Episode

He moved to the US with nothing. Now he does $750M ARR. | Mateo Marietti, Founder of CookUnity

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A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders
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Mar 16, 2026
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Summary

Mateo had already built a successful food company in Argentina. But he wanted more. So he moved to New York with no network, no credibility, and a dream to build the "Spotify for Food." The first two years were messy. He nearly ran out of money multiple times, relied on corporate expense accounts to keep the lights on, and failed a major expansion into LA. But then, he noticed a strange behavior: some customers were ordering 10 meals at a time. That single insight led to a massive pivot, a pa...