Platforms take 35-48%
We take $2.
A delivery service that doesn't rob restaurants blind.
Everyone's Getting Squeezed
DoorDash owns 67% of the $430B market. Their restaurants pay 15-30% commission—before hidden fees.
Restaurants Pay 15-30%
DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub take 15-30% commission. For businesses running on 5-10% margins, this is unsustainable. A $50 order costs them $7.50-$15 in fees.
Drivers Earn $2-3 Base
DoorDash pays drivers $2-3 base per delivery and hides tip information. Drivers burn gas gambling on whether customers tipped.
Customers Pay $8-15+ in Fees
A typical DoorDash order includes delivery fee, service fee (10-15%), and small order fee. That's $8-15+ before tip. Fees are the #2 customer complaint.
Customer Fee Breakdown
A $430B Market Ripe for Disruption
Near-monopoly power means restaurants have no leverage.
Fees are the #27 customer complaint at 19.46% of feedback.
Cities like NYC, SF have implemented fee caps. Senate scrutiny is growing.
Simple. Transparent. Sustainable.
No percentage cuts. No hidden fees. No payment processing complexity. The restaurant's POS handles the transaction—we just deliver the food.
How Money Flows
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Plugs Into What You Already Use
We're not a marketplace. We don't replace Toast or Square. We plug into them. Restaurants keep using their existing online ordering—we just handle delivery.
Customer Orders via Toast
Customer places order through restaurant's website/Toast system (same as always). At checkout, selects "Swerved Delivery" option. $5 fee added to bill.
Toast Sends Order to Swerved
Via webhook, Toast automatically notifies Swerved of the delivery order. Includes items, customer address, delivery fee, and tip amount.
Swerved Dispatches Driver
Our system finds the nearest available driver and sends them an offer: $4 base + tip amount + distance. Driver sees everything upfront.
Driver Picks Up & Delivers
Driver heads to restaurant, picks up food, and delivers to customer. Status updates flow back through Toast for customer visibility.
Everyone Gets Paid
Driver receives $4 + tips (daily/weekly payout). Restaurant is invoiced $2 per delivery. Swerved nets $3. Simple.
What We're Building
Driver App
React Native + Expo. Go online/offline, receive offers with full pay transparency, navigate pickups & dropoffs, track earnings.
Restaurant Dashboard
Next.js web app. Live delivery tracking, delivery history, billing/invoices, Toast connection management.
Toast Integration
Partner API webhooks receive orders, OAuth for restaurant connection, status updates flow back to Toast.
Backend
Node.js + Express API. Supabase for database + realtime + auth. Dispatch algorithm finds nearest drivers.
Payments
Stripe Connect for driver payouts. Stripe Invoicing for restaurant billing. No customer payment handling.
Timeline
6-8 week MVP build. Toast integration first, then driver app, then restaurant dashboard. Ship fast, iterate.
The Numbers Work
Excludes fixed costs (hosting, insurance, etc.) which are minimal and don't scale linearly.
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Swerved is a delivery service, not a tech empire. Simple model, real margins, room to grow.