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In 2011, the [[Charlottesville Business Innovation Council]] awarded the company its Rocket Award. <ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Firms, Individuals Honored by Charlottesville Business Innovation Council |url=http://cvillebic.org/news/press-releases/134-leading-firms-individuals-honored-by-charlottesville-business-innovation-council|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Business Innovation Council|location=|publishdate=June 15, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}</ref> In early 2012, the company received $3.1 million in venture capital from Massachusetts-based Battery Ventures. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Charlottesville-based RelayFoods gets $3.1M investment|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/jan/27/charlottesville-based-relayfoods-gets-31m-investme-ar-1645630/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=January 27, 2012|accessdate=January 30, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> | In 2011, the [[Charlottesville Business Innovation Council]] awarded the company its Rocket Award. <ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Firms, Individuals Honored by Charlottesville Business Innovation Council |url=http://cvillebic.org/news/press-releases/134-leading-firms-individuals-honored-by-charlottesville-business-innovation-council|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Business Innovation Council|location=|publishdate=June 15, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}</ref> In early 2012, the company received $3.1 million in venture capital from Massachusetts-based Battery Ventures. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Charlottesville-based RelayFoods gets $3.1M investment|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/jan/27/charlottesville-based-relayfoods-gets-31m-investme-ar-1645630/|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=January 27, 2012|accessdate=January 30, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
By 2014, the company had moved from making three deliveries a week in Charlottesville to serving customers in Richmond and metropolitan D.C. with a fleet of over 40 trucks. <ref>{{cite web|title=Arnie Katz, Relay Foods|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17740-arnie-katz/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 7, 2014|accessdate=April 28, 2014}}</ref> | |||
==How it Works== | ==How it Works== |
Revision as of 14:40, 28 April 2014
Relay | |
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Type | |
Founded | 2007 |
Founder | Zack Buckner |
Headquarters | |
Industry | Online grocery retail |
Employees | |
Website | http://www.relayfoods.com/ |
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Relay is a service that connects customers with local farmers and sources. It was founded in June 2007 by Zack Buckner. [1]
In 2011, the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council awarded the company its Rocket Award. [2] In early 2012, the company received $3.1 million in venture capital from Massachusetts-based Battery Ventures. [3]
By 2014, the company had moved from making three deliveries a week in Charlottesville to serving customers in Richmond and metropolitan D.C. with a fleet of over 40 trucks. [4]
How it Works
References
- ↑ Web. An Online Grocer For Web 2.0. Just Don’t Call It Webvan 2.0., Nicole Perlroth, Forbes, June 1, 2011, retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Leading Firms, Individuals Honored by Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, Charlottesville Business Innovation Council, June 15, 2011, retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville-based RelayFoods gets $3.1M investment, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 27, 2012, retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Arnie Katz, Relay Foods, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 7, 2014, retrieved April 28, 2014.