by RJ Shara | Apr 14, 2021 | Fundings and Exit, Startups
Slice, a startup that assists independent pizzerias build an online service, has raised another $40 million in Series D financing. The round was led by Cross Creek, with involvement from KKR, GGV Capital and Primary Ventures, along with Twitter’s former CEO Dick Costolo and previous COO Adam Bain (through their firm 01 Advisors). Last […] “Slice has emerged as the leader in powering these types of little services that have actually been serving our neighborhoods for decades,” Bain stated in a declaration. Slice has actually developed a mobile app and site for buying from local pizzerias, but it likewise supplies tools so they can construct their own sites, run marketing projects, enhance their search engine optimization and more., as well as a cross-pizzeria loyalty program called Slice Benefits. Slice already has 15,000 pizzerias on the platform, with plans to increase that number to 20,000 at the end of the year. 
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by RJ Shara | Feb 16, 2021 | Startups
Metropolitan area is a brand-new Los Angeles-based start-up that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a piece of the automated parking lot management market. Updating parking with a computer system vision-based system that recognizes cars as they enter and leave garages has actually been Metropolis’ mission given that founder and chief executive Alex Israel first formed the business […] Israel, a serial business owner, has actually invested years believing about parking. In this, the company’s objectives aren’t different from the Florida-based startup, REEF, which has its own spin on what to do with the existing facilities and footprint created by city parking spaces. Unlike REEF, City will remain focused on mobility, according to Israel. While the computer vision and machine learning innovation will serve as the company’s beachhead into parking lots, services like cleansing, charging, storage and logistics might all be part and parcel of the Metropolis offering going forward, Israel said. …
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