Amanda Hesser, Founder of Food52

About Amanda Hesser

Amanda Hesser is a co-founder of Food52, a Brooklyn, New York-based digital media and commerce company focused on culinary content, community engagement, and kitchen merchandise sales. Food52 integrates e-commerce with digital publishing, reaching over 25 million people monthly. The company was founded in 2009 by Hesser, a former culinary journalist, and Merrill Stubbs, and has raised $178.8 million in funding.

Amanda Hesser at a glance

• Company: Food52
• Total raised: $179M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, BITKRAFT Ventures, RSE Ventures, TCG (The Chernin Group), 14W
• Location: New York, NY

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