Farmdrop
GroceryUKClosed 2021
Total Raised
$45M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2021
Business model
Online grocery platform connecting consumers directly with small local farms and producers, cutting out traditional supermarket supply chains.
In brief
Built a genuinely values-aligned grocery platform, paying small farmers fairer prices by cutting out supermarket intermediaries and delivering fresh, locally-sourced produce directly to consumers. The costs of maintaining a fragmented supply chain across many small individual far…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2012
- Closed
- 2021
- Headquarters
- London, UK
- Industry
- Grocery
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Ben Pugh
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