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Table22 Closes $11M Series A to Power Food and Beverage Merchants’ E-Commerce Growth

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2 years ago

October 29, 2024

Funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners will enable Table22 to expand its commerce platform and drive continued merchant partner growth

NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Table22, a leading provider of revenue-expanding e-commerce tools for merchants in America’s more than $1 trillion food and beverage industry, announced an $11 million Series A funding round to expand its platform and customer network. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from institutional investors Footwork, Forerunner Ventures, and Alt Capital, among others, as well as individual participants including founders of and leaders from category-leading companies like Square, BentoBox, and SevenRooms.

This funding comes on the heels of Table22’s 3x year-over-year growth; its ongoing 99% monthly retention of core merchant customers; and its expanding suite of commerce, fulfillment, and marketing tools used by independent restaurants, grocers, butchers, beverage retailers, coffee shops, bakeries, breweries, and cheesemongers across 38 U.S. states.

“At Table22, we believe that food & beverage businesses have the opportunity to serve their customers in a wide variety of compelling — and profitable — new ways,” said Sam Bernstein, Table22 Founder & CEO. “Our platform represents an entirely new selling paradigm for this essential, beloved industry — one that helps owners to ‘expand the pie’ with untapped revenue and offering categories; to transform the productive capacity of cost centers like prep shifts and off hours; and to drive more loyalty and brand affinity with their customers. We are thrilled to partner with Lightspeed on this round, and look forward to continuing to invest behind the success of our growing base of merchant partners around the U.S.”

Merchants who use Table22 today routinely generate six figures or more of new, high-margin revenue for their businesses through innovative consumer offerings like subscriptions, retail packages, and branded CPG products that are enabled by the company’s platform.

“Table22 is a rare win-win-win for the restaurant, the guest, and the platform,” said Aaron Silverman, Founder of Washington, D.C’s award-winning Rose’s Restaurant Group and Extra Fancy Catering & Events. “Since we began working with Table22 in 2021, the platform has enabled us to drive seven figures of new sales across subscriptions and retail e-commerce, while helping us nurture our guest relationships and extend our brand beyond our four walls.”

“Americans are spending more on out-of-home food than before the pandemic, but paradoxically it’s never been harder for restaurants to earn a profit. Table22 is growing the pie for all constituents in the food and beverage ecosystem by enabling merchants to tap into new sources of profitable growth,” said Alex Taussig, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. “When we spoke to owners of food and beverage establishments, several told us that partnering with Table22 was like adding an extra week of revenue each month to the operating calendar. That kind of immediate and impactful customer experience, paired with Table22’s best-in-class retention and customer economics, led us to partner with Sam and the Table22 team.”

Table22 was founded in 2020 to provide a new path forward for revenue and margin expansion for America’s ~500k independent food and beverage merchants. The company’s mission is to empower every food and beverage business owner to thrive economically, delight customers, and fulfill their creative purpose.

About Table22
Table22 unlocks incremental, high-margin revenue for America’s restaurants and F&B retailers, allowing them to expand profits and tap >$1 trillion of unmet demand each year. The company provides innovative e-commerce, fulfillment, and marketing tools for a variety of merchants across the U.S. restaurant, grocery, and F&B retail sectors — with a mission to help independent F&B businesses thrive and grow. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York City, with backing from leading investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Footwork, Forerunner Ventures, and more. www.table22.com

About Lightspeed
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Fintech sectors. Over the past two decades, the Lightspeed team has backed hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped build more than 500 companies globally including Affirm, Carta, Cato Networks, Epic Games, Faire, Forty Seven, Guardant Health, Mulesoft, Navan, Netskope, Nutanix, Rubrik, Sharechat, Snap, Udaan, Ultima Genomics and more. Lightspeed and its global team currently manage $25B in AUM across the Lightspeed platform, with investment professionals and advisors in the U.S., Europe, India, Israel, and Southeast Asia. www.lsvp.com

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Peninsula Visa Launches Comprehensive OCI Processing Services

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36 minutes ago

May 3, 2026

Peninsula Visa, a trusted leader in immigration and visa processing services with over 50 years of expertise, today announced the launch of its comprehensive Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) processing services. To celebrate this milestone, Peninsula Visa is offering new users an exclusive 20% discount with promo code OCI20 at checkout.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Peninsula Visa, a trusted leader in immigration and visa processing services with over 50 years of expertise, today announced the launch of its comprehensive Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) processing services. To celebrate this milestone, Peninsula Visa is offering new users an exclusive 20% discount with promo code OCI20 at checkout.

For 50 years, Peninsula Visa has helped families navigate immigration. OCI processing is one of our most impactful services, connecting the Indian diaspora to their heritage. We’re proud to bring our expertise to help families secure OCI status with confidence. Evan James, CEO

A Full Suite of OCI Services

Peninsula Visa’s OCI services cover every stage of the OCI lifecycle, ensuring that members of the Indian diaspora receive expert support from start to finish.

