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OCTOBER 13, 2019

“The capital markets have dried up,” Brian Athaide, chief executive of Toronto marijuana grower Green Organic Dutchman Holdings , told the WSJ. Both companies operate dispensaries in several U.S. He said the firm is holding off on seeking financing for two facilities — one planned at 1.3 million square feet.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The idea is to capitalize on the trend toward food delivery thanks to the likes of Uber Eats, GrubHub and Deliveroo. The report noted that CloudKitchen recruiters have been reaching out to people in London that have operations experience. According to a report in The Financial Times, the new venture is called CloudKitchens.

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

“The capital markets have dried up,” Brian Athaide, chief executive of Toronto marijuana grower Green Organic Dutchman Holdings , told the WSJ. Both companies operate dispensaries in several U.S. He said the firm is holding off on seeking financing for two facilities — one planned at 1.3 million square feet.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A tech publication , citing the company, reported that the funding round was led by GV, the venture capital arm of Google and Foundation Capital. To date, the startup has brought in $42 million in venture funding, some of which came in when the company was operating as HomeSuite.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

million in new venture capital (VC) funding. The company currently operates in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, with expansion plans to enter other new markets in the first quarter of 2018. A logistics startup that is already servicing some big names has announced $4.3 Monday (Dec. Monday (Dec.

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JULY 5, 2019

The firm has been granted a license to operate in the British capital, CNN reported. London could provide a large opportunity for Ola, as it is one of five cities around the world that comprise almost a quarter of bookings for Uber, in addition to New York City, São Paulo, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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MARCH 22, 2019

As restaurants continue to wrestle with the questions that come with food delivery — how to make enough money, whether to work with third-party operators, how to manage customer relationships — a new factor is gaining significance. million in fresh capital, a funding round that comes after one in May that brought it about $7.9

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JUNE 27, 2018

We are excited to become part of Uphold’s vision for the future of digital capital formation, while continuing to offer our acclaimed industry research to our institutional customers,” said Scott Kaplan, CEO of JNK Securities Corp. The company has global operations in Braga, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and San Francisco.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. To learn more about the trend, PYMNTS recently caught up with Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus , a digital and mobile-focused operation that puts business travelers into furnished housing that Zeus rents from owners.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Those controversies have notably played out in San Francisco , though other cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, are going through them at their own pace. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

To roll out operations in the United States as it grows its supply chain business that links apparel brands with suppliers as well as factories, Singapore-based fashion technology firm Zilingo is designing a $100 million push. manufacturers and brands on its platform, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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MARCH 5, 2019

The company ceased operations in late January after laying off 30 percent of its workforce in May 2018. 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.

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APRIL 13, 2017

million in a seed funding round led by VC firm PivotNorth Capital. With the latest seed funding round, Darkstore has reportedly set a new goal to hit $110 million in product fulfillment and is expanding into three new markets: Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. Just recently, the company scored $1.4

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

POS platform company Appetize recently announced that it had closed a $20 million investment round led by Shamrock Capital Advisors and Oak View Group, among others. Appetize, a Playa Vista, California-based POS company, delivers modern ordering and payments technology for enterprise businesses.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Until now, the Alabama startup had not made any move to topple the reigning grocery delivery champs out of major coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles, but now that can finally change. Shipt has raised $40 million in venture capital on top of last year’s funding as initial investors doubled down on their contributions.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Kalanick, along with Sequoia Capital, participated in a $7.6 Instead, it uses truck operators and third-party logistics. Basically, Kargo is trying to streamline the connection between users and the actual logistics operators. million funding round for Kargo, according to reports.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Sure, other DTC operators turn to such tactics as pop-up shops or wholesale relationships with brick-and-mortar operators, but as Dossa explained, his company’s customized products and core value are not well-suited to physical retail. “We One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper. The company has raised $5.6

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

100 million | New funding capacity of small business lender OnDeck, according to its CEO Noah Breslow, and it is experiencing a decrease in quarterly operating expenses of $15 million year-over-year. Here are the numbers: $17 billion | Value of the Mexican eCommerce market. percent from 2016 to 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Postmates said it completes millions of deliveries each month, generates more than a billion dollars in gross merchandise volume annually and is profitable in 90 percent of the markets in which it operates. The model has grown by 300 percent year over year, with one in two orders on the platform placed via Unlimited, across multiple markets.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. “We founded Bungalow to give early career professionals the ability to live in a beautiful and affordable home, in the neighborhood they want, and with a great community surrounding them.”. markets by the end of 2018.

