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April 9, 2021

A private chef for all! At-home dining platform Yhangry raises $1.5m

Yhangry aims to build the future of socialising at home, but could face stiff competition from the imminent reopening of the hospitality sector.


Having a chef over to your house to rustle up a feast for you and your pals used to be an experience exclusive to the wealthy. But private chef platform Yhangry is looking to bring the professionally cooked-at-home dining experience to a broader market. 

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Yhangry cofounders Siddhi Mittal (left) and Heinin Zhang (right). Credit: Yhangry
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Dexter the chef tussles with our far-from-restaurant quality stovetop. Credit: Oli Robertshaw
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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