Slice (app) explained

Slice
Type:Private
Founded:2010
Founder:Ilir Sela
Hq Location City:New York City
Area Served:United States

Slice is an online food ordering platform for independent pizzerias.[1] [2] It allows pizzeria owners to offer their products to their customers using a mobile-optimized website and their customers can place orders through the Slice app and social media channels.[3] [4] The company claims their platform is used by 9,000 pizzerias in 2,500 towns and cities in the US.[5] It also claims to have processed more than $100 million worth of deliveries in 2017 and to have filled a total of over 12 million orders since 2010.[6]

History

Slice was founded in 2010 by Ilir Sela and was originally called MyPizza.[7] [8] In July 2016, Slice closed on a $3 million Series A funding round.[9] [10] In May 2017, the company raised $15 million led by GGV Capital.[11] In 2020, Slice got more attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing restaurants to shut down and focus on delivery and take out.[12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. News: With the Slice App, Local Pizzerias Get a Bigger Piece of the Market. Sedacca. Matthew. 2018-06-23. The New York Times. 2018-09-15. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824053108/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/23/business/slice-app-local-pizzerias.html. 2018-08-24. live.
  2. News: Slice makes it easy for you to order from your favorite pizzeria. Ha. Anthony. 2016-11-10. TechCrunch. 2018-09-15. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205122347/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/10/slice-pizza/ . 2017-02-05. live.
  3. News: Now you can order pizza online from mom-and-pop places you couldn't before . Cawley. Terence. 2017-08-29. The Boston Globe . 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327074500/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2017/08/28/now-you-can-order-pizza-online-from-mom-and-pop-places-you-couldn-before/du57ZTfV835JcBMJGTPlXP/story.html. 2018-03-27. live.
  4. News: Ordering Pizza Just Got a Whole Lot Easier. Fernandez. Frank. 2016-10-12. Fox Business. 2018-09-15. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180225225833/http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/ordering-pizza-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier. 2018-02-25. live.
  5. News: With the Slice app, local pizzerias get a bigger piece of the market. Sedacca. Matthew. 2018-07-13. CNBC . 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713175048/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/11/slice-app-gives-local-pizzerias-a-bigger-piece-of-the-market.html . 2018-07-13. live.
  6. News: Pizza Unchained: Tech Startup Slice Helps Local Pizzerias Get Online And Fight Back Against Domino's. Feldman. Amy. 2018-04-30. Forbes. 2018-09-15. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906105022/https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2018/04/10/pizza-unchained-tech-startup-slice-helps-local-pizzerias-get-online-and-fight-back-against-dominos/#25f409381263#25f409381263. 2018-09-06. live.
  7. News: Can Mom-and-Pop Pizzerias Be Modernized?. Dawson. Gloria. 2017-01-30. Eater. 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726041012/https://www.eater.com/2017/1/30/14421534/pizza-delivery-app. 2018-07-26. live.
  8. News: Slice, a pizza delivery app, arrives in Baltimore. Case. Wesley. 2017-09-28. Baltimore Sun. 2018-09-15. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409232059/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/baltimore-diner-blog/bs-fe-slice-pizza-app-20170928-story.html. 2018-04-09. live.
  9. News: This one-person startup that sells pizza is so profitable, the founder has hired over 100 people in less than a year with hardly any investors. Hartmans. Avery. 2016-10-13. Business Insider. 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180309063637/http://www.businessinsider.com/pizza-delivery-startup-slice-rebrands-2016-10. 2018-03-09. live.
  10. News: Slice app helps local pizza joints nationwide take on Domino's Pizza. Novellino. Teresa. 2016-10-13. New York Business Journal. 2018-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170529161243/http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/10/13/slice-app-helps-local-pizza-joints-nationwide-take.html. 2017-05-29. live.
  11. News: Domino's is crushing it online so a startup got $15 million to help pizzerias fight back. Del Rey. Jason. 2017-05-17. Recode. 2018-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611104826/https://www.recode.net/2017/5/17/15653474/slice-pizza-funding-15-million-series-b-online-ordering. 2017-06-11. live.
  12. Web site: McCarthy. Kelly. 2021-02-09. How this pizza app is helping feed shelters and soup kitchens for National Pizza Day. Good Morning America.
  13. Web site: Everywhere You Can Get Heart-Shaped Pizzas Today for Valentine's Day. Nelson. Dustin. 13 February 2021. Thrillist.
  14. Web site: Slice, an online ordering and marketing platform for pizzerias, raises $43M. Ha. Anthony. 12 May 2020. TechCrunch.

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