Instacart has raised $400 million in a Series D financing round led by Sequoia Capital. Other investors include Wellcome Trust, Y Combinator Continuity, Andreessen Horowitz, FundersClub, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), Initialized Capital, Thrive Capital and Valiant Capital.
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits Kitchen Stories
What a surprise! During his trip to Germany Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Kitchen Stories – and apparently had a lot of fun. Kitchen Stories is maybe the most user-friendly cooking app on the AppStore and has been featured by Apple from
test IO Welcomes Four New Team Members
The test IO team has recently added four new employees and continued its expansion into the US. Get to know the newest additions!
Whole Foods confirms Instacart’s $2 billion valuation
Whole Foods decided to invest in Instacart once again and thereby expands the existing partnership. Whole Foods initially teamed up with Instacart in 2014 and has since established the delivery program to numerous markets in the U.S.
Robert Franken supports Kitchen Stories
Kitchen Stories managed to ensure the support of Robert Franken. The former CEO of Chefkoch.de wants to help the two founders, Verena Hubertz and Mengting Gao, turn Kitchen Stories into the number one in the digital food world.
Success with Crowdtesting: L’TUR and test IO
The partnership of test IO and L’TUR is a textbook example of successful crowdtesting. L’TUR’s Senior Platform Manager explains how the travel company’s partnership with test IO improved the company’s performance and saved them valuable time.
IT service provider Cancom invests in Reparando
It was only at the beginning of this year that Reparando raised a six digit funding. By winning over the IT service provider Cancom, the smartphone repair service now managed to secure yet another investment.
Business Insider interviews TripleMint’s CEO
In an interview with Business Insider, TripleMint’s CEO David Walker answers 6 of the biggest questions about finding a new home in sought-after cities like New York.
A case study: Crowd Guru’s successful project for LadenZeile.de
Crowd Guru explains how it manages to classify tens of thousands of products into categories for one of Europe’s leading online shopping portals and demonstrates that there has to be no trade-off between speedy procedure and high-quality work.
YourMechanic Nabs $24 Million for Its Car Repairs Service
YourMechanic raises $24 million in new funding and announces that the new money will be used to continue to fuel the company’s expansion.