Food delivery startup Chowdeck has crossed one million orders in a single month, revealing resilience in a market where several international companies have struggled to survive.
In a post on X, Chief Executive Officer Femi Aluko announced, “I am super pumped to share that last month, @chowdeck hit over 1 million orders in Nigeria in a single month! 🚀” He added that while recent weeks had not been perfect, the company was “listening, learning, and fixing things quickly.”
According to Aluko, Chowdeck’s daily orders have climbed from an average of around 30,000 to more than 40,000 and continue to rise. The pace of this growth shows the company’s widening reach across Nigerian cities and its recent expansion into Ghana.
Founded in 2021, Chowdeck has built a strong foothold through speed, consistent delivery, and customer-focused incentives. Its “Rider Games” programme, ChowScore loyalty system, and referral discounts have helped it attract and retain a fast-growing base of users.
What began with just a few hundred customers now serves over a million monthly across Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, and other cities.
The company’s expansion strategy has been deliberate. In June 2025, Chowdeck acquired Mira, a point-of-sale startup created by former Flutterwave and Paystack employees, to strengthen its merchant ecosystem. This move added payment processing, inventory management, and financing tools to the platform, aligning with Chowdeck’s quick commerce vision.
Two months later, it secured $9 million in Series A funding led by Novastar Ventures, joined by Y Combinator, Founders Factory Africa, and Voltron Capital.
Chowdeck’s rapid growth comes amid the exit of competitors such as Jumia Food and Bolt Food, both of which withdrew from Nigeria after struggling with thin margins and high costs of operation. Their departure left a gap in several markets, one that Chowdeck has been quick to fill.
In Ghana, where the company launched earlier this year, it reached 1,000 daily orders within three months, three times faster than it managed during its initial rollout in Nigeria. This achievement shows strong demand and also operational efficiency refined over time.
Despite facing challenges with support and logistics, Aluko credits customer trust and patience as central to the company’s progress. “This milestone reminds us of what is possible when people believe in what we’re building,” he said. “Cheers to 1M orders! It’s still Day 1, and there are many more wins to come.”
