Key Takeaways
- ThrowMeNot closed a $550,000 pre-seed funding round led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mana Al Maktoum.
- The funding will support team expansion and scaling of delivery and fulfilment operations.
- ThrowMeNot focuses on reducing food waste by redistributing near-expiry and surplus products.
- The platform currently works with over 25 suppliers and lists more than 2,700 products.
- The company aims to support the UAE’s goal of halving food waste by 2030 and expand across MENA.
ThrowMeNot Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Address Food Waste
ThrowMeNot, a sustainability-focused online food marketplace, announced the close of a $550,000 pre-seed funding round led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mana bin Khalifa Saeed Al Maktoum. The investment will be used to accelerate team growth and scale delivery and fulfilment capabilities, with the goal of ensuring a reliable and seamless customer experience.
Founded in 2025 by UAE-based entrepreneur Archie Rudyuk, ThrowMeNot targets food waste, a significant sustainability challenge in the region. According to company data, an estimated 3.27 million tonnes of food are wasted annually in the UAE.
“In the UAE, an estimated 3.27 million tonnes of food are wasted annually,” said Archie Rudyuk, co-founder of ThrowMeNot. “We founded ThrowMeNot to address this problem, enabling suppliers to recover value from near-expiry inventory while providing consumers with affordable, high-quality products.”
