date:Mar 01, 2016
, the companies also depend on investor cash, which has showed signs of tightening. Venture capitalists raised $28.2 billion last year from clients to invest in startups across all industries, down 9.5 percent from the year before, according to the National Venture Capital Association.
Shipping raw food isn't easy, either. Currently, many customers live in cities, where it's easier to get boxes delivered, says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst at NPD Group. But expanding into