DEA’s Reading Digest (03/28/2021)

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A. Stories, Strategies & Expert Opinions

None this time around :)

B. Startups & Market Trends

Groceries

• Weee (US, $300M led by DST Global): Specialty grocery delivery service.
• Fridge No More (US, $15.4M A led by Insight Partners): Instant grocery delivery service.
• Jiffy (UK, $3.6M Seed led by LVL1 Group): Fresh groceries and household essentials delivery platform.
• Shelf Engine (US, $41M B led by General Catalyst): Intelligent forecasting and order automation platform.
• goPuff (US, $1.15B from D1 Capital Partners): Delivery platform.
• Gorillas (Germany, $290M B led by Coatue Management): 10-minute delivery for everyday items.

Ecommerce / Social

• Chums (US, $3.5M from Ludlow): Social shopping service.
• KitaBeli (Indonesia, $10M A led by Go Ventures): Social commerce app for group buying.

Logistics

• Cubyn (France, $41.8 M led by Eurazeo): Fulfillment and delivery logistics outsourcing platform for e-commerce companies.

Fintech

• Stripe (US, $600M from Allianz X): Payments infrastructure for the internet.