ItsaCheckmate Founder: In Turbulent Times, ‘We’re the plane that has landed’
Standing on a patch of solid ground between established tech giants and the startups struggling through this strained investor market, ItsaCheckmate founder and CEO Vishal Agarwal wants the industry to see the success stories beyond the layoffs and acquisitions...
Empower Delivery Getting OOMI’s Ducks in a Row
OOMI, a single-location delivery kitchen in downtown Dallas, has begun using Empower Delivery to optimize its kitchen management in-house delivery program. The software startup was recently spun off of ClusterTruck, and is designed to help delivery-centric operations...
In Complex Deal, Serve Robotics Nabs $30M, Goes Public
Serve Robotics has raised $30 million in new financing to continue growing, while simultaneously announcing a complex merger that effectively makes the San Francisco-based company a public entity. With participation from Uber Technologies and NVIDIA, the latest...
Brita Rosenheim at the Center of Restaurant Tech
Brita Rosenheim is an early-stage investor at Vita Vera Ventures, which she and Beatriz Franco founded in early 2023. After two years at Culterra Capital, Rosenheim is building a highly visible platform to connect with founders across the industries and show fellow...
UPDATED: MrBeast Sues VDC Citing “Revolting” Burgers
The fate of MrBeast Burger, by far the most successful virtual restaurant by unit count, is up in the air after its namesake, Jimmy Donaldson, sues Virtual Dining Concepts citing “low quality” food from the delivery-only brand. The lawsuit comes a few weeks after...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.
