Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A

Chowdeck CEO Femi Aluko has revealed that the company’s delivery riders earn an average of N100,000 per week, with top-performing riders reportedly making significantly more. Aluko made the disclosure...

Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery startup that has stayed profitable in a notoriously tough and low-margin market, has raised $9 million in Series A funding to launch a quick commerce strategy and...

Food is significant to Nigerians, with households spending nearly 60% of their income on it, the highest globally, according to official reports. This strong affinity for food, coupled with the rise of online shopping, sets the stage for Nigeria’s food…

Nigeria’s first food delivery startup, Chowdeck, has raised $9 million Series A round to fuel its African expansion. Novastar Ventures led the round with participation from

Justice for Ekpeki: Chowdeck Crash Left Author With Spinal Fracture

GoLemon, a Nigerian grocery delivery startup, has partnered with Chowdeck, the ubiquitous delivery startup with over 2 million customers, to supply groceries to Chowdeck’s dark stores and offer customers same-day grocery delivery through the Chowdeck app. Chowdeck will continue to run its dark stores and end-to-end instant delivery, while GoLemon will maintain its own platform focused on next-day delivery and larger, planned shopping baskets.

Chowdeck Brilha em Meio ao Caos: A Startup Nigeriana de Entregas Levanta US$ 9 Milhões e Almeja Transformar o Mercado! As ruas das cidades nigerianas e ganenses estão prestes a se agitar! A Chowdeck, uma audaciosa startup de entrega de alimentos, acaba de assegurar impressionantes US$ 9 milhões em uma rodada de Série A. O que torna essa conquista ainda mais emocionante? A dinâmica do mercado de entregas é notoriamente desafiadora e baixa em margens, mas a Chowdeck não apenas sobrevive, como se destaca brilhantemente. Vamos descobrir os detalhes que têm atraído a atenção dos investidores e o que essa inovação reserva para o futuro!

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, turning the spotlight on how businesses can transform everyday customer feedback into technology that answers Africa’s real needs. Scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 11:00 a.m. (WAT), the event, themed “Building for Africa’s Realities: Turning Consumer Feedback into Technology-Driven Solutions,” will convene founders, investors and builders to share candid insight on designing products that work in African conditions rather than solutions borrowed wholesale from elsewhere.

Until Jumia introduced its first nationwide sales campaign after it launched in 2012, Black Friday was not a retail tradition in Nigeria. Since then, the once-foreign concept has grown into one of the country’s most anticipated online commerce moments. Black Friday deals have now extended to online food delivery platforms like Chowdeck, which drove ₦1.4 billion ($975,909) in sales during its Black Friday event that ran from Friday, November 28, to Monday, December 1, according to data tracked on its live dashboard. 

Kwara United Football Club has officially announced a new partnership with Chowdeck, the leading on-demand delivery service in Africa, as its headline sponsor for the upcoming season. The announcement was made by both parties on their official X (formerly Twitter) handles on Monday, marking a significant boost for the NPFL side and a major step in strengthening Nigerian football’s commercial ecosystem.

The quarterly UBA Business Series has grown into a major knowledge-sharing platform designed to equip entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders with the insights, tools and strategies to build sustainable enterprises Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, turning the spotlight on how businesses can transform everyday customer feedback into technology that answers Africa’s real needs,

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, turning the spotlight on how businesses can transform everyday customer feedback into technology that answers Africa’s real needs, Scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 11:00 a.m. (WAT), the event, themed “Building for Africa’s Realities: Turning Consumer Feedback into Technology-Driven Solutions,” will convene founders, investors and builders to share candid insight on designing products that work in African conditions rather than solutions borrowed wholesale from elsewhere. Participants will be able to join virtually, as the session streams live across UBA’s digital platforms, including the Group’s YouTube channel, with those interested following the conversation online through the bank’s official channels.

Chowdeck a lancé un programme d'assurance accident personnel couvrant plus de 20 000 utilisateurs de sa plateforme grâce à un partenariat avec l'assureur nigérian MyCoverGenius.

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Chowdeck, the Nigerian on-demand delivery platform, has launched a personal accident insurance scheme for more than 20,000 riders on its platform through a partnership with MyCoverGenuis, a Nigerian insurance provider. The partnership, which began in November 2025, automatically enrols all active Chowdeck riders and includes accidental medical expenses, temporary disability, and other protections designed to support riders if they are injured while working, the company noted in a statement shared with TechCabal.

Image Source: Wunmi Eunice for TechCabal In Nigeria’s startup world, a popular saying goes: you either die a startup or live long enough to become a fintech. Today, Chowdeck, the YC-backed on-demand delivery startup, proved that point, as customers can now buy airtime and data directly from its app. Over 1,000 customers have already tried the feature on its first day, according to Chowdeck’s CEO.

Chowdeck, the Nigerian on-demand delivery platform, is no longer just delivering meals. With a new feature that lets users pay bills, it’s now delivering financial services too. The new Bills tab allows users to buy airtime and data directly from the app, marking Chowdeck’s first consumer-facing fintech product. It comes one week after the company said it processed a record one million orders.

Chowdeck has crossed one million orders in a single month, a new milestone for the YC–backed food delivery startup that has rapidly expanded across Nigerian cities and into Ghana. The achievement marks a sharp rise in daily order volumes from an average of about 30,000 a few weeks ago to over 40,000, according to its CEO, Femi Aluko.  Chowdeck orders in real time (*estimated)