Tapingo

Tapingo is a mobile commerce application that offers advance ordering for pickup and food delivery services[1] for college campuses.[2]

Tapingo is differentiated from other on-demand delivery/logistics companies, such as Postmates and DoorDash,[3] by focusing its efforts on serving the college market. Through Tapingo, users can browse menus, place orders, pay for the meal and schedule the pickup or have it delivered.[4]

In spring of 2012, Tapingo first launched its services on five campuses (Santa Clara University, Loyola Marymount University, Biola University, the University of Maine, and California Lutheran University), and has since expanded to more than 100 college campuses across the U.S. and Canada, serving 46 markets.[5] To date, Tapingo has received $36M in venture funding.[6] from Carmel Ventures,[7] Khosla Ventures,[8] Kinzon Capital, DCM Ventures[9] and Qualcomm Ventures.[10][11][12]

In fall 2015, Tapingo announced expansion plans through major partnership deals with national brands like Chipotle Mexican Grill[13][14][15] and 7-Eleven,[16] regional restaurants such as Taco Bueno,[17] and global foodservice provider, Aramark.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Tapingo Launches A Student-Run Delivery Service, Plus Other New Ordering Options". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "10 Essential Apps for College Students Living in Dorms and Off Campus". About.com.
  3. ↑ "Amazon launches restaurant delivery in Seattle". Nation’s Restaurant News. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chipotle Delivery Option Coming To 40 U.S. Colleges Via Tapingo In The Fall". Forbes. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tapingo Announces Launch of Groundbreaking Mobile-Ordering Services at Aramark University Campuses". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tapingo". CrunchBase.
  7. ↑ "Tapngo". Carmel Ventures.
  8. ↑ "Meet Ben Ling, investment partner at Khosla Ventures". Vator News.
  9. ↑ "Tapingo". DCM Ventures.
  10. ↑ "Tapingo". Qualcomm Ventures.
  11. ↑ "College Food App Raises Millions in Funding". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hungry? Tapingo aims to make ordering food a wallet-and-wait-free process". Venture Beat. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Chipotle will start delivering to 40 college campuses this fall". USA Today. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chipotle Will Deliver to These 40 College Campuses This Fall". ABC News. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ "These 40 college campuses are getting Chipotle delivery". Business Insider. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  16. ↑ "7-ELEVEN® and Tapingo Announce Partnership to Bring On-Demand Delivery to the College Market". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved Dec 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Taco Bueno to offer its first delivery service". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tapingo Announces Launch of Groundbreaking Mobile-Ordering Services at Aramark University Campuses". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Tapingo Announces Launch of Groundbreaking Mobile-Ordering Services at Aramark University Campuses". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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