The four service types now available are:

New OCI Application — For foreign nationals of Indian origin, spouses of Indian citizens or existing OCI card holders, and minor children with at least one Indian parent applying for OCI status for the first time.OCI Card Renewal — For card holders whose OCI card has expired, or whose linked passport has been renewed or replaced and requires an updated booklet.Re-issuance (Age Milestones) — OCI cards must be re-issued when minors reach the age of 18 and again when card holders turn 50, due to significant changes in appearance. Peninsula Visa guides clients through both transitions seamlessly.Miscellaneous OCI Services — Covering corrections to existing records, lost or damaged card replacement, address changes, and other administrative updates to the OCI file.

Why Choose Peninsula Visa for Your OCI Application

Peninsula Visa brings decades of institutional knowledge and a client-first philosophy to every OCI case.

Key value propositions include:

Expert Guidance — Dedicated OCI specialists with deep knowledge of consulate requirements, eligibility rules, and documentation standards across all service types.High Approval Rate — A meticulous multi-stage review process that identifies and resolves issues before submission, dramatically reducing the likelihood of rejection or delay.Fast Turnaround — Standard processing in 12-15 Business Days for most OCI service types, with real-time status updates throughout the process.End-to-End Support — Personalized document checklists, secure document uploads, expert form preparation, consulate submission, and post-submission tracking — all in one place.

Launch Promotion

Save 20% on any OCI service — new users only

OCI20

Enter code OCI20 at checkout. Available to new users. No expiration date.

Leadership Perspective

“For 50 years, Peninsula Visa has helped individuals and families navigate the complexities of immigration documentation. OCI processing is one of the most impactful services we have ever added — it directly connects the Indian diaspora to their heritage country in a lasting, meaningful way. We are proud to bring our proven expertise and client-centric approach to this important service, and we look forward to helping thousands of families secure their OCI status with confidence.”

Founded in 1975, Peninsula Visa has built its reputation on precision, transparency, and a genuine commitment to client outcomes. The addition of OCI processing services reflects the company’s ongoing mission to expand its offerings to meet the evolving needs of immigrants and their families across the United States.

Get Started Today

Eligible applicants can begin their OCI journey by visiting Peninsula Visa’s dedicated OCI Services page. New users can take advantage of the 20% launch discount by entering promo code OCI20 at checkout when selecting any OCI service type.

Media Contact

Evan James, Peninsula Visa, 1 4087277515, media@peninsulavisa.com, https://peninsulavisa.com/

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Peninsula Visa Launches Comprehensive OCI Processing Services

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36 minutes ago

May 3, 2026

A Full Suite of OCI Services

Peninsula Visa’s OCI services cover every stage of the OCI lifecycle, ensuring that members of the Indian diaspora receive expert support from start to finish.

The four service types now available are:

Why Choose Peninsula Visa for Your OCI Application

Peninsula Visa brings decades of institutional knowledge and a client-first philosophy to every OCI case.

Key value propositions include:

Launch Promotion

Save 20% on any OCI service — new users only

OCI20

Enter code OCI20 at checkout. Available to new users. No expiration date.

Leadership Perspective

Get Started Today

Media Contact

Evan James, Peninsula Visa, 1 4087277515, media@peninsulavisa.com, https://peninsulavisa.com/

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Booking.com’s Latest Travel and Sustainability Research Reveals Australian Generational Paradox

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May 3, 2026

SYDNEY, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today Booking.com released its 11th annual research report into consumer attitudes and understanding of the social and environmental impact of travel. With insights from 32,500 travellers across 35 markets globally, including 1,000 from Australia, this year’s research highlights a generational paradox.

While 83% of Australian travellers say that more sustainable travel is important to them, older generations demonstrate greater commitment through concrete actions, despite younger generations often expressing stronger sustainability intentions.

Older generations demonstrate greater commitment through concrete sustainable actions, with almost two–thirds of Boomers across Asia Pacific (63%) saying they will shop more at local, independent stores on their trips, three–quarters (75%) planning to reduce general waste, and 63% intending to reduce energy consumption, higher than Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z.However, younger travellers are leading in cultural and conservation management; more than a quarter of Gen Z (27%) and Millennials (26%) participated in a tour or activity that contributed to the health or conservation of the local ecosystem or wildlife.Extreme weather is actively reshaping travel choices. Nearly three-quarters of Australian travellers said they consider extreme weather risk when choosing both destination (72%), and timing (75%), and 27% reported having cancelled or changed trip plans in the past twelve months due to extreme weather or natural disaster.Australian travellers are shifting when and where they travel, seeking reliable climates and comfort. 43% say they plan to avoid overcrowded tourist destinations, 42% plan to travel outside of peak season, and 26% will seek out destinations with cooler temperatures.In 2025, travellers booked more than 100 million room nights on Booking.com at accommodation partners with a third-party sustainability certification, including at 363 third-party certified Australian properties.

To find Booking.com’s full 2026 research, visit here.

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