Gorillas Raises “Close to” $1 Billion, Led by Delivery Hero
Gorillas, the German delivery startup promising groceries in ten minutes or less, announced it closed its Series C funding round on Tuesday. The company raised “close to” $1 billion at a valuation of $2.1 billion. The news comes just seven months after the company...
Clover Parent, Fiserv, Buys BentoBox
Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based payment and financial services company that created the Clover point-of-sale platform, has signed an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform that’s largely focused on small and medium-sized restaurants. The...
Instacart Takes Aim at Meal Delivery, Catering
Instacart is growing in the direction of meal delivery. On October 7, the company announced it would acquire catering software company FoodStorm, extending its reach into the prepared food aisle of many grocery stores. And at the beginning of the month, meal delivery...
Slice Adds Barstool Sports Founder, Dave Portnoy, as Equity Partner
Slice, a pickup and self-delivery provider for independent pizza restaurants, announced a partnership with Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports and creator of One Bite, the digital series in which Portnoy tastes and scores pizza in what he describes as...
Perfect Company Appoints Former Kitchen United CEO, Jim Collins, as President
Jim Collins, the former CEO of Kitchen United, has been appointed president of Perfect Company, an emerging provider of technology solutions addressing operational challenges for restaurants. As president, Collins will spearhead Perfect company’s operational,...
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