Whisk

Whisk

Recipe discovery, meal planning, grocery shopping

Overview

Whisk, now operating as Samsung Food, is a food technology platform that connects recipe discovery, meal planning, and grocery shopping. It enables users to save recipes from anywhere on the web, which the app analyzes and standardizes, then uses to generate shopping lists that can be sent to online grocery baskets for purchase. Users can plan meals, scale recipes, and access nutrition information. The platform makes money through content-relevant advertising and affiliate fees, and it has partnered with major food publishers, CPG brands, and grocery retailers. Samsung NEXT acquired Whisk in 2019, and in 2023 it rebranded the product as Samsung Food to integrate with Samsung’s ecosystem of smart appliances and services, expanding to over 100 countries with a large recipe database. The company aims to simplify cooking and shopping by linking recipes with shopping and wellness data, and by deepening AI features such as item recognition and integration with services like Samsung Health.

About Whisk

Simplify's Rating
Why Whisk is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Data & Analytics

Consumer Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$1.6M

Headquarters

Birmingham, Alabama

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • Samsung expanded Food with Vision AI and Health integration plans in 2024.
  • Samsung Food still hires in 2026, with open product roles and over 100 staff.
  • Yummly's 2024 shutdown and Samsung's appliance ecosystem funnel stranded users toward Samsung Food.

What critics are saying

  • Samsung Food still depends on Samsung hardware adoption, limiting reach beyond appliance owners.
  • ChefsPantry, Peel, and Paprika beat it on pantry tracking and personalization in 2026.
  • Samsung can kill noncore software; Whirlpool deleted Yummly in December 2024.

What makes Whisk unique

  • Samsung Food spans recipes, meal planning, grocery checkout, and connected appliances globally.
  • Samsung Food launched in 104 countries with 160,000 recipes on August 30, 2023.
  • Whisk's recipe standardization and Samsung appliance control create switching costs inside Samsung homes.

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Funding

Total Funding

$1.6M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Company News

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Apr 11th, 2025
SEC FORM D

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

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