{
  "id": 2215161,
  "title": "Serve Robotics (SERV) Turns To Grubhub After Losing Uber Eats Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/serve-robotics-serv-turns-to-grubhub-after-losing-uber-eats-deal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/serve-robotics-serv-turns-grubhub-114230800.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 17, Serve Robotics (SERV) announced a partnership with Grubhub to deliver food orders through its sidewalk robots. This deal comes just days after the company's long-standing agreement with Uber Eats ended, and it aims to replace that lost revenue stream. Grubhub's rollout will begin in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Alexandria. At a time when the company's guidance was cut in half, the timing couldn't be more critical. Serve is also working to diversify its partnerships, with DoorDash as its latest addition in San Jose, California, and Washington, D.C. CEO Ali Kashani is optimistic that the lost Uber revenue will be more than compensated by Grubhub and other platforms. Serve believes its Gen 3 robots can reduce delivery costs to approximately $1 per order, given their ability to cover 2.5 miles per trip and operate for up to 14 hours on a single charge. To facilitate market entry, Serve is launching smaller micro depot sites in Miami for robot charging and dispatch. The company's healthcare arm, Diligent Robotics, has also expanded, reaching 44 cities across 14 states and bringing in new revenue. Meanwhile, Serve's guidance for 2026 has been revised downward from $26 million to $9 million to $10 million, reflecting the impact of the lost Uber Eats deal. The company's cash reserves, though substantial at $240 million, may not be sufficient to sustain operations much longer, potentially leading to further dilution of existing shareholders. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the new partnerships, Serve's potential remains a topic of interest among hedge funds, with 14 funds now holding positions, up from 13 the previous quarter. However, the stock's price-to-sales ratio of 46, nearly seven times the Nasdaq-100's ratio of 6.3, suggests that there's limited room for error if the Grubhub initiative takes longer to deliver results.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}