June 19th, 2011

VillageVines Relaunches As Savored, Expands Discount Dining To 10 Cities

New York City-based dining deals site VillageVines is now Savored. In addition to the name change, it launched a redesigned site, is doubling its cities to ten, and added Buddy Media CEO Michael Lazerow as an investor and board member. The company raised $3 million last January.

Savored focuses on high-end dining discounts at top-rated Zagat restaurants. But the model is slightly different… → Read More

January 10th, 2011

Restaurant Reservation Startup VillageVines Raises $3 Million

Hearst Interactive Media, early investors in companies like Pandora, Netscape and Local.com, has taken the lead in a $3 million round of funding for VillageVines, a startup that offers member discounts at upscale restaurants in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other major cities in the United States.

The media company’s interactive arm led the round, which follows a $750,000 round seed… → Read More