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Copia's a for-profit technology company that solves food waste &…
We waste 3X more food than there are hungry mouths to feed. It is not a lack of food that's the issue, but rather an ineffective distribution of that food. Hunger is not a scarcity problem; it's a logistics problem. For the first time ever, we can effectively donate prepared and highly perishable food to those who need it when we need it most. Copia is a for-profit company that has built technology allowing businesses (e.g., food management companies like Compass Group, corporate cafeterias, universities, hospitals, grocers, caterers, etc.) to easily request pickups of their surplus food, have it matched, and safely delivered to non-profits in need. With Copia, partnering businesses can seamlessly access significant tax savings, dramatically reduce food waste through data and analytics on surplus, and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, all while feeding their community. We have diverted over 7M pounds of edible food from landfills and provided businesses and nonprofits with over $23M in savings. We will feed over 7M people with incredible food that would have otherwise been wasted!
Copia provides a for-profit platform that helps businesses donate surplus food and other items to nonprofits. It positions itself as a scalable donation engine with analytics, tax and compliance tracking, and live support to streamline redistribution from multiple locations to those in need.
Copia offers an app-based solution that: selects donation items and schedules deliveries in minutes, dispatches drivers when needed, and tracks chain-of-custody to recipients; provides dashboards to track tax deductions, waste reduction goals, and compliance; connects with a large network of nonprofit partners with a 99% match rate; includes live support and a portal for analytics, receipts, and impact reporting; supports multi-location, multi-item donations (produce to pizza to paper towels) with scalable deployment and a robust donor experience.
Who it’s for: Businesses with surplus food or inventory seeking to donate at scale to nonprofits, including caterers, hotels, and large enterprises with sustainability and compliance goals.
public customer testimonials and claims of scale, mentions of live support and dashboards indicate traction; company emphasizes scalable deployment across locations
As the founder of Copia, Komal intelligently solved the complex logistics associated with redistributing perishable excess food to nonprofits in need. Copia’s technology dramatically reduces food waste and ends hunger. Copia will feed 10 million people and provide businesses and nonprofits with over $30M in savings. Entrepreneur magazine names Komal as one of the Most Powerful Women in the World. She is on Forbes 30 Under 30 and was recently honored with the Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.
Plug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AI
Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastage
