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Y Combinator's Paul Graham Backs Indie Coffee Shop Ordering App Cloosiv In $1M Seed

Y Combinator's Paul Graham Backs Indie Coffee Shop Ordering App Cloosiv In $1M Seed

Mobile ordering solution Cloosiv has raised $1 million in seed funding from several angel investors, including Y Combinator founder Paul Graham, Earnest's Louis Beryl, Spool's Avichal Garg, and others. The Charlotte-based startup provides an end-to-end platform for independent coffee shops to integrate mobile

Mobile Ordering App Cloosiv Caters to Your Neighborhood Coffee Shop

Mobile Ordering App Cloosiv Caters to Your Neighborhood Coffee Shop

Coffee can get very personal: when the barista knows your order at the local coffee shop, you feel a special kind of connection. Even giant Starbucks has capitalized on espresso loyalty with their app and rewards program, which allows customers to order and pay ahead of arrival. Upon pulling up

This Startup Builds and Orders Your Shopping Cart Based on the Recipes You Want to Make

This Startup Builds and Orders Your Shopping Cart Based on the Recipes You Want to Make

While meal kits and grocery delivery services continue to rise in popularity — seeing 36 percent growth in just the past year — convenience comes at a price. For a family of four, a meal kit can cost over $12 a person. Working parent Katie Hotze knew that having to fight her

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IBM Partners With Charlotte Fintech Accelerator In New 'Hyper Protect' Program for Fintech and Healthtech Startups

IBM wants startups to understand the importance of security — and then give them the tools to do so. Big Blue has announced the Hyper Protect Accelerator Powered by IBM LinuxONE, a startup accelerator program located in Charlotte, North Carolina that will give selected high-potential startups access to IBM technical

Rent Ready Gets Apartments Ready With a Phone Call

Rent Ready Gets Apartments Ready With a Phone Call

When apartment residents end their lease and vacate the unit, the complex usually only has a few days to clean and make repairs before the next resident moves in. Often, the property manager must contact and coordinate with multiple vendors to attend to the needs of these open units on

This Startup Lets Home Buyers Anonymously Shop Around Mortgage Quotes

This Startup Lets Home Buyers Anonymously Shop Around Mortgage Quotes

The mortgage origination process is complex, especially if you're a first-time homeowner. Getting the best rate possible often comes down to the experience of your loan officer and algorithms. Unfortunately, those automated processes often are biased against minorities. In fact, a University of California-Berkeley 2018 study

Rabbu's Smart Home Platform Helps You Rent Your Spare Bedroom

Rabbu's Smart Home Platform Helps You Rent Your Spare Bedroom

While working in the software industry in Charlotte, Emir Dukic and his wife purchased a house in the city center with an in-law suite above its detached garage. Following in the footsteps of many homeowners around the world, they listed that spare room on Airbnb to earn extra income.