Gimme

Mainfactor Acquires E-Commerce & Direct-to-Consumer Business of Gimme Radio

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Backed by venture investors, including Upper90, Mainfactor operates a portfolio of owned companies, and licensed D2C storefronts.

Key Points: 
  • Backed by venture investors, including Upper90, Mainfactor operates a portfolio of owned companies, and licensed D2C storefronts.
  • Gimme Radio Inc., renowned for its leadership and innovation in genre-specific and community-based streaming music and e-commerce, cultivated a dedicated audience of over 400,000 super-fan music consumers, particularly in the metal, country, and hip-hop genres.
  • Mike Fiebach, Founder & CEO of Mainfactor, expressed, "Tyler Lenane and his team at Gimme Radio built one of the most robust communities of music lovers in the world.
  • Mainfactor has successfully relaunched the Gimme Metal store at gimmemetal.com and plans to reintroduce the Gimme Country and Gimme Hip-Hop stores in early 2024.

InfinyOn Raises $5M to deliver a Unified Platform for Event Streaming and Real-time Data Transformation

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Monday, October 24, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InfinyOn, a real-time event streaming company, raised a $5M round of seed funding, led by Gradient Ventures and Fly Ventures, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, TSVC, and others.

Key Points: 
  • Real-time event streaming adoption is gaining momentum as an integral component of delivering exceptional customer experiences and enhanced operations.
  • InfinyOn built a real-time event streaming platform with in-line computation capabilities powered by WebAssembly that enables organizations to deploy and operate large-scale multi-channel data pipelines from edge to Cloud.
  • InfinyOn gained traction across various industries, and now ranks as a top vendor on G2's list for Event Stream Processing Software products.
  • InfinyOn, a real-time event streaming company, has architected a programmable platform for data in motion built on Rust and enables continuous intelligence for connected apps.

Gimme Announces New Chief Strategy Officer

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, announced today that Dan O'Brien has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, announced today that Dan O'Brien has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).
  • "Dan is a proven leader in our industry," said Cory Hewett, co-founder of Gimme.
  • "I am thrilled to join Cory, Evan and the Gimme team and to contribute to the company's continued success," said Dan O'Brien, CSO of Gimme.
  • I look forward to bringing an operational perspective to product development and engineering to elevate the entire Gimme offering."

Gimme Announces Significant Platform Upgrade to Solve Product Shortages

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

ATLANTA, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced several new warehouse and inventory management features for its flagship VMS platform. These significantly improve warehouse inventory management and solve product shortages—all in a simple and easy-to-use ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • These significantly improve warehouse inventory management and solve product shortagesall in a simple and easy-to-use ecosystem.
  • Recognizing the unique challenges of today's warehouse leaders, Gimme made significant investments in its all-in-one platform to improve warehouse accuracy and solve product shortages.
  • The platform update includes new tools for improving warehouse fundamentals and three new significant features to help solve product shortages and inform warehouse rationing.
  • This update not only provides our customers with critical data, it also actively suggests the right answers to confidently handle product shortages."

Gimme Partners with Google Cloud Platform

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

ATLANTA, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced that it is migrating exclusively to Google Cloud. The technology will be used in Gimme VMS, software designed to help warehouse staff and route drivers maintain accurate product inventories.

Key Points: 
  • Gimme Implements Google Cloud Into Technology Lineup, Providing Faster Data Handling & Accelerated Mobile App Innovation
    ATLANTA, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced that it is migrating exclusively to Google Cloud.
  • "This is an exciting development for us as we move to Google Cloud and ramp up our power for faster development," said Cory Hewett, Co-Founder and CEO of Gimme.
  • "After Gimme switched to Google Cloud, we noticed the increased speed in our money room when we're doing our daily counts," said Gimme customer Brook Olson with Snacks Plus Vending, who has implemented Google Cloud.
  • "Google Cloud is twice as powerful, with many more tools for automating our own infrastructure," added Gimme CEO Hewett.

Gimme Receives Notice of Allowance for Patent Covering Use of Mobile Reporting Devices in a DSD Environment

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

ATLANTA, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme , whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance for its patent application, serial number 16/852734, directed to the use of mobile reporting devices in a DSD environment.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gimme , whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance for its patent application, serial number 16/852734, directed to the use of mobile reporting devices in a DSD environment.
  • The newly allowed patent claims cover the use of the Gimme Key Pro, the company's wireless data exchange (DEX) adapter, in direct store delivery (DSD) applications.
  • These DSD applications include the delivery of short-shelf-life products to grocery and convenience stores.
  • Gimme Key Pro supports Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.0 compliant for smart applications and works with devices running iOS, Windows, or Android.

Social Audio Innovator Gimme Radio Raises $3 Million, Inks Media Partnership with iHeartMedia to Amplify Reach Across New Communities and Creators

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

The fresh investment, which includes media spend across iHeartMedia properties, will allow Gimme to amplify its reach to millions of fans across more genres, while offering iHeartMedia an innovative way to build communities of music fans around its programming and talent.

Key Points: 
  • The fresh investment, which includes media spend across iHeartMedia properties, will allow Gimme to amplify its reach to millions of fans across more genres, while offering iHeartMedia an innovative way to build communities of music fans around its programming and talent.
  • They've also been musicians and have covered the industry as journalists, so they deeply understand all aspects of the industry.
  • "This team helped shape digital music as the world knows it today and Gimme is our vision for the future," said Tyler Lenane, CEO and co-founder, Gimme Radio.
  • In an era of pennies, Gimme is already putting whole dollars into artists' pockets through incredible, community-based fan experiences."

Gimme Co-Founders Cory Hewett & Evan Jarecki Named in Automatic Merchandiser's 40 Under 40 Award Winners

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced its Co-Founders Cory Hewett & Evan Jarecki have been named winners in Automatic Merchandiser's Inaugural 40 Under 40 award .

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Gimme, whose technology helps food service and grocery store delivery operators automate merchandising, today announced its Co-Founders Cory Hewett & Evan Jarecki have been named winners in Automatic Merchandiser's Inaugural 40 Under 40 award .
  • This year, Automatic Merchandiser magazine, along with its sister brand, VendingMarketWatch.com , launched its inaugural 40 Under 40 Awards program, which recognizes young professionals who are making a difference in the convenience services industry.
  • "The team at Automatic Merchandiser is proud to present this year's and first-ever 40 Under 40 honorees," said editor Nick Montano.
  • A selection panel consisting of Automatic Merchandiser's editorial and executive team studied the nominees and met to select the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021.