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MealPal is a startup based in Midtown that offers discounted takeout meals through a subscription model. Customers purchase credits by the month, with each credit being used to purchase a meal. The company has 800 restaurant partners in New York City and 3,000 partners globally. MealPal guarantees a certain number of orders per day for its restaurant partners and also offers a catering model that reduces labor costs for restaurants. The company faced a significant revenue loss during the Covid pandemic but has since rebounded and expects to be profitable in 2022 and 2023. MealPal has also introduced a reusable packaging initiative in partnership with Manhattan restaurants. [Extracted from the article]

Whizz, a startup based in the West Village of New York City, offers e-bike rentals to delivery workers with unlimited repairs and maintenance included in the monthly fee. The company was launched in 2022 by co-founders Ksenia Proka and Alex Mironov, who had previously founded a similar e-bike rental company in Moscow. Whizz currently rents 1,000 e-bikes to delivery workers in New York City and plans to expand to other locations. The company's e-bikes are specially designed for heavy use and include features such as GPS tracking and long battery life. Whizz's software, developed in-house, helps optimize operations and offer competitive rates. The company aims to become the largest provider of electric fleets for last-mile delivery in the US, managing a fleet of 100,000 vehicles in five years. [Extracted from the article]