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Me&u takes on American Express and DoorDash as it eyes first profitable year
Me&u launches a new AI-powered reservations platform to compete with Resy and SevenRooms, targeting profitability in 2026 after merging with Mr Yum.
Company
Merivale
Sydney, NSW
Funding history
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Merivale raised.
What Merivale bought
Companies Merivale acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Hemmes | CEO | SmartCompany |
Coverage
Stories naming Merivale. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
9 deals
Seven Aussie startups that raised $93.6 million this week
Seven Australian startups together banked over $90 million in the past seven days across venue software, hydrogen aviation, social media, craft brewing, plastics alternatives, aged-care robotics and accountant training.
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Series B
$8m
UberEats in reverse: Dining-out platform me&u bags $8 million from laundry list of high-profile investors
Dining-tech firm me&u has closed an $8 million series B to fund a countrywide rollout, with Merivale's Justin Hemmes and Tyro's Robbie Cooke among new backers; founder Stevan Premutico earlier sold Dimmi to TripAdvisor.
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