Our platform automates the entire process—from identifying surplus and matching recipients to coordinating logistics and generating audit-ready reports—helping organizations recover more value while reducing waste.
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Copia
Overview
We waste 3X more food than there are hungry mouths to feed. It is not a lack of food that's the issue, but rather an ineffective distribution of that food. Hunger is not a scarcity problem; it's a logistics problem.
For the first time ever, we can effectively donate prepared and highly perishable food to those who need it when we need it most. Copia is a for-profit company that has built technology allowing businesses (e.g., food management companies like Compass Group, corporate cafeterias, universities, hospitals, grocers, caterers, etc.) to easily request pickups of their surplus food, have it matched, and safely delivered to non-profits in need. With Copia, partnering businesses can seamlessly access significant tax savings, dramatically reduce food waste through data and analytics on surplus, and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, all while feeding their community.
We have diverted over 7M pounds of edible food from landfills and provided businesses and nonprofits with over $23M in savings. We will feed over 7M people with incredible food that would have otherwise been wasted!
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Founders & team
Komal Ahmad
Founder/CEOAs the founder of Copia, Komal intelligently solved the complex logistics associated with redistributing perishable excess food to nonprofits in need. Copia’s technology dramatically reduces food waste and ends hunger. Copia will feed 10 million people and provide businesses and nonprofits with over $30M in savings. Entrepreneur magazine names Komal as one of the Most Powerful Women in the World. She is on Forbes 30 Under 30 and was recently honored with the Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.
Founded 2016 · Source
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Maturity: Launched · 3 of 6 areas documented
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Company website: home Checked 2026-09-16 · Company website: home Checked 2026-09-16
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- Dated milestonesDated source activity: 2016 Q1 (quarter only)





