FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a U.S.-based investment firm established in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm operates with a stage-agnostic approach, primarily targeting marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. FJ Labs focuses its investments on seed and Series A rounds, with a financial commitment ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000. The firm has invested in a variety of notable companies, including Alibaba Group, beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, and ADORE ME.

Matias Barbero

Investor

Zineb Belghiti

Associate

Camila Bustamante

Analyst

Andres Santos Cantu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Nancy Dong

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Vivian Graves

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Fabrice Grinda

Founding Partner

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Mark Lurie

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Martin Pustilnick

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Guimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Luke Skertich

Investor

Kelly Tully

Head of Platform / Investor

Jeff Weinstein

Partner

Andrea Xu

Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Investor

Past deals in Restaurants

Cayena

Series A in 2022
Poupachef offers a single point procurement solution for restaurants to shop for daily supplies in a simple, fast and affordable way. Restaurant owners can reduce the time it takes to replace inventory from 2 hours to 10 minutes per day and save up to 30% through group buying effects and our smart supplier allocation technology. We help transforming great restaurants into great businesses.

Cayena

Series A in 2021
Poupachef offers a single point procurement solution for restaurants to shop for daily supplies in a simple, fast and affordable way. Restaurant owners can reduce the time it takes to replace inventory from 2 hours to 10 minutes per day and save up to 30% through group buying effects and our smart supplier allocation technology. We help transforming great restaurants into great businesses.

Cayena

Series A in 2021
Poupachef offers a single point procurement solution for restaurants to shop for daily supplies in a simple, fast and affordable way. Restaurant owners can reduce the time it takes to replace inventory from 2 hours to 10 minutes per day and save up to 30% through group buying effects and our smart supplier allocation technology. We help transforming great restaurants into great businesses.

Innovorder

Venture Round in 2019
InnovOrder is a customizable white label website and application for restaurants that allows its users to make orders online. It also offers a software solution that enables its customers to order and pay on a touch screen device located inside the restaurant, all linked to an e-point of sales displayed on a tablet. InnovOrder improves restaurants’ scalability by enabling them to generate higher sales at no additional costs. The company aims to provide restaurants with better tools to improve all their processes as well as their service to customers. Launched in 2013, InnovOrder is based in Paris, Ile-de-France.

STADIUM

Seed Round in 2018
Kitchen Stadium Inc. provides Stadium, a platform that enables users to order individual dishes from various restaurants. The company’s platform allows ordering entrees, salads, sandwiches, sides and soups, desserts, drinks, and snacks. It takes orders for lunch meetings, weekly team lunches, employer sponsored daily lunch programs, investor meetings, client pitches, new employee orientations, agency/vendor lunches, lunches and learns, board meetings, vendor lunches, and crunch time lunches. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

KitchenMate

Seed Round in 2018
Reshaping your food experience with the only automated restaurant for your workplace. Stay safe, stay on-site with real food, cooked anytime powered by our plug-&-play Smart Cooking System.

Menu Next Door

Seed Round in 2016
Menu Next Door connects local chefs with customers seeking homemade meals. Chefs from diverse backgrounds share their culinary talents, offering a variety of delicious dishes inspired by global cuisines. The platform allows users to order freshly prepared food directly from their neighbors, ensuring affordability and eliminating delivery charges. By fostering a sense of community, Menu Next Door enhances the dining experience, allowing customers to interact with the chefs and learn about the dishes they prepare. Operating primarily in the U.K., Belgium, and France, the service emphasizes quality, accessibility, and the importance of community in food sharing.

Din

Seed Round in 2015
Formerly Known as Forage. Din helps you cook like your favorite restaurant at home in 20 min. Din partners with notable restaurants and chefs like Bar Tartine, Tacolicious, and James Beard 2015 Rising Star Chef Jessica Largey to deliver everything you need to recreate their dishes at home. Din’s team, led by Michelin Star veteran Stephen Beaumier formerly of Cyrus, Quince and Restaurant Noma, does much of the time­intensive prep work for you, like braising meats and creating complex sauces, so you can finish the dish in under 20 minutes, as quickly as a restaurant can fire a dish. Then they deliver the prepped and whole ingredients in an insulated, reusable tote to your home.