Oats Overnight
Series B in 2024
Oats Overnight is a manufacturer specializing in convenient, high-protein oatmeal-based breakfasts. Their flagship product is an overnight oats meal prepared the night before for a hassle-free morning. The company prioritizes quality ingredients, using certified gluten-free oats and superfoods like maca root, raw cacao, hemp, and others to create nutritious and delicious options. They offer a variety of flavors made with real fruits, nuts, and seeds, ensuring customers enjoy a healthy breakfast without compromising taste.
Chip City Cookies
Series B in 2024
Chip City Cookies is a bakery chain based in New York, operating across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. The company specializes in offering a variety of gourmet cookies, with over 40 different flavors available on a daily rotating menu. Chip City's signature cookie is a 5.5-ounce treat that is served warm. In addition to individual purchases, the bakery provides packaged cookies for various occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, baby showers, bridal showers, and corporate events.
Five Iron Golf
Private Equity Round in 2024
Five Iron Golf is an indoor golf facility founded in 2015 and based in New York City. It has transformed Manhattan's golf culture with its innovative approach, expanding from its original Midtown location to multiple venues. The company caters to both professionals and sports enthusiasts, offering a range of amenities, including state-of-the-art full swing and Trackman simulators, experienced teaching professionals, a full bar, and a chef-inspired menu. Additionally, Five Iron Golf provides versatile event spaces, creating an inclusive and accessible urban golf experience for its customers.
Culture POP Soda
Venture Round in 2024
Culture POP Soda is a probiotic drink made with real organic fruit juice and organic spices.
Qu is the restaurant industry’s leading digital-first platform. Designed from the cloud down to the POS, we simplify the complex multi-channel, multi-brand, menu ecosystem with a modern, intuitive platform that delivers data-rich experiences. Now, you can serve all your people better: operators, franchisees, employees, and guests.
Chip City Cookies
Venture Round in 2022
Chip City Cookies is a bakery chain based in New York, operating across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. The company specializes in offering a variety of gourmet cookies, with over 40 different flavors available on a daily rotating menu. Chip City's signature cookie is a 5.5-ounce treat that is served warm. In addition to individual purchases, the bakery provides packaged cookies for various occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, baby showers, bridal showers, and corporate events.
ConverseNow
Venture Round in 2022
ConverseNow Technologies, Inc., established in 2018 with headquarters in Austin, Texas, specializes in developing AI-powered virtual ordering assistants for quick service restaurants (QSRs). The company's core business involves automating and personalizing restaurant orders across high-volume voice channels like phone, drive-thru, self-service kiosks, voice assistants, and chat. By deploying its advanced voice AI technology, ConverseNow helps QSRs enhance operational efficiency, reduce customer wait times, overcome labor shortages, and ultimately boost same-store sales and average tickets while providing additional labor hours per store each month.
7shifts is a comprehensive team management platform specifically designed for the restaurant industry. The company offers a suite of tools that assist restaurateurs in making informed decisions, enhancing team retention, and streamlining operations. Its software automates employee scheduling, enabling restaurant managers to efficiently manage work hours and utilize detailed analytics to optimize workforce performance. By improving employee engagement and facilitating communication, 7shifts replaces the need for last-minute phone calls and shift swaps, ultimately helping to reduce labor costs. Trusted by over 40,000 restaurants and one million professionals in the sector, 7shifts serves both front-of-house and back-of-house teams, positioning itself as a vital resource for restaurant management.
PreciTaste
Series A in 2022
PreciTaste is a pioneering company specializing in artificial intelligence kitchen management software aimed at enhancing operations in the foodservice industry. With over 2,500 AI systems deployed, PreciTaste leverages proprietary technologies such as deep tech and vision sensing to guide kitchen crews in preparing, planning, and cooking food in precise quantities based on predicted demand. The company's products include plug-and-play software assistants that manage key operations like food preparation and order fulfillment, as well as self-management solutions that use computer vision to automate cooking processes and ensure order accuracy. With a decade of experience in food AI applications and a team of over 80 engineers, PreciTaste addresses significant labor and food challenges across seven foodservice categories. Its market-ready solutions are designed to improve productivity and profitability for customers, particularly in quick service restaurants and commercial baking, by streamlining workloads and reducing food waste through automation.
