Food start-up Flipdish becomes Ireland's latest unicorn

The Irish food-tech start-up’s €1bn valuation follows a funding round of €100m, led by Tencent

Flipdish was founded by brothers Conor and James McCarthy in Dublin in 2015. Picture Conor McCabe.

Food-tech startup Flipdish promises to create 700 jobs this year following a funding round of $100m (€87.25m)which makes it the most recent Irish company to reach ‘unicorn’ status.

Founded by brothers Conor and James McCarthy in Dublin in 2015, Flipdish creates technology that lets hospitality businesses provide their own food ordering sites and apps, instead of going through third parties like Just Eat which would eat into restaurant commission.