Cherry, a startup that has been described as “Uber for car washes,” is shutting down its service as of today, according to a statement from the company.
Cherry says that it plans to “pursue an exciting opportunity that emerged while running Cherry.” It also claims to be exploring “alternate options for the Cherry car wash business,” which allows smartphone users to order a car wash at their… → Read More
Some people really don’t like a recent promotion from Cherry, the startup that brings car washes to its users. In a series of tweets which he then aggregated on Storify, Rod Begbie declared that Cherry was made up of “scammy rip-off artists who deserve to die unloved and alone” — and it looks like the company is responding to his criticism.
Begbie’s complaint is with a free carwash promotion… → Read More
Getting your car washed can be a huge pain in the city* — there’s routinely long lines and it takes forever. But for people who value the time it takes to get a car wash more than the cost, San Francisco-based Cherry is a mobile app that brings car washes to you. After a successful launch in its home market, Cherry is looking to expand, and is now opening up for business in San Diego as… → Read More
Cherry, a recently launched startup that brings on-demand car washes to you and your car, has raised $4.5 million in new funding from Shasta Ventures, Founders Fund, Shervin Pishevar and Bill Lee. Shasta managing partner Tod Francis will join Cherry’s Board. The startup previously raised $750,000 in seed funding from a number of ex-PayPal employees including Yammer CEO David Sacks, PayPal founder… → Read More
Getting a carwash is one of those tasks that I avoid until I absolutely need to get it done. Frankly, it’s not high up on the list of things I want to do when I have spare time on the weekend. Enter Cherry, a newly launched startup that brings on-demand carwashes to you and your car. The startup is also announcing $750,000 in seed funding from a number of ex-PayPal employees including Yammer CEO… → Read More
I don’t know what it is about Japan and earphones, but this country does offer some unique ones. Today, it wasn’t some weird little company but Pioneer that announced strange earphones: One is cherry-shaped [JP], the other looks like a piece of a leather belt [JP] for some reason. → Read More
The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. Last week I went to local entrepreneur meetup BetaGroup and saw five startups pitch their stuff to the 200-person audience.
The last one to get its five minutes of fame was Cherry, a new mobile operator that promised to “revolutionize the telecom world”. → Read More
The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. Last week I went to local entrepreneur meetup BetaGroup and saw five startups pitch their stuff to the 200-headed audience.
The last one to get its five minutes of fame was Cherry, a new mobile operator that promised to “revolutionize the telecom world”. → Read More
The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. Last week I went to local entrepreneur meetup BetaGroup and saw five startups pitch their stuff to the 200-person audience.
The last one to get its five minutes of fame was Cherry, a new mobile operator that promised to “revolutionize the telecom world”. → Read More
Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
San Diego, CA
Menlo Park, CA
Boston, MA
Disrupt Europe: Berlin Hackathon
Berlin, Germany
