DOM Capital Group

DOM Capital Group is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2007. The firm specializes in direct investments in emerging growth stage companies and growth capital, focusing primarily on the food and beverage sectors, including organic and natural products, as well as restaurants and food distribution. DOM Capital Group primarily targets investments in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the Midwest and West Coast regions. The firm typically invests between $0.5 million to $10 million in companies that have sales ranging from $10 million to $200 million and EBITDA between $1 million and $20 million.

Jay L. Owen

Managing Partner

7 past transactions

Pear Chef

Funding Round in 2020
Pear Chef, Inc. provides room service facility to luxury apartment buildings. It also offers professional catering services, private cooking classes, and in-home personal dining services to residents and their guests. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Junzi

Seed Round in 2019
Junzi Bryant Park LLC is a restaurant business specializing in northern Chinese cuisine, founded in 2015 and based in New York, New York, with additional operations in New Haven, Connecticut. The restaurant offers a diverse menu that includes tossed noodles, Chinese salads, bing wraps, small plates, sweets, and premium teas, all crafted from healthy, seasonal ingredients. Junzi also provides catering services for various events such as office meetings, school parties, and picnics, along with the convenience of online ordering for customers. The company has expanded to multiple locations, including areas near prestigious universities like Yale and Columbia, and is committed to making authentic Chinese dishes accessible to a broader community.

Farmer's Fridge

Series C in 2018
Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more. Its unpurchased items are regularly donated to local food pantries, providing responsibly sourced nutrition to community members in need. The company is driven by a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well. Founder Luke Saunders was frustrated with the lack of healthy, affordable options available on the road so he worked with the best in the business to create a user-friendly smart Fridge that puts chef-curated meals in your hands, in seconds. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Kona Deep

Series A in 2017
Kona Deep Corporation, founded in 2006 and located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, specializes in the manufacture of bottled water sourced from deep ocean waters. The water is extracted from depths of 3,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface, where it is enriched with a unique combination of naturally occurring electrolytes and minerals. After being brought to the surface, the water undergoes a desalination process and is bottled directly at the source, ensuring purity with no additives. Kona Deep aims to redefine perceptions of drinking water by highlighting the benefits of deep ocean water, which not only offers superior hydration but also a distinctive taste.

Fooda

Series C in 2017
Fooda, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in providing food delivery services to offices. Founded in 2010, Fooda connects local, regional, and national restaurants with workplace environments, offering unique meal programs that employees look forward to each day. The company facilitates on-site dining by having top-rated restaurants serve meals in office lobbies or breakrooms, while also providing catering services for corporate meetings and events. By leveraging its platform, Fooda not only supports local restaurants but also enhances the dining experience for employees, allowing them to enjoy authentic meals at work.

Farmer's Fridge

Series B in 2017
Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more. Its unpurchased items are regularly donated to local food pantries, providing responsibly sourced nutrition to community members in need. The company is driven by a mission to make it simple for everyone to eat well. Founder Luke Saunders was frustrated with the lack of healthy, affordable options available on the road so he worked with the best in the business to create a user-friendly smart Fridge that puts chef-curated meals in your hands, in seconds. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Roniin

Seed Round in 2015
Roniin is a startup studio that connects talented founders with ideas, execution, and capital to create new companies. The studio is a team of operators that work directly with the management team to co-found the next generation of industry-changing startups. They focus on and have experience in building companies that truly understand sales, that know marketing, that have great product and technology. Roniin was founded in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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