Enlightened Hospitality Investments

ConverseNow provides virtual assistants for consumer-facing businesses to best serve their clientele. ConverseNow’s best-in-class voice AI technology provides a much-needed solution for the $870B chain restaurant market to overcome labor shortages and boost performance from high-volume voice channels such as phone, drive-thru, self-service kiosks, and voice-assisted chat. Partnering with a growing list of multinational and national brands, ConverseNow has helped restaurants boost same-store sales up to 31%, increase average tickets up to 25%, and provide up to 90 hours of additional labor per store each month. Founded in 2018 by Vinay Shukla and Rahul Aggarwal, ConverseNow is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

PreciTaste is a first-to-market AI kitchen management software solution to optimize operations in foodservice brands with over 2,500 Food AI systems deployed. Our market-proven solutions guide crews to prep, plan for and cook precise amounts of food based on predicted demand using proprietary deep tech, vision sensing, and AI assistance - all relayed through screens in the kitchen. A long-term leader in Restaurant AI with the most applications at scale, PreciTaste has developed plug-and-play software assistants to digitally manage key operations, like prep and order fulfillment, as well as full self-management solutions utizing computer vision to automate cooking to needs and order accuracy. Standalone or combined, our market-ready products work to drive productivity in the back-of-house and profit for our customers at a rapid pace. With 10+ years in food AI applications, 80+ engineers and seven foodservice categories served, PreciTaste is leading the charge in AI automation through our suite of core products all developed to directly address the major labor and food challenges the industry is facing today. Series A growth funding is led by Melitas Ventures and Cleveland Avenue, LLC and includes Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) and Monogram Capital Partners.

Tacombi is a food and beverage brand that offers cocktails and juices in a Mexican culture environment. In 2010, they opened their first taqueria in a downtown New York garage and began producing their own authentic, traditional "Vista Hermosa" tortilla products in order to preserve and share the flavors of Mexico. They have continued to share Mexican taco culture through neighborhood taquerias in New York, Washington, DC, and Miami, and our Vista Hermosa products are available in stores across the country.

NotCo is a food industry. They use technology to recreate the same products. They create food systems. They produce plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. They used artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that functions and animal-based tastes.

NotCo is a food industry. They use technology to recreate the same products. They create food systems. They produce plant-based meat and dairy substitutes. They used artificial intelligence to make plant-based food that functions and animal-based tastes.

7shifts is the complete team management platform for restaurants. 7shifts provides tools that help restaurateurs make more profitable decisions, improve team retention, and get operations in order. 7shifts is made for everyone — from FOH to BOH — and is trusted by over 40,000 restaurants and 1 million restaurant pros.

CLEAR, the secure identity company, uses biometrics to build a connected world that’s smarter and more secure. It links identity with different information sets, including credit cards, tickets to the game, reservations, frequent flyer numbers, flight manifests, health care identification, driver's licenses, and passports. CLEAR's data security framework meets the highest standards for performance and for protecting sensitive information — FISMA High- and SAFETY Act-certified by the Department of Homeland Security. CLEAR's users are always in control of their data and do not sell user information. CLEAR was founded by Caryn Seidman-Becker and Ken Cornick in November 2010 and is based in New York, United States.

Banza is a food manufacturer that focuses on producing pasta products. Its first products feature a pasta made from chickpeas. The company is driven by a mission to make nutritious food more accessible. Its products are now available in 8,000 stores, including Target, Kroger, and Whole Foods. Banza has been endorsed in the NYT, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, on Good Morning America, Today, and been named one of TIME Magainze's 25 Best Inventions of the Year. Banza was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Gather is the leading event management software for restaurants and venues. We enable hospitality companies of all sizes to manage and grow successful events businesses. That's why national brands, hospitality groups, and single-location venues & restaurants alike use Gather to power their events. From private-equity backed growth concepts to James Beard award-winning restaurants, we're trusted to serve as the anchor between management, events teams, and their customers.

Dig Inn is a restaurant inspired by the seasons and the act of cooking. Classic recipes with lots of vegetables, expertly prepared, and sourced mindfully from farmers and producers we know and trust. Whether you’re looking for whole grains, naturally-raised meats, or fresh veggies, we’ve got a bowl with your name on it.

Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow their revenue.