Tapingo is a

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that offers advance ordering for pickup and food delivery services for college campuses. The company was bought by Grubhub in September 2018 for $150 million. Tapingo is differentiated from other on-demand delivery/logistics companies, such as

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, or

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, by focusing its efforts on serving the college market. Through Tapingo, users can browse menus, place orders, pay for the meal and schedule the pickup or have it delivered. On certain campuses, students are able to use their university's meal dollars to pay for food. In spring of 2012, Tapingo first launched its services on five campuses (

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, and

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), and has since expanded to more than 200 college campuses across the U.S. and Canada, serving 100 markets. To date, Tapingo has received venture funding from

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, Kinzon Capital, DCM Ventures and

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. In fall 2015, Tapingo announced expansion plans through major partnership deals with national brands like

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and

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, regional restaurants such as

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, and global foodservice provider

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