Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
ImpactVision, a startup that uses hyperspectral imaging to assess food quality, has raised $1.3 million, according to VentureBeat. The round was led by logistics and transportation company Maersk, and brings the […]
Fresh Prep, a Vancouver, Canada-based meal kit company, has raised $3.3 million ($2.47 USD) led by First West Capital, according to Betakit. This is the first round of funding for […]
Alcohol-delivery service Drizly has raised $34.5 million in fresh funding, TechCrunch reports. Funding came from 17 total investors, according to a SEC filing, that included Polaris Partners and Baird Capital. […]
Seattle Food Tech, a startup that creates plant-based “chicken” nuggets, has raised a fresh $1 million in capital from investors including Liquid 2 Ventures, Sinai Ventures Fund, Uphones Capital and […]
To understand Unocart, the Australian grocery shopping and delivery app, you first have to understand how grocery stores work in Australia. As Tyler Spooner, Co-Founder of the Perth-based Unocart explained […]
Uber released it third quarter earnings today, and though the company continues to lose money ($939 million in Q3), its food delivery business, Uber Eats, generated $2.1 billion in gross […]
Happy long weekend, to those of you lucky enough to have one! This is a cause for celebration — and for food tech news. This week was heavy on grocery, […]
Deliv, the appropriately named same day delivery service, announced today that it has closed a $40 million Series C round that includes Google as an investor. This brings the total […]
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Investors have a big appetite for food delivery companies this year. The Wall Street Journal reports on Pitchbook data revealing that $3.5 billion has been invested in food and grocery […]
For brick-and-mortar grocery stores, fresh food is a double-edged sword. It’s one of the main reasons that customers still prefer food shopping in physical stores instead of online, but it […]
This week Israeli startup Wasteless raised a $2 million Series A round, led by Slingshot Ventures with participation from several angel investors (h/t Agfunder). The company closed a $400,000 seed round […]