Tacombi
Venture Round in 2021
Tacombi is a food and beverage brand that specializes in authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Founded in 2010 with its first taqueria in a downtown New York garage, Tacombi aims to preserve and share the flavors of Mexico through its offerings. The company produces its own traditional "Vista Hermosa" tortilla products and has expanded its presence with neighborhood taquerias in New York, Washington, DC, and Miami. In addition to tacos, Tacombi's menu features a variety of items including quesadillas, burritos, Aguas Frescas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts. The Vista Hermosa products are also available in retail stores nationwide, further promoting the rich taco culture of Mexico.
NotCo is a food technology company based in Macul, Chile, founded in 2015. The company specializes in creating plant-based alternatives to traditional animal-based products, including mayonnaise, milk, yogurt, dressings, and desserts. Utilizing artificial intelligence, NotCo develops innovative food systems that replicate the taste, texture, color, and aroma of meat and dairy products while employing ingredients such as pineapple, coconut, cabbage, peas, bamboo, beets, chickpeas, and various seeds. By doing so, NotCo provides consumers with nutritious options that offer fiber, calcium, and protein derived from vegetables, making its products available through various retailers in Chile.
NotCo
Venture Round in 2021
NotCo is a food technology company based in Macul, Chile, founded in 2015. The company specializes in creating plant-based alternatives to traditional animal-based products, including mayonnaise, milk, yogurt, dressings, and desserts. Utilizing artificial intelligence, NotCo develops innovative food systems that replicate the taste, texture, color, and aroma of meat and dairy products while employing ingredients such as pineapple, coconut, cabbage, peas, bamboo, beets, chickpeas, and various seeds. By doing so, NotCo provides consumers with nutritious options that offer fiber, calcium, and protein derived from vegetables, making its products available through various retailers in Chile.
7shifts is a comprehensive team management platform specifically designed for the restaurant industry. The company offers a suite of tools that assist restaurateurs in making informed decisions, enhancing team retention, and streamlining operations. Its software automates employee scheduling, enabling restaurant managers to efficiently manage work hours and utilize detailed analytics to optimize workforce performance. By improving employee engagement and facilitating communication, 7shifts replaces the need for last-minute phone calls and shift swaps, ultimately helping to reduce labor costs. Trusted by over 40,000 restaurants and one million professionals in the sector, 7shifts serves both front-of-house and back-of-house teams, positioning itself as a vital resource for restaurant management.
CLEAR
Venture Round in 2021
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 LLC is a food manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan, specializing in chickpea-based pasta products. Founded in 2014, the company offers a variety of pasta shapes, including penne, rotini, shells, and elbows, all designed to provide nutritious alternatives to traditional pasta. Banza's mission is to make healthy food more accessible, and its products are enriched with protein and fiber, catering to consumers seeking delicious comfort food without compromising on health. The brand has gained significant recognition, being available in approximately 8,000 retail locations across the United States, including major stores like Target, Kroger, and Whole Foods. Banza has received endorsements from prominent media outlets, highlighting its innovation and contribution to the food industry.
Tripleseat Software
Venture Round in 2019
Tripleseat Software, LLC is a provider of sales and event management software designed for the owners and managers of restaurants, hotels, banquet facilities, and catering operations. Established in 2008 and based in Concord, Massachusetts, Tripleseat offers an online application that simplifies the management of various events, including private dining, corporate meetings, weddings, and special occasions. By addressing the traditionally manual processes associated with event management, Tripleseat enables venues to streamline their operations and enhance their event business, which can contribute significantly to their overall revenue. The platform includes features such as instant lead alerts, e-signatures, online payments, and synced calendars, thereby facilitating a more efficient workflow from initial inquiry to event execution.
Dig Inn
Venture Round in 2019
DIG operates a restaurant chain focused on providing fresh, locally sourced meals. With an emphasis on seasonal ingredients, the restaurants offer organic dishes prepared from scratch using vegetables, whole grains, and naturally-raised meats. The company collaborates closely with trusted farmers and producers to ensure high-quality ingredients. Customers can enjoy healthy, expertly crafted meals at an affordable average price, with the convenience of online ordering and direct table service.
Goldbelly
Series B in 2018
Goldbelly is an online platform that specializes in connecting consumers with local food makers and artisans across the United States. The company operates a marketplace that features a diverse range of iconic and regional foods, allowing customers to order specialty items from various cuisines. Goldbelly provides logistical support by supplying packaging and cold packs for shipping, enabling restaurants and food creators to deliver their products directly to consumers’ doorsteps. By facilitating this connection, Goldbelly helps small businesses expand their reach and increase revenue, making artisan foods accessible to a wider audience.