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06 Oct 2026, 10:00 PM	TechCrunch	3.0	Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering Uber is acquiring ezCater, a US marketplace for catering and workplace meals, in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion. ezCater was founded in 2007, stayed bootstrapped for seven years before raising its first $4 million round in 2014, and generated over $2.5 billion in gross bookings in the last 12 months according to Uber. The purchase is part of a wider Uber food-delivery push that includes a $15 billion deal for Delivery Hero and investments in drone delivery companies Zipline and Flytrex. Why: There is no Malaysia or Southeast Asia angle in this text, and nothing here changes what a developer, AI learner, or database learner should build or deploy this week. The only concrete takeaway for founders is the shape of the outcome: a company that ran bootstrapped for seven years, took a $4M first round in 2014, and exited at $2.3B — useful as a comparable when you're deciding whether to raise early or hold off, not as an action item. acquisitions marketplaces food-delivery uber

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06 Oct 2026, 10:00 PM

TechCrunch

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Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering

Uber is acquiring ezCater, a US marketplace for catering and workplace meals, in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion. ezCater was founded in 2007, stayed bootstrapped for seven years before raising its first $4 million round in 2014, and generated over $2.5 billion in gross bookings in the last 12 months according to Uber. The purchase is part of a wider Uber food-delivery push that includes a $15 billion deal for Delivery Hero and investments in drone delivery companies Zipline and Flytrex.

Why: There is no Malaysia or Southeast Asia angle in this text, and nothing here changes what a developer, AI learner, or database learner should build or deploy this week. The only concrete takeaway for founders is the shape of the outcome: a company that ran bootstrapped for seven years, took a $4M first round in 2014, and exited at $2.3B — useful as a comparable when you're deciding whether to raise early or hold off, not as an action item.