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EatStreet is a US online food ordering service. Founded in 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin, the company has expanded to over 15,000 restaurants in over 150 markets nationwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Madison start-up EatStreet gobbles up more online restaurant orders )〕 In addition to an online ordering platform, EatStreet also offers restaurants custom websites, mobile apps, Facebook ordering, and digital marketing services. EatStreet.com, an online food court, provides a comprehensive listing of all restaurant partners and a central hub where diners can order delivery and takeout online from restaurants in their area. A portion of EatStreet's profits are donated to charity.〔(CrunchBase )〕 == History == Initially launched by co-founders Matt Howard, Eric Martell, and Alex Wyler on February 1, 2010, the company began as BadgerBites and operated solely in Madison, WI.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Online food ordering company EatStreet looks to be Madison's answer to GrubHub )〕 In August 2011, the company began expanding to additional markets and now has operations across the country, including Arizona, Ohio and North Carolina. On January 21, 2013, the company launched a re-designed website and began national expansion under the new name "EatStreet." As of April 2014, the company employs 65 total employees.〔 The company raised $2 million in a Series A investment round led by (Cornerstone Opportunity Partners LLC ) in February 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EatStreet raises $2 million in angel investment funds )〕 (Independence Equity ), (Great Oaks VC ), and (gener8tor ) also participated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Online Ordering Platform For Restaurants EatStreet Raises $2 Million Series A By Focusing On Underserved Markets )〕 EatStreet won the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition and placed 3rd Place in the NEST competition, both at the Wisconsin School of Business. The company was also a finalist in the (Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest ). In April 2014, EatStreet secured a Series B investment round worth $6 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Following GrubHub IPO, Online Food Ordering Platform EatStreet Raises $6 Million )〕 Investors included (Cornerstone Opportunity Partners LLC ), (Independence Equity ), (Great Oaks VC ), (CSA Partners ), (Silicon Valley Bank ), and angel investors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Deals of the day: Questcor Pharma agrees to $5.6 billion deal )〕 EatStreet partnered with Yelp in June, 2014 to allow online users to order food directly from thousands of Yelp's restaurant pages, courtesy of EatStreet's integration into their platform. 〔(EatStreet partners with Yelp for ordering ease. ) ''finance.yahoo.com''〕 A few months later, EatStreet's Series B funding reached a total of $10 million in October 2014 when (4490 Ventures ) and the (State of Wisconsin Investment Board ) invested an additional $4 million.〔Kathleen Gallagher. (Venture funding hits $10 million for Madison's EatStreet. ). ''jsonline.com''〕 EatStreet was named the #2 "Food Delivery Startup to Watch" by StrategyEye.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INSIGHT: Hot And Fresh Out The Kitchen - 8 Food Delivery Startups To Watch )〕 CEO Matt Howard was named to Madison Magazine's 2013 "M List" honoring entrepreneurial excellence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=28. Matt Howard )〕 In early 2014, EatStreet partnered with the National Restaurant Association as part of the association's Extreme Digital Makeover promotion.〔(National Restaurant Association )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EatStreet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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