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Bilt
Bilt found value in the one monthly payment rewards programs ignored. Now the rent-points company is trying to turn the home into the front door for payments, neighborhood commerce and everyday hospitality.
Jingle
Jingle is a Menlo Park marketplace that flips food and services delivery on its head. Instead of the usual model where a courier is dispatched to fetch your order, Jingle runs a 'push' model: mobile stores - shops on wheels - stocked with ice cream, pastries, and services like grooming or knife sharpening drive through neighborhoods and ping nearby users through the app when they roll by. Think ice cream truck, but with software, a map, and a flat $2.99 delivery fee. Founded in 2022 by former venture capitalist Baris Karadogan, the company raised a $2.9M seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to help local and artisanal vendors go mobile, reach customers directly, and skip the fees and wait times of conventional delivery apps.