Me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash as it eyes first profitable year
Me&u launches a new AI-powered reservations platform to compete with Resy and SevenRooms, targeting profitability in 2026 after merging with Mr Yum.
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Me&u launches a new AI-powered reservations platform to compete with Resy and SevenRooms, targeting profitability in 2026 after merging with Mr Yum.
TEN13's investor letter celebrates passing $100 million deployed, plus fresh backing for iion and Switchboard, team promotions, AutoGrab's overseas growth and NZ-arm sale, and the Mr Yum–Me&U merger.
TEN13 newsletter reporting Chipper Cash's US$150m unicorn round, Mr Yum's Tiger Global-led Series A, and new investments in Payhippo, Preezie, Pushas and Heaps Normal, plus portfolio updates.
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Ten13's year-end post recaps nine new portfolio additions, follow-on support for existing holdings, the Mr Yum and Me&U merger, Go1's Blinkist acquisition, Smileyscope's FDA clearance, and community events.
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Table-ordering rivals Mr Yum and me&u will combine in a stock deal, with Mr Yum's chief executive leading the merged business; earlier raises by both are recapped.
The hospitality-tech firm Mr Yum has axed 40 more staff as it pushes toward profit; the article recalls the $89 million Series A that Tiger Global led in November 2021.
Hospitality tech firm Mr Yum has bought customer data platform MyGuestlist in a cash-and-stock deal worth tens of millions, its first acquisition, following an $89 million raise led by Tiger Global.
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Herbert Smith Freehills advised QR ordering and payments startup Mr Yum on its $11 million raise, which TEN13 and AirTree Ventures led; the company cited strong pandemic-driven growth.
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