VizEat, Europe’s largest social eating platform, that helps users explore food events around the world, says it has acquired Israeli-founded competitor EatWith, which is North America’s dominant communal dining player.
The terms of the deal are not disclosed.
The acquisition will enable San Francisco, California-based EatWith, founded in 2012 by Israelis Guy Michlin and Shemer Schwartz, to join forces with VizEat and get access to new resources, according to a statement by VizEat. It also makes VizEat a global leader in the social eating experiences field, the statement says.
VizEat was founded in Paris in 2014 and has hosted some 25,000 guests in 130 countries via its app, that allows tourists and locals to discover and share meals and food workshops and tours around the world. In September 2016, VizEat raised its second funding round, securing €5 million (NIS 21 million) to date from investors.
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