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| Feb 14, 2015 | My on-demand Valentine’s Day | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Valentine’s Day is not only a day for celebrating love — it’s also a day for celebrating my love.
February 14 is the anniversary of the... |
| Dec 31, 2014 | Ten Ways The World Changed In 2014 | David Hirsch Contributor
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In New York And LA, New Startup Communities Flourish
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Editor’s Note: David Hirsch is a founder of Metamorphic Ventures. The fir... |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Grocery delivery giant Instacart raises $220M at a rumored $2B valuation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Instacart, the grocery delivery startup backed by... |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Grocery delivery giant Instacart raises $220M at a rumored $2B valuation | Instacart, the grocery delivery startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has reportedly raised a massive $220 million funding round.
The round, according to Recode, may value the company at a jaw-dropping $2 billion. Reached by VentureBeat, I... |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Here are the newfangled delivery services currently serving Brooklyn | We are sometimes a little reluctant to cover companies whose services have come to Brooklyn when they aren’t actually Brooklyn companies, but enough new ones have started here in the last year that maybe it’s alright to split the difference... |
| Dec 23, 2014 | Only in San Francisco: You Can Now Get On-Demand Cookies Delivered In Under 20 Minutes | There is a certain luxury that comes with living in the center of startup land. Part of that is the platter of on-demand food delivery services at our fingertips. Startups like Instacart, Google Express, Farm Fresh to You and Good Eggs show... |
| Dec 9, 2014 | Postmates’ plans go way beyond bike messengers: Web orders, inventory management … and major partners | Updated 11:39 a.m. PT with details on Postmates’ upcoming API.
On-demand delivery startup Postmates is gearing up to launch a new system for brick-and-mortar merchants, enabling them to control their inventory and sell their wares online, V... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Alfred raises $2M & launches in NYC to glue all your on-demand services together | New York is overrun with on-demand startups.
Before San Francisco even wakes up, I can Wunwun my morning coffee, Postmates a fresh juice, Uber or Lyft a car to work, schedule lunch with Seamless, clean my apartment with Handy, get a desk ma... |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Google renames its shopping delivery service and expands to more cities | Google Shopping Express is rebranding itself “Google Express” today. It will also be rolling out its same-day and next-day delivery service to Chicago, Boston, and Washington D.C. the company said in a blog post.
Google Express has built pa... |
| Sep 30, 2014 | WunWun launches on-demand delivery in San Francisco — on Postmates' home turf | Today on-demand delivery startup WunWun is launching in San Francisco, kicking off major expansion plans for the fledgling New York startup.
WunWun first debuted in New York in early 2013 in private beta. After experimenting with personal a... |
| Jul 15, 2014 | WunWun Slashes Pricing To Compete With Other On-Demand Delivery Services | Going up against big players like PostMates, Uber Rush, and even Seamless, WunWun is looking to make even more of a dent in the on-demand delivery space with a switch-up on pricing.
WunWun is a mobile app that asks you what you want, where ... |
| Jul 10, 2014 | TaskRabbit pivots, launches on-demand service for cleaning, handiwork, moving, & errands | Update July 11: TaskRabbit users revolt as the company shuts down its bidding system
Task-outsourcing site TaskRabbit just killed off its famous task bidding system for a new model: instantly bookable services in four of its most popular ca... |
| Jul 1, 2014 | Uber cuts courier prices & expands, now handles ‘thousands of deliveries’ per week | Updated 9:08 a.m. ET with a comment from Postmates.
Nearly three months after launching its “UberRUSH” courier service in New York, Uber has quietly cut prices and expanded the initiative beyond Manhattan.
In an update on its blog, Uber sha... |
| Jun 16, 2014 | Andreessen Horowitz bets $44M on Instacart | Grocery delivery startup Instacart just raised $44 million from Andreessen Horowitz.
Apoorva Mehta founded the company in 2012 to help city dwellers shop for groceries from home. On paper, Instacart’s valuation sits around $400 million, a V... |
| Jun 10, 2014 | eBay’s local delivery plans unravel: eBay Now may shut down (Updated) | Updated 4:41 p.m. ET with additional comments from eBay.
Two years after launching its local delivery service eBay Now, eBay plans to shut it down, a VentureBeat source claims.
Born out of the $75 million acquisition of Milo, eBay’s local t... |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Uber is launching an on-demand courier service tomorrow (exclusive) | Updated at 3:45 p.m. Pacific to add confirmation of the service.
Tomorrow, Uber will launch an on-demand courier service in Manhattan, allowing users to request item pickup and delivery via a smartphone app.
