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We are a social enterprise matching businesses with surplus food to local charities and communities.
Overview
Location
Ireland, Leinster, Tallaght
Employees
51-200
Phone
+353 83 190 2585
Total raised
$656.33K
Founded date
2013
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 2
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| Jul 20, 2020 | Funding round | $126.02K |
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Apr 27, 2023 | Without a single euro changing hands, Irish nonprofit is helping to reinvent the grid | Every day, strong gusts off the North Atlantic buffet hundreds of wind farms in Ireland, generating so much energy that owners often have no one to sell it to, forcing them to dump otherwise useful power. “12% to 14% of our potential genera... |
| Aug 15, 2022 | FoodCloud introduces zero waste food truck | Social enterprise FoodCloud has rolled out FoodCloud Kitchen, which uses excess food that would otherwise go to waste to create meals and snacks. The company says the kitchen can be hired for community events, corporate events, festivals or... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | FoodCloud Founders Tops At Image Businesswoman Awards | Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O’Brien, co-founders of FoodCloud, have been named the overall winners of the Image Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2017. FoodCloud, established in 2013, facilitates businesses such as supermarkets to donate surpl... |
| Nov 19, 2017 | ‘FoodCloud Represents A Local Solution To A Global Problem’ | Sponsored Content Origin Green is Ireland’s national food sustainability programme. It is a voluntary programme led by Bord Bia that brings together farmers, food producers, retailers and food service operators with the common goal of susta... |
| Oct 24, 2017 | GIGAWorld Will Unlock A Wave Of Innovation | Sponsored Content GIGAWorld is Virgin Media’s mission to build robust, reliable and super-fast networks that meet the connectivity and speed demands of businesses today. Alongside the VOOM competition, it is focused on helping entrepreneurs... |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Foodcloud's Income Tops €1 Million | Foodcloud Hubs CLG, the social enterprise that distributes surplus food items from supermarkets to charities around Ireland, booked a surplus of €240,000 on income of €1m in 2016. Income in 2015 was €174,000. Foodcloud Hubs is a company lim... |
| Sep 27, 2016 | LaunchPad Puts Women In Spotlight | Three nominees from Blackstone LaunchPad, the enterprise programme at NUI Galway, have been shortlisted as finalists for the Women Mean Business Awards 2016. The three are Blackstone executive director Mary Carty, its programme manager Nata... |
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FAQ about FoodCloud
When was FoodCloud founded?
FoodCloud was founded in 2013.
How much funding has FoodCloud raised?
FoodCloud has raised $656.33K in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has FoodCloud raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of FoodCloud, among them a funding round of $126.02K on Jul 20, 2020.
What has the press written about FoodCloud?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning FoodCloud, among them “Without a single euro changing hands, Irish nonprofit is helping to reinvent the grid” (Apr 27, 2023) and “FoodCloud introduces zero waste food truck” (Aug 15, 2022).
Is FoodCloud still active?
Yes, FoodCloud is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 26, 2023.