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eCommerce Grocer Weee Notches Almost $50M In Funding

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Lightspeed Ventures, iFly.vc, Silicon Valley Bank and Goodwater Capital were participants in the investment, Deal Street Asia reported. The new funding will assist the startup in speeding up team building, supply chain optimizations and market growth. Bigbasket competes against Amazon and Flipkart in the Indian eCommerce market.

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Teacher-Focused Homebuying Startup Lands $7.5M

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“Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. “We Landed said it has helped 200 teachers so far in areas like San Francisco Bay, Seattle and Denver. We try to stay flexible to people’s realities.

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On-Demand Delivery Service Munchery Ceases Operations

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That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. In May Munchery said it was planning to focus on its largest market, which was San Francisco, in an effort to become profitable. We have also enjoyed giving back to our community through meal donations, volunteer service, and so much more.”.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

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The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif., When it comes down to it, though, the community bank’s mission is radically simple. Photo: Ashley Courter.

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M

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That came after it shut down service in Seattle, Los Angels, and New York. Munchery had said it was planning to focus on its largest market, San Francisco, in an effort to become profitable, but that never happened. We have also enjoyed giving back to our community through meal kit donations, volunteer service, and so much more.”.

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Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding

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Founded in 2017, Bungalow aims to solve many of the issues that early career professionals face when looking to rent in urban markets. Bungalow also helps to create a sense of community through exclusive social events and volunteer opportunities so residents can get to know each other. markets by the end of 2018.

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Swedish Company Wheelys Is Rolling Out Moby Mobile Grocery Mart

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Moby Marts could be available to communities like this for little more than the price of a new car. 30,000 plus logistics support costs could give a fresh breath of life to small communities like the one where Mazetti grew up. . News has naturally spread that Amazon bought Whole Foods Market last Friday, June 16, for $13.7

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