According to a job listing obtai... |
| Apr 7, 2014 | WunWun And Gett Partner To Offer On-Demand Product Delivery During Your Ride | Have you ever booked an Uber and wished that Uber came with a pint of ice cream, or a pizza, or a razor so you can shave your legs before your date? WunWun, the on-demand delivery service for anything, is now ready to make your dreams come ... |
| Mar 26, 2014 | Does NYC need yet another delivery startup? Instacart elbows in | New York’s market for on-demand delivery startups feels like it’s just about to reach capacity. What little room was left has just been filled by Instacart‘s new speedy grocery service.
The company, fighting the stereotypes of years past (t... |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Local delivery startup Deliv raises $4.5M | Local delivery startup Deliv raised a $4.5 million funding round from major retail operators Simon Property Group, General Growth Properties, Macerich and Westfield.
Aside from fresh capital, this new round brings Deliv significantly closer... |
| Feb 12, 2014 | Dash software for paying bar tabs raises $400k [Startup Roundup] | Who’s getting money?
Here’s the official announcement that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures raised an $8,251,000 fund, according to an SEC filing. We covered the announcement of this funding round last week.
Dash Software raised $419,691, according... |
| Dec 19, 2013 | WunWun, The Uber For Anything, Implements Surge Pricing | WunWun, the on-demand delivery service for anything, is changing things up a bit to streamline operations.
The company is introducing some version of surge pricing, wherein users can pay an extra $10 to “get it now”, rather than wait for fr... |
| Oct 31, 2013 | On-Demand Delivery Service WunWun Will Bring New Yorkers Free Candy Today | WunWun
WunWun, an on-demand delivery service in New York City, is copy-catting Uber's kitten campaign by bringing free candy to anyone who summons the service using its app today.
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| Oct 31, 2013 | On-Demand Delivery Service WunWun Will Bring New Yorkers Free Candy Today | WunWun
WunWun, an on-demand delivery service in New York City, is copy-catting Uber's kitten campaign by bringing free candy to anyone who summons the service using its app today.
Talk about a happy Halloween.
WunWun's Trick-or-Treat On-Dem... |
| Oct 31, 2013 | WunWun offers free on-demand candy deliveries in NYC for Halloween | Call it “reverse trick-or-treating.”
WunWun, the NYC on-demand delivery startup, is getting in the Halloween spirit today with free candy deliveries.
Simply type “Candy!” into WunWun’s app when choosing a store delivery, and one of the comp... |
| Oct 22, 2013 | WunWun Triples Orders Since Launch, Partners With Dwolla For Payment | Hot on the heels of Dwolla’s big Dwolla Credit news, WunWun on-demand delivery service has some news of its own. Starting today, users of the service will be able to pay with Dwolla, either through Dwolla’s cash-based payments system or the... |
| Sep 4, 2013 | WunWun launches free delivery from Manhattan stores, powered by an army of 200 helpers | New York City-based WunWun is doubling down on its ability to get just about anything delivered to you in Manhattan.
The company is today moving away from offering on-demand services, like having someone wait in your apartment for the cable... |
| Sep 4, 2013 | WunWun launches free delivery from Manhattan stores, powered by an army of 200 helpers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
New York City-based WunWun is doubling down on its ability to get just about anything delivered to you in Manhattan.
The company is tod... |
| May 30, 2013 | Postmates' local delivery service hits New York City | New Yorkers will soon have yet another way to get just about anything delivered to their door.
Postmates, the local delivery startup that’s already made a name for itself in San Francisco and Seattle, is kicking off its New York City operat... |
| May 30, 2013 | Postmates' local delivery service hits New York City | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
New Yorkers will soon have yet another way to get just about anything delivered to their door.
Postmates, the local delivery startup th... |
| May 13, 2013 | WunWun’s on-demand helpers can now tackle deliveries for local businesses | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
WunWun’s helpers can do almost anything for you in Manhattan, like snag a cupcake from your favorite bakery, recommend a great jazz bar... |
| May 13, 2013 | WunWun’s on-demand helpers can now tackle deliveries for local businesses | WunWun’s helpers can do almost anything for you in Manhattan, like snag a cupcake from your favorite bakery, recommend a great jazz bar in Soho, and even wait for the cable guy in your apartment. Now businesses have a way to take advantage ... |
| May 13, 2013 | On-Demand Helper Startup Wunwun Launches Branded Delivery Services For Businesses | On-demand helper startup WunWun has for the past few months offered consumers the ability to get pretty much anything delivered for a flat rate. Now, the company is offering its service to businesses who want to make local, same-day deliver... |
