AxleHire, a logistics service provider, raised $4.3 million in financing. Three investors participated in the round, including RGA Ventures and Acorn Pacific Ventures. AxleHire’s fully integrated, same-day delivery platform provides ecommerce and traditional businesses with a network of pre-qualified, fully certified drivers to fulfill their delivery
Started in UC Berkeley, KiwiBot is a food delivery robot for college campuses. According to the company, it allows students to place a restaurant or service order with comments and special instructions, which is then delivered by a robot. Orders are under human surveillance, and
Haven (Gen II) is a “smart mailbox” that receives packages for users by allowing couriers to scan the tracking codes on their packages with Haven's embedded barcode scanner. It is solar powered and 3G connected, removing the need for home WI-FI or a power outlet.
U.K. food delivery startup Deliveroo announced it secured $98 million in Series F financing, led by T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Management & Research Company. DST Global, General Catalyst Partners, Index Ventures, and Accel Partners also participated. Deliveroo’s food ordering and delivery platform integrates web
Software startup Instart Logic announced it has raised $30 million in financing, led by ST Telemedia. Geodesic Capital, StartX, Hermes GPE, Andreessen Horowitz, Four Rivers Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Tenaya Capital, Telstra, and Harris Barton Asset Management also participated in the offering. Instart
Farmstead, an AI-powered digital micro-grocer that sources and delivers fresh food from farm-to-fridge in 60 minutes, announced the launch of its new 30-minute express pickup service at strategically placed micro-hubs in San Francisco and San Mateo. The new service puts Farmstead on par with incumbent
Harness closed $20 million in Series A financing led by Menlo Ventures and BIG Labs. Harness, a Continuous Delivery-as-a-Service platform that automates the entire CD process, uses machine learning to protect users when deployments fail, and equips them with enterprise-grade security every step of the way.
Multi is a New York City-based food delivery service that allows users to compare minimum order amount and fees across all delivery apps to make the best decision. The app makers share part of their profit to support low-income communities and urban areas that are
According to a recent SEC filing, robotics startup Zume Pizza has raised $48 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Zume Pizza is a store-less pizza company that uses robots to bake its pizzas. Zume uses high-quality, natural ingredients sourced directly from trusted farmers and other
Farmstead completed $2.8 million in seed financing. Four investors contributed to the round: Resolute Ventures, Social Capital, Y Combinator, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Farmstead is an AI-powered farm-to-doorstep grocery delivery startup. The company’s algorithms predict exactly how much food to order from local sources daily, weekly,