Vendease is a marketplace that lets restaurants in Africa, order directly from farms and food manufacturers. Now, instead of going through expensive - middlemen - vendors, or wasting productive man hours sending staff to open markets with hiked prices, restaurants can now get on our platform, click to order and get all their food supplies within 24hrs.
Facts
- B2B / B2B -> Supply Chain and Logistics
- Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria
- 250
- Active
- Early
Founders (4)
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