Pepper (legal entity: Pomegranate Technologies, Inc.) is an end-to-end AI-first technology platform built exclusively for independent food distributors in North America. Its suite of products — Storef
Pepper (legal entity: Pomegranate Technologies, Inc.) is an end-to-end AI-first technology platform built exclusively for independent food distributors in North America. Its suite of products — Storefront, Sales Hub, Order Agent, Marketing Hub, and Finance Hub — helps distributors automate ordering, run sales workflows, manage accounts receivable, process embedded payments, and collaborate with manufacturers on advertising campaigns. The company's mission is to level the playing field between independent distributors and national giants like Sysco and US Foods. As of early 2026, Pepper serves 500+ distributors representing ~$30B GMV and over 100,000 active operators across North America.
Total raised
$120.0M
Last stage
Series C
Investors
Bowie Cheung
Bowie spent nearly a decade at Uber building and scaling Uber Eats across North America — from its earliest experiment in Canada to Head of Regional Operations for the US & Canada. Before Uber, he spent 8 years at Bain & Company as a management consultant covering technology, consumer, and financial services. He co-founded Pepper in January 2019 to address the technology gap he witnessed between large national distributors and independent operators.
LinkedInChetan Narain
Chetan was the first PM on Uber Eats globally, helping it grow from a five-person experiment to a multi-billion dollar business. Prior to Uber, he spent three years at Google as a software engineer and associate PM across Search Ads and Android. He co-founded Pepper in October 2019 alongside Bowie.
LinkedInRoss Wilson
Senior sales leadership at Pepper.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
Ivana Tesanovic
Ivana oversees operations at Pepper. She brings a background in strategic consulting and data-driven operations, having worked as a Manager at Baker McKenzie and Senior Manager at Massive Insights. Earlier in her career she was an Analyst and Marketing Associate at Siemens.
LinkedInJorge Vizcayno
Joined Pepper via the Alima acquisition (March 2026). Former CEO and co-founder of Alima, a YC-backed product content platform for distributors.
LinkedInBlanca Espinosa
Joined Pepper via the Alima acquisition (March 2026). Former CMO and co-founder of Alima.
LinkedInIf they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.