E104: Alpha Burgers, What’s UpSmith, and Bilt Different

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community!Join our Entre CommunityInstagramTwitter YouTubeTikTokLinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription:On this week’s dose, (1:54) we start with a breakdown on Aniai, hot off a $12m funding round, led by InterVest, as the startup looks to continue scaling their burger cooking robot, Alpha Grill. Then (10:09), we cover UpSmith, a startup aiming to address the massive skilled labor shortage by addressing employee productivity through a unique incentive platform, and their recent $5M funding round led by Hannah Grey VC. Lastly (18:08), we close out this week’s dose with a Pillfolio update! Bilt Rewards, a startup that lets users earn points and build credit by paying for rent with their credit card, secured a $200M funding round led by General Catalyst. Sources:https://www.aniai.ai/https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/23/aniai-bringing-burger-cooking-robot-to-restaurants-with-12m/https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-technology-is-helping-restaurants-overcome-labor-shortage-challengeshttps://aaronallen.com/blog/restaurant-roboticshttps://www.bccresearch.com/market-research/instrumentation-and-sensors/kitchen-robotics-and-automation-market.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/kitchen-robotics-automation-market-grow-112700668.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNoY3J1bmNoLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGf0KB6EB6Ek-1VNoWXuCpFNXkOJP2mfuO_TGsTcOKkle5PqeYBgp1Z-jWIOYB4nhsy0IkUnQdP1QIrB5IAOlIgCv5RW_9vnrqLencF-soaHnxBirbjwKrs25e_Wq-3F6x6xe3uqK2zGsI4-KA_0_IlTzsmBu9ev-0KIQkNXzV7yhttps://upsmith.com/https://dallasinnovates.com/upsmith-powers-its-new-skilled-workforce-tool-boost-with-5m-raise/ https://www.biltrewards.com/https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/24/bilt-rewards-brings-in-200m-led-by-general-catalyst-doubles-valuation-to-3-1b/https://newsroom.biltrewards.com/bilt-rewards-announces-200-million-raise-valuing-company-at-3-1-billionMusic Credit: Chapter One by Cole Bauer and Dean Keetonhttps://www.colebauer.com/https://www.instagram.com/deankeeton/?hl=enDisclosure:The views, statements, and opinions, expressed herein by the hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the podcast should not be construed as reflecting the views or implied endorsement of Independent Brokerage Solutions LLC or any of its officers, employees, or agents. The statements made herein should not be considered an investment opinion, advice, or a recommendation regarding securities of any company. This podcast is produced solely for informational purposes and is not to be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy a security.