Delightree

Backed byEmergent Ventures

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Total raised$3.0M
StageSeed
Founded2020
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, California
Industries
SaaSFranchise ManagementEnterprise SoftwareRetail Technology

About Delightree

Delightree is an all-in-one franchising tech platform designed for emerging franchise businesses seeking to scale without compromising brand promise. The platform makes the journey of opening and managing locations effortless, enabling franchises to launch new locations faster and to onboard and train teams. It drives operational excellence through automation and enhances communication and engagement among all teams, leading to consistent customer experiences and franchise business growth.

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Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, California
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Founders & Leadership

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Siddharth Jaiswal

Leading Product at Delightree | B2B | SaaS

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Madhulika Mukherjee

CTO at Delightree | Building products for simpler franchising.

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Tushar Mishra, CFE

CEO at Delightree | On a mission to make franchise operations fun again! 💛

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Athish Pranav

QA Mentor, Lifelong Mentee | Driving Quality @ Delightree | SaaS QA | API & UI Automation | Performance Tinkerer

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Dilip G

Head of Engineering @ Delightree

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Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Sales & Business Development47%
  • Engineering37%
  • Leadership5%
  • Operations5%
  • Product5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Colorado
  2. 2.Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology
  3. 3.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  4. 4.Georgia Institute of Technology
  5. 5.University of Southern California

Team Worked At

  • Nextbite
  • Salesforce
  • Ordermark
  • PostNet International Franchise Corporation
  • OpenTable

Team Composition

42 people
  • Engineering1 senior11
  • Sales9
  • Quality Assurance1 senior4
  • Customer Success and Support3
  • Marketing3
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Information Technology2
  • Product Management1 senior2

Culture & values

There is an emphasis on collaboration and cross-team engagement to deliver consistent customer experiences.

The company prioritizes onboarding and training teams, indicating a growth mindset and a learning culture.

There is a focus on scaling the business while maintaining brand promise, signaling alignment between growth and core values.

Funding History

SeedJul 2020

$3M

raised

Franchise-operations workflow software Delightree raised a $3M seed round from Accel Partners, Emergent Ventures, Brainstorm Ventures, Axilor Ventures and Alchemist.

Emergent VenturesAccelAlchemist AcceleratorAxilor VenturesBrainstorm Ventures

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