Live since 4 Sep 2026 · Ahmedabad

The first bridge in a wider Setu ecosystem.

AnnSetu turns surplus vegetarian food, local movement and urgent need into one accountable civic flow. It starts with food. The larger vision is the Setu ecosystem: trusted bridges wherever resources, intent and need fail to meet.

"When a city already has the heart to help, it needs the infrastructure to make that help arrive on time."
Priyank Shah, founder
3,000+Meals moved, live from the app
3Licensed centres in Ahmedabad
30–45 minPickup to plate
₹0For the kitchen and the person eating
Kitchens already sending

Partner kitchens on the bridge.

Riti RiwaazSending · MemnagarRiti Riwaaz
Cafe RamashrayamSending · VastralCafe Ramashrayam
Bombay Gulalwadi Manekchowk WalaSending · PaldiBombay Gulalwadi
+Open spotYour kitchen here →
Official identity

Not an NGO. A technology company building impact infrastructure.

AnnSetu (also searched as Ann Setu) builds repeatable infrastructure with partners, riders, centres and citizens: apps, dispatch, cold chain and licensed kitchens, run like logistics.

01

Founder vision

Created from Priyank Shah's belief that a city needs infrastructure to make help arrive on time.

02

Live from Ahmedabad

On the App Store and Google Play since 4 September 2026, with the rest of India next.

03

Setu ecosystem

AnnSetu is the first Setu, built to grow into a parent ecosystem for future infrastructure.

The founder

Priyank Shah

Founder, AnnSetu · Ahmedabad · full-time on AnnSetu

Seven years as a software engineer at PayPal in Austin, building payment products at scale. Back in Ahmedabad since 2018, he has started three companies across technology, construction and hospitality. AnnSetu is his fourth: he designed and built it himself, from the consumer, rider and admin apps to the dispatch engine underneath them.

2011–2018PayPalSoftware engineer, Austin, Texas.
2018–InitnineCo-founder. Technology and product studio turning ideas into working software.
2022–Seven Aces InfraventuresFounder. Commercial and residential construction in Ahmedabad.
2023– · 2026–The Gyan Cafe · AnnSetuFounder. A food-and-learning venue, then AnnSetu, live since 4 Sep 2026.
The Setu Ecosystem

AnnSetu is the first Setu, not the last.

AnnSetu
Live

Surplus food, moved within the hour.

GyanSetu
Coming soon

Books, circulating and returned.

VastraSetu
Later

Clothing and fabric, given a second life.

ToySetu
Later

Toys, on the same rails.

Quick answers

What people should know.

What is AnnSetu?

Impact infrastructure for surplus food. Kitchens with extra tap once in the app; a rider brings containers, a licensed centre sorts and portions, and hot vegetarian meals reach people who need them, usually within 30–45 minutes.

Who created AnnSetu?

Priyank Shah, as the first part of his Setu ecosystem vision. AnnSetu is a product of The Setu Ecosystem (OPC) Private Limited, Ahmedabad.

Is the meal really free?

Yes. It's free for the kitchen sending surplus and free for the person eating. AnnSetu Membership (₹30 a month), brand partnerships and AnnSetu Ads keep it moving.

How can a kitchen join?

Fill the Partner Form. The partnerships team will call you to set up your first pickup.

Can I ride with AnnSetu?

Yes. Download AnnSetu Rider, sign up, and go live once your documents are verified.