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Grocery delivery startup Membo is hungry to build a Europe-wide, local food producer network

TechCrunch

Estonia-based Membo — which is backed by Y Combinator and will be presenting at the incubator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day next week — is aiming to take a slice of the premium end of grocery shopping in Europe and a bite out of supermarket giants’ continued dominance of the traditional weekly food shop. .

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Locale puts $2M to work helping people discover local cuisine

TechCrunch

Locale wants to keep you connected to the food you love, even if you live hours away now. Locale, based in San Francisco, enables customers to order from dozens of businesses, including bakeries and restaurants, and get them delivered in one box for just a $5 delivery fee. Other investors include Goodwater Capital and Esas Ventures.

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Czech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe

TechCrunch

We have a supermarket, too, but we married it with local butchers, fishmongers, bakers, fruit and veg sellers, things you can’t buy in mass retail,” said ?upr. Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. For example, Ocado here in the U.K.,

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Warren gets $1.4 million to help local cloud infrastructure providers compete against Amazon and other giants

TechCrunch

Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Warren’s self-service distributed cloud platform is gaining traction in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service markets, and Europe. ” Many local providers also offer lower prices and give a large amount of bandwidth for free, attracting SMEs. . It recently closed a $1.4

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Li Auto says it will push for “major overseas growth” this year

TechNode

Details: Li Auto has been working with a group of high-quality and experienced authorized dealers in Central Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, and several other markets and will increase its investments in Latin America and Europe, according to Li.

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Australia’s v2Food aims to expand its plant-based meats to Europe and Asia with €45M raise

TechCrunch

V2Food is one of many new contenders in the alternative protein space, founded in Australia but now setting its sights on Europe, Asia and beyond. And rather than import the necessary ingredients to Australia, they’re exploring the possibility of building a local manufacturing facility there.

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COVID-19 case study: Changing funding practices in Europe

Candid

Based on Philea’s recent analysis of surveys, in-depth interviews, and meetings with European foundations, we’ve seen how the pandemic has had significant implications for the way philanthropy operates in Europe. First, we learned that during the pandemic, European foundations engaged in both local and cross-border giving in new ways.