[1] On July 25, 2018, it was announced that LevelUp would be acquired for US$390 million by Grubhub, an online food delivery platform.
[4] In July 2011, LevelUp shifted away from daily deals to focus exclusively on facilitating mobile payments.
[8] The LevelUp mobile application for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone allowed registered users to securely link their debit or credit card to a unique QR code displayed within the app.
[5] As of June 2016, LevelUp was available for businesses in the Boston,[3] Chicago,[1] Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia,[5] St. Louis, New York City,[5] Atlanta, San Francisco,[5] Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, Montgomery, Kansas City, Seattle, and Wilmington (North Carolina) areas.
In early 2018, the company announced the release of Broadcast, enabling restaurant brands to reach new customers by allowing them to browse live menus, order ahead and pay directly from high-traffic apps such as Facebook, Messenger, Yelp, Foursquare, Amazon Alexa and Chase Pay.