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August 30, 2011 03:57 pm GMT

E La Carte Raises $4M From Groupon Co-Founders To Bring Tablets To The Restaurant Tableside Experience

ela2E la Carte, a company that develops a tableside tablet for the restaurant and related hospitality industries, has raised $4 million in funding from Lightbank, the venture fund created by Groupon co-founders Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell. The Y Combinator-backed startup previously raised more than $1 million from angel investors including SV Angel, Dave McClure, Joshua Schachter, Roy Rodenstein, and Skip Sack, a former board member and SVP at Applebee's chain of restaurants.As we've E la Carte launched 'Presto,' earlier this year to bring user-friendly tablets to restaurants to bring efficiency to the tableside and ordering experience. The 7-inch tablet includes a digital menu that lets you sift through the restaurant's food and drink selection via photos and detailed descriptions using a touch-screen interface. There's also a section for Games, including trivia and a drawing app. And, finally, there's a tab for paying.

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