by Tom Kaiser | Mar 10, 2022 | Briefs, Finance, News
Branch, a workforce payments platform that allows restaurants to go cashless and enable instant digital tips, raised $75 million through a Series C to extend its momentum in trucking, logistics, last-mile delivery in restaurants, while also expanding into the...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 3, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Consolidation continues sweeping through the restaurant tech space, with DoorDash announcing a deal to acquire hospitality startup, Bbot. The delivery giant says Bbot’s ordering, payment and marketing software will give its merchants more solutions for in-store and...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 3, 2022 | Automation, Briefs, News, Top Stories
Starship Technologies is on a triumphant roll as the delivery robot provider announces raising $100 million in the last 30 days, including its most recent $42 million Series B funding round. Together, these funds will help Starship further scale its autonomous drone...
by Tom Kaiser | Feb 10, 2022 | Briefs, News, Third-Party Delivery
Decades beyond the national dominance of FTD and 1-800-Flowers, DoorDash has moved deeper into flowers-on-demand with same-day floral deliveries through partnerships with more than 3,000 local and national florists. This news follows a multi-year journey of fulfilling...
by Tom Kaiser | Feb 3, 2022 | Briefs, Finance, News
Lunchbox closed a $50 million Series B investment that will allow the New York-based platform offering online ordering, integrations and marketing for restaurants and ghost kitchens to accelerate its research and development efforts. The eight-figure investment round...
by Tom Kaiser | Feb 3, 2022 | Briefs, News
Sharebite, a mission-driven food ordering platform built for workplaces, announced a partnership with Vornado Realty Trust, New York City’s leading office landlord. Through this deal, Sharebite will become the exclusive office meal solution providing group orders for...