How it started
In 2020, in Montréal, several restaurant owners told us the same thing: the huge commissions charged by the big delivery platforms were suffocating them.
Many customers had a problem too, and still do, because it has never been fixed: on the big platforms, the “kosher” categories list restaurants that are not kosher. A name like “Jerusalem Palace” does not make a kitchen kosher.
So we decided to help. We built a small website for the restaurants and put together a delivery team from our own community.
That is also why our app exists: we only accept certified kosher restaurants, and we display each restaurant’s certificate so you can check it according to your own customs and wishes.
It worked, and we soon brought the same idea to Toronto.
From a website to a complete product
From there we built a mobile app and kept improving it, one order at a time, until it became the polished, efficient product you use today. With some remarkable partnerships behind us, we opened in South Florida in mid-2026. And we’re only getting started: more cities are coming soon. Where next? Stay tuned.
What we set out to do
Our goal: give restaurants a platform that lets them deliver as far as possible, at the lowest possible cost, with a low commission.
No service fees. Ever.
Keatov charges customers no service fee at all.
The big platforms typically add $2 to $5 in service fees to every order. So when they dangle free delivery, or delivery for just $2, and then add $5 in service fees, you end up paying a lot more than you thought.
Add it all up and a big platform costs you more, and your favorite restaurant ends up with less in its pocket. That’s the whole point of Keatov.
First to accept crypto
We were also the first to offer payment in cryptocurrency (USDC), which can be very handy for some customers. On U.S. restaurants, paying with crypto even takes 1% off the meals.