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Earn with PikaBox

Earn with what you love.

Home cooks, private chefs, riders, creators, hotel kitchens and farmers all earn through PikaBox. Each has an app or a portal of their own, and every shilling is shown before you start.

Find your way to earnReady? Apply as a home cook
The rider app: a job offer with its pay
Chef mode: tonight’s request and the next dinner
The home cook’s app: tonight’s pot and the riders collecting at her gate

Ways to earn

Your kitchen, your skills, your way.

Pick the one that fits your life, or more than one. Each has its own page with everything you need to know.

  1. Home cooksSell tonight’s pot from your own kitchen. A rider collects at your gate.
  2. Private chefsGet booked for dinners, parties, lessons and meal prep in Nairobi homes.
  3. RidersDeliver on your hours, with the full pay shown before you accept.
  4. CreatorsShare what you cook and earn from the orders your posts drive.
  5. Hotels & restaurantsOpen your kitchen for flash suppers and reach diners each evening.
  6. Farmers & suppliersGrow and supply for PikaFresh, with your farm’s name on the shelf.

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How the money works

Clear pay, every path.

No guesswork and no surprises: here is how each way of earning is paid, and when it reaches you. What you earn is always shown before you take an order, a booking or a job.

  • Home cooksYou set your price per plate. PikaBox takes 15% from it, 12% at Kitchen legend.Every night, to M-Pesa
  • Private chefsYou keep your full per-guest price. Clients pay a 15% PikaBox fee on top.Released after the dinner
  • RidersEach job pays base, distance, stops and peak boosts, shown before you accept. Tips are all yours.Every night at 11 pm
  • CreatorsA share of the orders your posts drive, set by a tier that only goes up.Every Friday
  • HotelsYou price each flash supper. PikaBox takes an agreed commission on what sells.Weekly payouts
Earn with PikaBox in the app: choose creator, PikaChef, home cook or supper club host, and add more any time

One account

Start with one. Add more any time.

Many people earn more than one way: a home cook who posts her recipes, a chef who hosts a supper club. It all lives in the account you already eat with.

  • One ID check covers every way you earn
  • Switch between eating and earning in the same app
  • Payouts go to the M-Pesa number in your own name

Getting started

Three steps to your first shilling.

  1. Apply

    Pick your path and tell us about yourself. Every application saves as you go.

  2. Get checked

    A person on our team checks your papers. Cooks take the hygiene course and chefs cook a tasting.

  3. Go live

    Open your kitchen, your calendar, your shifts or your studio, and start earning.

Questions

Before you start.

Something else on your mind? Write to hello@pikabox.co, or visit the help centre.

Visit the help centre

  1. Can I earn more than one way?
    Yes. Home cooks often post their recipes as creators, and chefs can host supper clubs too. One account, one ID check, one payout number.
  2. How long does approval take?
    It depends on the path. Home cooks finish the hygiene course after our team verifies their kitchen, chefs also cook a tasting, and riders’ papers are checked one by one. The app keeps you posted at every step.
  3. Are earnings guaranteed?
    No. You choose how much you cook, ride or post, and when. What we promise is that you see exactly what you will earn before you take an order, a booking or a job.
  4. What does PikaBox take?
    It depends on the path, and it is always shown before you accept. Home cooks pay 15% of their price, chefs keep their full price and clients pay the fee on top, and riders keep every tip.

Earn with PikaBox

Ready when you are.

Applications save as you go. Start tonight and finish when it suits you.

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