TechCrunch Startup News Steph Curry’s VC firm just backed an AI startup that wants to fix food supply chains, also Doorstep raises $8M seed to help find missing food deliveries
Sep 26, 2025
A Y Combinator startup, Burnt, is revolutionizing the food supply chain with AI agents aimed at automating back-office tasks, receiving backing from Steph Curry’s VC firm. Meanwhile, Doorstep is tackling the frustrating issue of missed food deliveries by using phone sensors to track drivers indoors, raising $8M in seed funding to enhance its tech. With a focus on real-time validation and privacy, both startups are poised to reshape the logistics of food distribution in a trillion-dollar market.
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AI Overlays Beat Full ERP Replacements
- Burnt layers AI agents on top of existing ERPs instead of replacing them to avoid painful rollouts.
- This approach reduces change management and automates work without forcing new processes.
Founder Built From Family Seafood Business
- Joseph Jacob grew up in a family that exported shrimp and worked across seafood supply chains for generations.
- He worked on shrimp factory floors and later managed large seafood imports, which inspired him to build supply-chain software.
Missed Software Adoption Is A Market Opening
- Food distributors resist multi-year, costly ERP rollouts, leaving a decades-long adoption gap.
- Targeting that gap with lightweight AI agents can unlock large market opportunities in a trillion-dollar industry.