The Unilever-backed meal-kit delivery service has received $39.8m from Hargreave Hale, Angel CoFund, MMC Ventures and BGF Ventures to more than double its total funding.

Gousto, the UK-based meal delivery service that counts consumer goods manufacturer Unilever as an investor, has secured £28.5m ($39.8m) in funding.

Investment management firm Hargreave Hale, investment fund Angel CoFund, venture capital firm MMC Ventures and BGF Ventures, the VC offshoot of the UK government-mandated Business Growth Fund, provided the capital.

Gousto has built a meal-kit delivery service that sends ingredients and recipes to subscribers’ homes. It offers 29 meal options across nine categories and will spend the funding on…