Tapingo

Tapingo is a mobile commerce application that offers advance ordering for pickup and food delivery services^[1] for college campuses.^[2]

Tapingo is differentiated from other on-demand delivery/logistics companies, such as Postmates and DoorDash,^[3] 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.^[4]

In spring of 2012, Tapingo first launched its services on five campuses (Santa Clara University, Loyola Marymount University, Biola University, the University of Maine, and California Lutheran University), and has since expanded to more than 100 college campuses across the U.S. and Canada, serving 46 markets.^[5] To date, Tapingo has received $36M in venture funding.^[6] from Carmel Ventures,^[7] Khosla Ventures,^[8] Kinzon Capital, DCM Ventures^[9] and Qualcomm Ventures.^[10][11][12]

In fall 2015, Tapingo announced expansion plans through major partnership deals with national brands like Chipotle Mexican Grill^[13][14][15] and 7-Eleven,^[16] regional restaurants such as Taco Bueno,^[17] and global foodservice provider, Aramark.^[18][19]

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