Chowdeck, Lagos-based on-demand delivery platform, has achieved a major milestone, surpassing one million monthly orders for meals and everyday essentials across Nigeria in October 2025.
The achievement was announced by Femi Aluko, Chowdeck’s CEO and co-founder, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “I am super pumped to share that last month, @chowdeck hit over 1 million orders in Nigeria in a single month,” Aluko wrote. “Our daily order volumes have grown from an average of 30,000 a few weeks ago to over 40,000, and the numbers are still increasing daily.”
The company noted that it is now the first African on-demand delivery platform to reach this milestone, serving over 1.5 million users and partnering with more than 20,000 riders across Nigeria and Ghana.
Strong Growth Backed by Fresh Funding
The record-breaking performance follows Chowdeck’s $9 million Series A funding round in August 2025, which is being deployed to expand its quick-commerce operations and enhance efficiency across West Africa.
Founded in October 2021, Chowdeck has experienced explosive growth. The value of meals delivered in 2024 grew more than sixfold compared to 2023, reaching a total of ₦30 billion in deliveries for the year.
Earlier this year, in April 2024, the company secured $2.5 million in seed funding to scale its Nigerian operations. The round attracted prominent investors, including Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, FounderX Ventures, Hoaq Fund, Levare Ventures, True Culture Funds, and Haleakala Ventures.
Expansion and Diversification
Chowdeck expanded into Ghana in May 2025, furthering its ambition to dominate West Africa’s on-demand delivery market. In June 2025, the company also acquired Mira, a point-of-sale (POS) software platform for food and hospitality businesses. The acquisition marked Chowdeck’s move toward becoming a logistics and vertical SaaS provider for restaurants, integrating delivery and operational management under one system.
A Nigerian Success Story
Chowdeck’s rise represents a homegrown success in a space once dominated by foreign players such as Glovo, Bolt Food, and Yango, many of which have since scaled back operations in Nigeria. It now competes alongside other African “super app” contenders, including Gozem, Yassir, and MNT-Halan.
In Lagos alone, Chowdeck riders reportedly earn up to ₦25,000 daily on average, completing multiple orders while navigating the city’s bustling streets, a testament to the platform’s growing role in Nigeria’s digital and gig economies.
With its latest milestone, Chowdeck cements its status as one of Africa’s fastest-growing tech startups, reshaping how Nigerians order meals and everyday essentials, one delivery at a time.
