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The businesses and founders making moves to South Florida
SwagUp founder and CEO Michael Martocci is among the scores of startup founders who moved to Miami during the Covid-19 pandemic. That was back in September, before Miami Mayor Francis Suarez used his Twitter account to launch a viral effort to convince founders and...
Money & Tech Roundup: Motorsport Games to acquire KartKraft; Cost difference between California and Florida explained
Miami-based Motorsport Games (Nasdaq: MSGM) announced it entered into agreement to acquire Australian developer Black Delta, creator of the go-kart racing simulator KartKraft. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Motorsport Games will take ownership of the...
The cost difference between California and Florida explained
When ShiftPixy CEO Scott Absher decided his company needed to establish a robust base on the East Coast, there was really only one location he considered: South Florida. Founded in 2015, the gig economy job platform (Nasdaq: PIXY) moved its headquarters from Irvine,...
Flipdish Raises €40M to Help Restaurants Process Digital Orders In House
Flipdish announced that it has raised €40 million (~$48.5 million USD) from Tiger Global Management to expand its software platform that lets restaurants create their own branded digital properties instead of having to rely on third-party platforms for online orders....
Ordrslip Announces Integration With DoorDash for Restaurant Delivery
Restaurant tech company Ordrslip this week announced a partnership with DoorDash’s white label fulfillment platform, DoorDash Drive. Through the partnership, restaurants with mobile-order platforms powered by Ordrslip’s technology can use the DoorDash network to...
Landed Raises $1.4M, Launches App to Make Hiring Simpler for Restaurant Managers
San Francisco, California-based restaurant tech company Landed announced the official launch of its mobile app that connects hourly restaurant and retail workers with potential employers. The company has also raised a $1.4 million seed round led by Javelin Venture...
ShiftPixy to Launch Ghost Kitchen Incubator in Miami
A California-based tech company has targeted Miami as its new home — and also its first large-scale incubator project for ghost kitchens. In October, ShiftPixy relocated its corporate headquarters to Miami. The company, cofounded by Scott Absher and Steve Holmes, aims...
Three Staffing Solutions to Help Restaurants & Hotels Thrive
The year 2020 forced a myriad of new challenges on the world, leaving businesses that rely on the in-person experience struggling to keep the lights on. Specifically, the hospitality industry has experienced a relentless decline in spend throughout the year and was...
Low Taxes and High Temperatures Lure Finance Firms to Miami
This city has long pitched itself as an attractive location for finance and tech firms, with its tax advantages, flight connections to New York and cosmopolitan flair. Its efforts appear to be paying off. Private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. unveiled plans in...
Contactless ordering forcing restaurants to adopt 9 tech strategies in 2021
We've heard the slogan every January for as long as we can remember, but for the restaurant industry it's never been truer. The 2020 pandemic is forcing restaurants to change operations more quickly than ever, and those changes are still evolving as we enter 2021. To...