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Breaking News: GrubHub Secures $20 million from DAG Ventures and Benchmark Capital

Breaking News: GrubHub Secures $20 million from DAG Ventures and Benchmark Capital

Mar 9, 2011

CHICAGO, Ill. (March 9, 2011) – GrubHub, a web and mobile service that connects diners to restaurants and simplifies online ordering for delivery and carry-out, has raised $20 million in Series D funding led by DAG Ventures with Benchmark Capital participating. The new round comes after preemptive interest and just four months after the company’s...

Entrepreneurs Unpluggd Feb 8, 2011

Entrepreneurs Unpluggd Feb 8, 2011

Jan 11, 2011

Tim Jahn of Beyond the Pedway and Stella Fayman of FeeFighters wanted to put on a new kind of conference. “At some conferences, there are no actionable takeaways from the speakers,” said Fayman. We wanted to create an event that had solid, concrete takeaways for Entrepreneurs so that they can feel that they learned some things that they can...

Mike Evans on GrubHub’s $11M Round And What Comes Next

Mike Evans on GrubHub’s $11M Round And What Comes Next

Nov 12, 2010

Matt Maloney and Mike Evans have a lot to smile about; their company Grubhub has just completed an $11 Million dollar round of funding led by Benchmark Capital to bring their total amount of financing raised to $14.1 Million. “What this investment in GrubHub means is that we can expand to more markets and bring more options to consumers,” Evans said....

GrubHub Secures $11 Million in Investment Led by Benchmark Capital

GrubHub Secures $11 Million in Investment Led by Benchmark Capital

Nov 10, 2010

There are more than 300,000 delivery and takeout restaurants in the country and on average, GrubHub users order out at least ten times a month. With more people now searching for restaurants and ordering food on the Internet and through their smart devices, the opportunity for continued growth is substantial for GrubHub.

Rocked the Recession: Building a Chicago Conference

Rocked the Recession: Building a Chicago Conference

Nov 10, 2010

Being an entrepreneur launching a new business in the worst economy in 70 years has been exciting, to say the least. As I have met with entrepreneurs all over the city and at differing stages of their business growth, I realized that many of the people I was speaking with had valuable insights that other entrepreneurs could personally use. It goes without...