Foxtrot, a US-based e-commerce and convenience store, closed a $6m series A round on Thursday with investors including University of Chicago, which supplied $450,000 through its UChicago Startup Investment Program.
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall led the round, which also featured Lerer Hippeau, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Collaborative VC, BoxGroup, Maveron and M3 Ventures.
Founded in 2013, Foxtrot operates an e-commerce and brick-and-mortar convenience store chain through which customers can order products, choosing from a range of locally-sourced…