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TheFork: Partners, Investors And Deals.
Every partnership, investment and acquisition around TheFork that was officially announced and that we found, on a map up to two levels deep and in a dated timeline.
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TheFork In Numbers
- 3Partnerships found
- 3Investments and acquisitions found
These numbers only count the official announcements we found and checked, as of October 13, 2026. A company can have more partners, investors or deals than it announced, or than we found.
About TheFork
European online restaurant reservation and restaurant management platform (originally lafourchette, also eltenedor), working with more than 50,000 restaurants in 11 European countries; based in Paris.
- Website
- thefork.com
- Headquarters
- France
- Founded
- 2007
Last updated October 13, 2026
The TheFork Network
TheFork and everything connected to it, up to two levels deep: its partners, its investors and acquisitions, and their own connections. Switch the kind of connection or go back in time.
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Timeline
Every announcement that involves TheFork directly, oldest first, with a link to our article and its sources.
| Date | Type | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2014 | Acquisition | Tripadvisor Acquires TheFork TripAdvisor signed an exclusive offer on 6 May 2014 to buy lafourchette, the reservation platform operating as eltenedor and thefork, from shareholders led by majority owner Otium Capital. |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Acquisition | TheFork Acquires Bookatable Michelin agreed to sell its restaurant booking platform Bookatable to TheFork; terms were not disclosed. |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Partnership | TheFork and Tripadvisor And Michelin (MICHELIN Guide) Announce A Partnership Michelin, Tripadvisor and its subsidiary TheFork announced a content and licensing partnership alongside the Bookatable sale. |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Partnership | SevenRooms And TheFork Announce A Partnership TheFork and SevenRooms signed a multi-year partnership covering Australia, the UK, Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Partnership | Mastercard And TheFork Announce A Partnership Mastercard and TheFork announced a multi-year partnership giving eligible cardholders in Europe reservation access and dining experiences through priceless.com and TheFork, launching in the second half of 2025. |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Acquisition | American Express Agrees To Acquire TheFork American Express agreed to buy TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments; this is a proposed deal, not a completed one. |
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