EatHere®

What EatHere® does

EatHere is a U.S.-based social-engagement marketplace for food and beverage discovery, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Indianapolis as EatHere Media, LLC. Its core platform (eathere.co) aggregates content from social networks, news publications, and blogs to deliver city- and topic-filtered restaurant recommendations across 28 mid-major U.S. cities, with a registered emphasis on identity-tagged categories such as Black-owned, women-owned, vegan, and date night. Core products include the free EatHere Platform, a $50/year EatHere Membership unlocking 200+ restaurant partner deals and unlimited content browsing, an Enterprise Membership tier sold as an employee engagement perk, and RestaRecs® — a text-based (SMS) personalized recommendation service. The company is led by Co-Founder and CEO Bradley Houser and operates with a 1–10 person team.

The business operates on three primary revenue streams: advertising and sponsored content sold to restaurant and CPG brands (described as the primary revenue source), $50/year individual and custom-priced enterprise memberships, and affiliate or sponsored-link commissions. Distribution is omnichannel — a direct-to-consumer website and mobile web, organic social presence across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter, an SMS-based recommendation service, and a direct advertising sales team targeting brands. Owned event programming, anchored by the annual Chicken & Beer Festival in Indianapolis (2,500+ attendees, 40+ vendors), functions as both community engagement and demand generation. EatHere reports an audience of 1 million+ monthly visitors and 1MM+ engaged users across channels, with demographics of 63% women, 89% aged 18–34, and 73% earning above $65K.

Capitalization has been built almost entirely on non-dilutive grants and small programmatic funding — totaling roughly $350,000 across 2020–2025 from sources including LISC Indianapolis (via Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation), Be Nimble, Elevate Ventures, and other undisclosed contributors — rather than institutional venture rounds. The company has earned media coverage from Bon Appetit, Wine Enthusiast, iHeart Media, and Punch, and operates an editorial content library spanning 28 cities as its primary intangible asset. The technology stack is a web-based content aggregation and recommendation platform; no proprietary AI models, patents, or API products are disclosed.

Name

EatHere®

Legal name

EatHere Media, LLC

Website

https://eathere.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EatHere is a U.S. food and beverage discovery marketplace covering 28 cities, serving urban diners with personalized restaurant recommendations and $50/year membership perks, while monetizing primarily through advertising to restaurant and CPG brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Discovery Platform

akta.pro primary industry

Restaurant Meal Delivery Platforms & Aggregators (AFAIAMAA)

Keywords

• Restaurant discovery platform
• Food and beverage marketplace
• Dining membership program
• Social food content aggregation
• Local restaurant advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsored Content: EatHere sells advertising space on its website and social channels to restaurant and CPG brands. This includes paid media, influencer programs, event sponsorships, and branded video content. Advertising is the company's primary revenue source.
2. Membership Subscriptions: Individual memberships at $50/year unlock exclusive dining perks from 200+ local restaurant partners, unlimited content browsing, personalized recommendations, and access to events. Enterprise/organizational memberships at custom pricing are offered as an employee engagement tool for companies.
3. Affiliate / Sponsored Links: EatHere earns commission from marketing links and sponsored content. The platform discloses that certain content is optimized for sponsored revenue and includes sponsored links disclosures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

EatHere operates a social-engagement marketplace that aggregates restaurant and food content from social networks, news publications, and blogs into a personalized city- and topic-based discovery feed. It sells advertising and sponsorship to restaurants and consumer brands, and offers a $50/year consumer membership plus custom-priced enterprise memberships that unlock exclusive dining perks from a network of 200+ local restaurant partners.

Product overview

EatHere is a food and drink discovery platform and social recommendation engine that aggregates content from social networks, news publications, and blogs to help users find, share, and save local restaurant and food information. The core EatHere Platform serves as the main interface for restaurant discovery with customizable feeds based on topics and cities. The company offers a Membership program ($50/year) providing access to over 200 restaurant partner deals and exclusive dining perks, alongside an Enterprise Membership tier for organizations. Additional offerings include the RestaRecs® text-based recommendation service, Social Media Advertising services for brands, and the annual Chicken & Beer Festival event. The platform operates across 28 mid-major cities, targeting a diverse audience of food enthusiasts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RestaRecs®: Personalized restaurant recommendations delivered via text message service.

