PHILADELPHIA — Grocery delivery platform Gopuff has named seven food and beverage brands to participate in its Put Me On small business accelerator program.
Co-founders Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev launched Put Me On to provide tools and resources to support and empower entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented groups. Participants will have access to monthly workshops hosted by industry leaders, networking events and one-on-one capacity-building sessions with marketing, private label, business insights, advertising, merchandising and supply chain teams at Gopuff. Additionally, the brands will launch and promote products through the Gopuff platform.
“Supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses is a fundamental pillar of what we do at Gopuff because Rafael and I know firsthand the challenges of building a business from the ground up,” Mr. Gola said. “The Put Me On program is a way for us to leverage our business…