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JUNE 7, 2018

In May, the company accounted a $50 million Series C funding round led by Naspers Ventures, with existing investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz also taking part. The company will use that fresh capital in large part to fund expansion of its caregiver network. That round brought the company’s total funding to $115 million.

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JUNE 21, 2016

A vote in Chicago this week could decide if Uber and Lyft will continue to operate there, as the vote from the full city council will determine whether or not ride-sharing firms will have to comply with the same types of regulations city-licensed taxi drivers are forced to.

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JULY 21, 2020

From the list of trainers, she might pick Leyon, who served as a consultant on the Liteboxer project from his Los Angeles gym, Gloveworx. Prior to founding Liteboxer, he founded Spark Capital. So, for example, say a user wants to work out hard for 20 minutes with hip-hop music and an emphasis on the core.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

With more than $83 million in venture capital and growth equity for B2B startups this week, the space is headed for a promising second half of the year. 30), also saw participation from existing backers Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, MissionOG and Vintage. and elsewhere. The investment, announced on Tuesday (Aug. eProcurement.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The physical retailer is joining forces with the online juggernaut and is debuting a “smart home” experience across 10 stores in Chicago and Los Angeles. Venture capital interest and investments have been on the rise, so growth is in the cards. Can you spell coopetition? Truly, it has been a banner week for juice-related puns.

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MARCH 15, 2019

The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Those controversies have notably played out in San Francisco , though other cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, are going through them at their own pace. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector.

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JULY 30, 2018

T-Mobile reportedly anticipates that its customers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Las Vegas will have access to 5G technology in early 2019. The firm’s CEO, Rajeev Suri, predicts that increased operator spending on 5G will start offering significant financial benefits during the later parts of 2018. Tencent, which has 1.04

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JANUARY 23, 2019

The news that on-demand delivery startup Munchery has closed its doors — even after raising $125 million in venture capital funding — serves as reminder of how difficult it can be to gain a profitable foothold (much less a dominant position) in the on-demand food delivery space. Future Moves. So, what’s next in these delivery wars?

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MARCH 9, 2020

The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. Consumers can inquire directly with restaurants about existing promotions. It’s a new concept that means both parties win.”.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

“Recent reports have suggested that Kmart will cease its operations. According to Nation’s Restaurant News , Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, which holds about $35.7 According to USA Today , Don Pablo’s operated 120 locations in the U.S. A week after a report from Fitch Ratings named Sears Holding Corp.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Last year, it closed a $1 billion venture capital round , according to news reports from Reuters. Mall operator Simon Properties, for example, has been trying out a pop-up concept called The Edit, which allows a much shorter commitment — only one to six months. The Economics. 1 city for sales of Team USA gear,” Boyle said.

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MAY 10, 2018

Uber had already selected Dallas and Los Angeles as the first domestic launch cities for uberAIR, scheduled for demonstration flights in 2020, with regular service expected in 2023. Upfront capital costs for air taxi services will run lower than for traditional helicopters. It’s not just Uber either. Then, There Are Those Fees.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Select Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Menlo Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures. Select Investors: Lux Capital, Social Capital. Select Investors: Draper Associates, NASA, Pelion Venture Partners, Sherpa Capital. Headquarters: Los Angeles, California. Select Investors: Lux Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The team is moving remarkably quick,” John Mulligan, Target’s chief operations officer, said. New stores are also expected in Los Angeles, where, Recode reported, Amazon was in talks with Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer, about having an Amazon Go located at The Grove, a 600,000-square-foot outdoor shopping mall.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

Mobile Payments Startup OPER Raises $750,000. Serra Ventures, which provided the financing, is showing confidence in OPER — short for order, pay, earn, redeem — a mobile payments and rewards platform. OPER is led by co-founder and CEO David Laiderman , who is seeking a total of $1.5 iZettle To Be Challenged In The U.K.

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