Products and services

• EatHere Platform Web-based food and beverage discovery platform that aggregates content from social networks, news publications, and blogs to help users find, share, and save restaurant and food content, with personalized city and topic feeds.
• EatHere Membership Annual consumer membership priced at $50/year that provides access to exclusive dining deals from 200+ local restaurant partners, unlimited content browsing, personalized feed curation, and event access.
• Enterprise Membership Custom-priced organizational membership designed as an employee engagement tool, offering companies access to EatHere dining benefits and curated recommendations for their workforce.
• RestaRecs® Text-based restaurant recommendation service where users text the EatHere team and receive personalized restaurant suggestions delivered via SMS to their mobile device.
• Social Media Advertising Advertising services including paid media, brand activations, video campaigns, social management, and influencer programs sold to restaurant and CPG brands targeting EatHere's engaged audience of 1MM+ users.
• Chicken & Beer Festival Annual food festival organized and hosted by EatHere in Indianapolis featuring 40+ local restaurant vendors, tasting opportunities, and community engagement, drawing 2,500+ attendees.
• Free Dining Experiences Program Program that allows food and drink businesses to submit their information for potential inclusion on the EatHere platform, enabling promotional visibility for local restaurant operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 million+ monthly visitors and 1MM+ engaged users across channels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Local Restaurant Partners (200+)coreOthersEatHere partners with over 200 local restaurants across its covered cities to offer exclusive dining perks and deals to paid EatHere members. Restaurants benefit from increased visibility and customer acquisition through the EatHere platform and membership community.
• City of Indianapolis / indy.liscminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEatHere partnered with the City of Indianapolis and LISC Indianapolis to build a Central Indiana Food Resource Map as part of the Equitable Food Access Initiative, supporting food-insecure communities in the Northeast Corridor.
• National Media Outlets (Bon Appetit, Wine Enthusiast, iHeart Media, Punch)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEatHere has received organic media coverage and features from national publications and media brands, including Bon Appetit (for its Black-owned restaurant lists), Wine Enthusiast (for its F&B directory), iHeart Media (for its text-based restaurant recommendation service), and Punch (for its editorial content). This coverage serves as earned media validation and marketing endorsement.
• Cunningham Restaurant GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEatHere has covered and promoted Cunningham Restaurant Group events and restaurant concepts (e.g., Shin Dig opening) as part of its editorial content. EatHere also organizes the Chicken & Beer Festival where restaurant vendors — potentially including CRG concepts — participate.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Infatuation: Editorial restaurant discovery platform with curated city guides, restaurant reviews, and recommendations — a directly comparable business model to EatHere's content-driven approach to food discovery, particularly in mid-major U.S. cities.
• Eater: Food media network covering restaurant news, reviews, and local dining guides across U.S. cities. Eater's editorial-first restaurant discovery model competes head-to-head with EatHere's curated content and city coverage strategy.
• Resy: Restaurant reservation and discovery platform owned by American Express. Resy competes with EatHere on curated restaurant discovery and diner engagement, while adding a transaction layer (reservations) that EatHere currently lacks.
• Punch: Editorial food and beverage publication covering restaurants, bars, and drinking culture. Punch is comparable to EatHere as a content-driven F&B discovery brand and is cited as a media partner validating EatHere's editorial credibility.
• Tock: Restaurant reservation and experiential dining platform owned by Squarespace. Tock competes with EatHere for curated dining discovery and restaurant partnerships, particularly for chef-driven and experiential restaurants.

Broad incumbents

• Yelp: Dominant user-generated restaurant review and discovery platform with national coverage and established advertising products. Yelp is the incumbent EatHere most directly competes with for restaurant discovery attention and local advertising dollars.
• OpenTable: Largest restaurant reservation and discovery platform globally. OpenTable competes with EatHere for restaurant partner relationships and diner mindshare, though focused on reservations rather than editorial content.
• Tripadvisor: Major travel and restaurant discovery platform with extensive user reviews. Tripadvisor overlaps with EatHere's restaurant discovery use case but operates as a much broader, established incumbent.
• DoorDash: Largest U.S. food delivery platform with restaurant discovery features built into its app. DoorDash competes with EatHere indirectly on restaurant discovery and directly for restaurant advertising and partnership budgets.
• Bon Appétit: Major food media brand featuring restaurant coverage, recipes, and curated lists. Bon Appétit has cited EatHere and shares overlap in Black-owned restaurant directory content, validating EatHere's positioning as a younger, digitally-native editorial brand in the same space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eathereco
• Facebookfacebook.com/EatHereCo
• Instagraminstagram.com/eathereindy
• TikToktiktok.com/@eathere.co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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