On-demand food delivery startup DoorDash has partnered with mRelief, a startup focused on helping people access food stamps. As federal workers — especially low-wage workers like janitors, cooks and security guards — recover from the 35-day partial government shutdown, DoorDash and mRelief are teaming up to offer those eligible for food stamps in California DoorDash credit. In […]
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Asian food delivery startup Chowbus raises $4M
Greycroft Partners and FJ Labs have led the round, with participation from Hyde Park Angels and Fika Ventures.
View More Asian food delivery startup Chowbus raises $4MDoorDash poaches Uber Eats engineering boss
DoorDash has hired Ryan Sokol, a former Uber employee credited with leading and scaling its food delivery arm Uber Eats, as its vice president of engineering.
View More DoorDash poaches Uber Eats engineering bossDoorDash is officially live in all 50 states
You can now order meals via DoorDash in Alaska, Montana and South Dakota.
View More DoorDash is officially live in all 50 statesPostmates lines up another $100M ahead of IPO
Postmates has landed a $100M investment to compete with SoftBank-backed competitor DooDash ahead of an IPO expected later this year.
View More Postmates lines up another $100M ahead of IPOThe autonomous food-delivery space keeps getting bigger
It started with pizzas and Walmart groceries delivered in a self-driving car from Ford. Now robot-driven food is catching on with even more new companies and apps. GM’s Cruise is working with food delivery service DoorDash to bring your meal from a r…
View More The autonomous food-delivery space keeps getting biggerCruise and DoorDash to test food delivery using self-driving cars in San Francisco
Cruise is partnering with DoorDash to pilot food and grocery delivery in San Francisco using self-driving vehicles. The companies announced Thursday that the testing program will begin in early 2019 with an initial focus on the San Francisco market. “Delivery is a significant opportunity for Cruise as we prepare to commercialize our autonomous vehicle technology and […]
View More Cruise and DoorDash to test food delivery using self-driving cars in San FranciscoRobot couriers scoop up early-stage cash
Much of the last couple of decades of innovation has centered around finding ways to get what we want without leaving the sofa. But there’s a catch: We can’t lie around ordering pizzas if someone still has to deliver them.
View More Robot couriers scoop up early-stage cashTiger Global returns with a $3M investment to help restaurants deal with delivery apps
Tiger Global has returned to backing early-stage Indian startups after it wrote a $3 million check for CheckMate, a U.S.-Indian startup the helps restaurant deals with the pain of multiple food ordering platforms. The deal is a Series A and it represents the first time that CheckMate has raised outside funding for its business. It […]
View More Tiger Global returns with a $3M investment to help restaurants deal with delivery appsBrex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards program
Brex cardholders can now accrue and spend points on AWS, Twilio, SalesForce, WeWork, Instacart and more.
View More Brex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards programThe Venture Twins
Justine and Olivia Moore like to introduce themselves together, otherwise, it can be a little confusing. They live together in an apartment in Menlo Park. They share clothes. They both wear Rothy’s sustainable ballet flats and are big fans of Glossier. Their desks are only inches apart, because yes, they work together too — and […]
View More The Venture TwinsDoorDash customers say their accounts have been hacked
Food delivery startup DoorDash has received dozens of complaints from customers who say their accounts have been hacked. Dozens of people have tweeted at @DoorDash with complaints that their accounts had been improperly accessed and had fraudulent food deliveries charged to their account. In many cases, the hackers changed their email addresses so that the […]
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