Dahmakan was launched in 2015 and is known for its healthy food delivery service, which controls the entire value chain from product development to delivery on the last mile.
You work from several
Satellite distribution kitchens around Kuala Lumpur that enable their operation
Scale faster and cheaper.
In 2018 they expanded to Bangkok. There are currently over 53 in-house trained chefs on the two Southeast Asian markets.
They announced today
their successful Series B round of funding totaling $ 18 million (approximately)
75.89 million RM).
This brings their total funding to almost $ 28 million.
Some new investors in
This round includes Rakuten Capital, White Star Capital, JAFCO Asia and the GEC-KIP
Fund, the unicorn of Korean food delivery Woowa Brothers and former Nestlé CEO
Germany, alongside existing investors Partech Partners and Y Combinator.
The funds are used
to continue building the end-to-end operating system that powers them
vertically integrated model for the delivery of food in Malaysia and Thailand.
Co-founders Christian, Jessica and Jonathan / Photo credit: dahmakan
"We combine a small operating area at several locations to ensure lightning-fast delivery with a high degree of automation in back-of-house operation, which is made possible by our investments in software and industrial design," said Christian Edelmann, CTO of dahmakan.
A constantly growing menu
Dahmakan's direct customers
Approach and hub-and-spoke model allow them to deliver the highest value and
Quality for every price.
“This unique operating system makes us
Satellite distribution kitchens are much more profitable and easier to use
than most major QSRs, and we're excited to be spreading this across the region, ”he said
Jonathan Weins, CEO of dahmakan.
“Our mission from day one was to develop a food delivery product made by the chef that supports the choice and price that the mass market can use every day. From our experience of launching foodpanda in Hong Kong, we knew that eliminating high delivery and operating costs and bringing food closer to the consumer would be a key part of this mission, ”he added.
And consumers play a big role
Role in designing the dahmakan product range.
Customer evaluation,
Market insights and other data are driving dahmakan's product development approach
Create a menu that changes weekly.
Credit: dahmakan
Each iteration of their menu consists of customer favorites, bestsellers and Dahmakan-exclusive creations.
They shared that too
You will find more than 40 new dishes from a growing database of
Over 2,000 dishes tested.
"Dahmakan is well positioned to meet the growing demand for food delivery services in Southeast Asia with its unique, technology-driven approach to take control of the entire value chain to provide SEA’s emerging middle class with affordable food delivery options." , concluded Eric Martineau -Fortin, managing partner of White Star Capital.
- Read more about what we wrote about Dahmakan here.
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