Finances and Deals: Page 12


  • Deliverect raises $65 million
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    Deliverect lands another $65M in funding, 1 year after raising $18M

    The tech company will use the cash infusion to support further R&D, solidify its position in the U.S. and continue its international expansion.

    By Alicia Kelso • April 21, 2021
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    Squarespace files to go public through a direct listing

    The website-building platform, which has over 3 million subscribers including restaurants, makes the move weeks after completing its acquisition of reservation system Tock. 

    By April 19, 2021
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    Restaurant Financing

    With ongoing macroeconomic pressures facing restaurants, operators are entering into alternative financing, mergers and acquisitions and even bankruptcy to sustain their businesses. 

    By Restaurant Dive staff
  • Slice's app connects customers with independent pizzerias
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    Slice secures $40M in additional funding

    The company plans to expand its vertical platform for its 15,000-plus pizzeria partners, add new products and scale its Slice Accelerates program, which provides $15,000 worth of tech assistance. 

    By April 14, 2021
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    Retrieved from Punchh on April 09, 2021
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    Par Technology expands into loyalty with $500M Punchh acquisition

    The addition of the loyalty and guest engagement firm will help Par create an all-in-one cloud platform for its 100,000-plus global restaurant clients.

    By April 9, 2021
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    Chipotle invests in self-driving delivery company Nuro

    This marks the first time the fast casual chain has significantly funded a third-party technology company since 2018 and follows recent tech acquisitions by McDonald's and Yum Brands.

    By March 25, 2021
  • Olo founder Noah Glass on Olo's first day of trading
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    What Olo's $450M IPO means for the restaurant industry

    Founder and CEO Noah Glass talks about how he wants to expand Olo's digital ordering capabilities with an influx of capital after shares rose 39% during day one of trading.

    By March 19, 2021
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    Torchy's Tacos eyeing IPO, Bloomberg reports

    The fast casual chain, which added 12 new units in 2020, could raise $300 million and debut with a $1 billion valuation, per the publication. 

    By March 15, 2021
  • Shake Shack borrows $225M to support expansion plans

    The funding will be used to aid opening additional units, new store formats and drive-thrus, as well as improvements to the digital guest experience and further investments in talent development. 

    By March 2, 2021
  • Olo's curbside enhancement offering launched in 2020
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    Olo files to go public with $100M offering

    The software company posted a 94% increase in revenue during 2020 as customers shifted toward digital ordering channels during the pandemic. 

    By Feb. 23, 2021
  • Toast Inc. point of sale device
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    Toast considering IPO valued at $20B, WSJ reports

    The software company, which processed 50 million digital guest orders in 2020, is also exploring a sale or merger with a special purpose acquisition corporation, per the publication.

    By Feb. 22, 2021
  • Danny Meyer's SPAC seeks $250M in IPO

    USHG Acquisition Corp. isn't interested in just restaurant companies, listing businesses from tech to e-commerce and health to retail for potential mergers.

    By Feb. 8, 2021