# CoLab

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/colab

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Australia
- Website: www.colab.com.au
- Total disclosed funding: $4.8M
- Latest round: Seed (Jan 30, 2023)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Founded in 2021 and based in New South Wales, Australia, ChefPrep Pty Ltd, trading as CoLab, operates as an online food and beverage store. Elle Curran (CEO) and Josh Abulafia are the co-founders of the company. In April 2022, ChefPrep Pty Ltd raised USD 3 million in Seed funding from Artesian Ventures and Global Founders Capital. As of 2022, the platform sells over 100 products from more than 25 restaurant partners and vendors, including Butter Sydney, Bellevue Cottage, and Bourke Street Bakery.

The company offers a platform that delivers at-home meals made by restaurants and food providers. The firm provides food categories such as meals, pantries, drinks, pastries and snacks, and gifts. CoLab provides Asian, Australian, and Indian meals, as well as bao, pizza, curries, chocolate, wine, cocktails, spirits, confectionery, and other items.

The organization plans to use the April 2022 funding to expand the business and race toward its global ambitions to operate internationally within the next five years.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jan 30, 2023, $0.3M — Artesian
- Seed, Jun 13, 2022, $1M — Artesian, Shellfro Pty. Ltd
- Seed, Dec 10, 2021, $3.5M — Rocket Internet SE, Artesian, Global Founders Capital, Goodridge Nominees Pty Ltd, Shellfro Pty. Ltd

## Investors

- Rocket Internet SE (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rocket-internet-se) — Seed
- Artesian (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/artesian) — Seed
- Global Founders Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/global-founders-capital) — Seed
- Goodridge Nominees Pty Ltd — Seed
- Shellfro Pty. Ltd — Seed