| 1999 |
Seamless is founded by two hungry lawyers, fed up with out-of-date paper menus |
| 2004 |
Grubhub is founded by two hungry web developers who were looking for an alternative to paper menus |
| 2005 |
Seamless introduces free service to consumer diners to complement corporate-ordering service |
| 2006 |
Seamless is acquired by Aramark; Grubhub’s co-founders win first place in the University of Chicago Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge with the business plan for Grubhub |
| Nov. 2007 |
Grubhub secures Series A funding led by Amicus Capital and Origin Ventures |
| March 2009 |
Grubhub raises Series B funding led by Origin Ventures and Leo Capital |
| Nov. 2010 |
Grubhub secures Series C funding led by Benchmark Capital |
| March 2011 |
Grubhub raises Series D funding led by DAG Ventures |
| June 2011 |
Seamless becomes independent as Spectrum Equity acquires a minority stake in the company from Aramark |
| Sept. 2011 |
Grubhub secures Series E funding and acquires online competitor Dotmenu, the parent company of AllMenus and campusfood |
| Oct. 2011 |
Seamless acquires MenuPages |
| Feb. 2012 |
Seamless introduces industry’s first iPad® app |
| May 2012 |
Grubhub debuts OrderHub, an in-restaurant tablet technology that streamlines the ordering process |
| Nov. 2012 |
Grubhub introduces Track Your Grub, a set of features that provides diners with real-time notifications and order mapping |
| May 2013 |
Grubhub and Seamless announce merger |
| Aug. 2013 |
Grubhub and Seamless merger closes
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| Feb. 2014 |
Grubhub files registration for Initial Public Offering |
| April 2014 |
Grubhub opens for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: “GRUB”) |
| Feb. 2015 |
Grubhub completes acquisition of DiningIn |
| March 2015 |
Grubhub completes acquisition of Restaurants on the Run |
| April 2015 |
Grubhub launches its Seamless app for Apple Watch |
| Nov. 2015 |
Grubhub launches its app for Apple TV |
| Dec. 2015 |
Grubhub acquires Delivered Dish |
| 2015 |
Grubhub introduces Grubhub Delivery to over 50 cities across the U.S |
| April 2016 |
Grubhub launches delivery in New York’s outer boroughs |
| May 2016 |
Grubhub introduces Grubhub for Restaurants, the company’s new in-restaurant technology platform |
| May 2016 |
Grubhub acquires LAbite |
| June 2016 |
Apple Pay launches on Grubhub |
| July 2016 |
Grubhub unveils new faceted ratings and reviews system |
| July 2016 |
Android Pay launches on Grubhub and Seamless |
| Aug. 2016 |
Grubhub launches turnkey delivery service in Manhattan |