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About
Platterz launched in 2016 to fix corporate catering: one marketplace where an office manager could order food, track the spend and see what people thought of it. A US$6.7 million seed round followed in 2017. When the pandemic emptied offices, the food-centric brand stopped describing the business, and in August 2020 the company raised a US$33 million Series B led by Viola Growth and relaunched as Thriver — an enterprise platform for food, experiences and wellness programs, with spend tracking and employee feedback attached. Yishay Waxman co-founded it and is president; he also co-founded the venture firm Clarim Ventures.
Backers
Series B led by Viola Growth with Vertex Ventures Israel, Union Tech Ventures, Journey Ventures and FJ Labs joining existing investors Aleph and Altair Capital.
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Quick answers
Was Thriver called something else?
Yes. It launched in 2016 as Platterz, a corporate-catering marketplace, and rebranded to Thriver in August 2020 when it expanded into workplace culture and wellness.
Who founded Thriver?
Yishay Waxman and Eran Henig, in Toronto in 2016. Waxman is co-founder and president.