Phil Dumontet

Phil Dumontet (born June 24, 1987) is an American entrepreneur.[1]

Phil Dumontet
Born (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987
OccupationEntrepreneur
Websitewww.phildumontet.com

He is the Founder & CEO of DASHED, a restaurant delivery service based out of Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3] Dashed was acquired by Grubhub in August 2017, as part of the Foodler acquisition.[4][5]

Dumontet started the company on his bike in 2009 with a Rubbermaid container and one restaurant.[6] He expanded the company to deliver for more than 700 restaurants, as well as goods other than food, including beer, liquor, flowers, bakery items, and Christmas trees.[7] He decided to recruit and hire athletes for rapid delivery, offering medals and cash bonuses to improve their speed.[8][9]

In 2016, Dumontet was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.[10]

Personal life

Dumontet is a New York Road Runners marathon runner, finishing in the top 20 for his age group in New York City in 2015.[11]

References
  1. "Founded on a Bicycle – Interview with Dashed Founder Phil Dumontet" Under 30 CEO, October 2014.
  2. http://www.improper.com/features/eyes-on-the-pies/P5/ "Eyes on the Pies, Improper Bostonian
  3. "How I Turned My Bicycle Into a $4.6 Million Business" Inc. Magazine, September 2013.
  4. Murtishi, Alban. "Grubhub acquires Foodler and Dashed, shaking up the online food delivery market in Boston, Worcester and Lowell". MassLive. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. Melanson, Alana. "Dashed/Foodler partnership acquired by mighty Grubhub". Lowell Sun. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. http://opportunitylives.com/this-delivery-service-hires-athletes-to-maximize-speed-and-cut-wait-times/ "This Delivery Service Hires Athletes To Maximize Speed And Cut Wait Times", October 21, 2015
  7. http://opportunitylives.com/this-delivery-service-hires-athletes-to-maximize-speed-and-cut-wait-times/ "This Delivery Service Hires Athletes To Maximize Speed And Cut Wait Times", October 21, 2015
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-01-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Dashed Delivery and Its Mission for Speed" Business Today, March, 2015.
  9. https://www.33voices.com/authors/phil-dumontet "Pioneering Voices: Phil Dumontet" 33voices, December, 2015.
  10. https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/retail-ecommerce/ "30 Under 30 2016: Today's Brightest Young Stars And The Future Leaders Of Everything" Forbes, January 4, 2016.
  11. http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/37186.1.4193461748516151481 "NYRR Race Results Archive" NYRR January 7, 2016.
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