Tastemade

Santa Monica, CA Media & Entertainment Acquired

Tastemade is a global digital media network that produces and distributes video content across food, travel, and home & design. Founded in 2012 in Santa Monica by Larry Fitzgibbon, Steven Kydd, and Joe Perez, the company operates four free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels (Tastemade, Tastemade Home, Tastemade Travel, and Tastemade en Espanol) available in more than 65 countries and over 250 million households worldwide. Tastemade engages a global audience of more than 300 million monthly viewers across digital, mobile, and connected-TV platforms. In March 2025, Tastemade was acquired by food delivery and meal-tech company Wonder for approximately $90 million, becoming part of Wonder's mealtime super-app strategy alongside Grubhub and Blue Apron.

Acquired

Tastemade has been acquired

Acquired by Wonder Group Mar 12, 2025 $90M

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2012

Employees

201–500

Total Funding

$115.7M

5 rounds

Funding

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Total raised $115.7M across 5 rounds

Last updated 09-25-2026

DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
Oct 2018 Series E $35M — Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
Dec 17, 2015 Series D $40.4M — Goldman Sachs
2014 Series C $25M — Scripps Networks Interactive

Leadership

  • Larry Fitzgibbon

    Co-Founder & CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Steven Kydd

    Co-Founder

  • Joe Perez

    Co-Founder

    LinkedIn

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • BuzzFeed Tasty

    BuzzFeed's flagship food video brand known for the 'hands and pans' overhead recipe video format that dominated social food media.

  • Food52

    Food media and commerce brand combining recipes, editorial, and home/kitchen e-commerce; acquired out of bankruptcy by America's Test Kitchen in 2025.

  • Allrecipes (Dotdash Meredith)

    Long-running recipe and food content destination owned by Dotdash Meredith, competing for digital food audience and ad share.

  • Tasting Table

    Digital food and drink publication producing recipes, restaurant content, and editorial across food and beverage categories.

  • Bon Appetit (Conde Nast)

    Conde Nast food magazine and digital video brand with strong YouTube presence in the food creator and editorial space.

  • Eater (Vox Media)

    Vox Media-owned food publication covering restaurants, dining culture, and food video, competing for foodie audiences.

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