Paris-based digital marketplace Alpagga, designed for CHR (Café, Hôtel, Restaurant) professionals to buy and sell second-hand and discounted equipment, has raised €6 million to make these transactions safer, simpler, and more sustainable. Investors include AFI Ventures, Delivery Hero Ventures, and 50 Partners.
- Founded in 2022 by Bordan Petrynka and Geoffrey Taieb, Alpagga is an online marketplace that makes it easy for professionals in the food industry to buy and sell used and decommissioned equipment.
- The platform offers a seamless process, handling equipment pick-up, delivery, storage, and maintenance, while also securing transactions through escrow and providing warranties and flexible payment options.
- According to the startup, it has helped save over 100 tons of CO₂, with a growing community of 40,000 professional users and more than 5,000 listings of professional equipment.
Details of the deal
- The investment round saw support from prominent venture capital firms, including Paris-based Ring Capital, Acurio Ventures, and 50 Partners.
- New York-based FJ Labs, a stage-agnostic fund, also participated, along with AFI Ventures, a Paris-based VC firm focused on seed and pre-seed impact startups, and Berlin’s Delivery Hero Ventures.
- Alpagga plans to enhance its platform and services, promoting easier, sustainable equipment reuse for CHR professionals across France.
"This fundraising represents much more than just financing, it is valuable support that strengthens our vision of the circular economy in this sector. Our ambition remains unchanged: to offer concrete solutions to enable restaurateurs to reduce their environmental impact, while easily accessing quality and affordable equipment," co-founder and COO of Alpagga, Bordan Petrynka, stated.
