Fast Company October 22, 2021
Reef Technology started in parking management, then facilitated a wave of delivery-only kitchens. Now it’s getting into the healthcare business.
Ghost kitchens—industrial cookhouses located in subprime real estate areas that exclusively prepare food delivery—got popular during the pandemic. Now, the same concept is coming to the doctor’s office.
A company called Rezilient Health is opening five new clinics in downtown Miami in partnership with Reef Technology, a SoftBank-backed parking startup. Reef started out managing parking lots, but its business is now centered on turning its vast number of concrete pads into real estate opportunities. It’s using its footprint to support a booming ghost kitchen business, mini-warehouses for last-mile delivery, and vertical farms.
In 2020, Reef inked deals with healthcare startup...