Lunch Partners

Founded in New York City in 2017, Lunch Partners is a collective of business leaders who invest together in early-stage companies led by passionate founders. They provide strategic guidance and operational support to their portfolio, focusing on seed and early A rounds across various industries. The firm prioritizes teams with consumer intelligence and operational excellence, aiming to establish direct connections with consumers.

Amy Israel

Partner

Ross Martin

General Partner

Sean Moran

Partner

Kern Schireson

Partner

Carl Stern

Partner

Nicholas Tran

Partner

Mark Weinstein

Partner

17 past transactions

Sundays for Dogs

Series A in 2022
Sundays for Dogs, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in the manufacture and online retail of dog food. Founded in 2017 by Tory Waxman and Michael Waxman, the company employs a unique air-drying method that gently dehydrates food, preserving its nutrients and flavor while ensuring the elimination of harmful germs. Sundays for Dogs aims to provide high-quality nutrition for dogs through its carefully crafted products, which are available exclusively on its online platform.

Gemist

Seed Round in 2022
Gemist is a Los Angeles-based jewelry company established in 2018. It specializes in designing and manufacturing customizable rings and other accessories, with a focus on millennial consumers. Gemist's unique business model allows customers to design their pieces online, receive free replicas for trial at home before purchasing.

Air

Series B in 2022
Air is the Creative Operations System for marketing and creative teams. Find, organize, share, and collaborate on your images and videos. It's a visual workspace where your images and videos can be easily stored, shared, managed, and finalized. Say goodbye to legacy tools like Dropbox, Google Drive, and traditional DAMs. Air’s intuitive UI is purpose-built for visual assets. Find files faster with visual search and AI autotagging. Share files securely. Fast-track projects and feedback. Customize workflows. Your team can save countless hours managing digital assets with Air.

Chatdesk

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2016, Chatdesk specializes in customer engagement software. It enables businesses to enhance interactions across email, chat, social media, and SMS platforms using AI-powered technology and a network of local experts speaking over 60 languages.

Qonsent

Seed Round in 2021
Qonsent is a privacy enablement and engagement platform designed to foster trusted relationships between consumers and businesses. The company offers a unique consumer consent wallet that facilitates transparent consent engagements directly between consumers and brands. This platform allows marketing teams to create custom landing pages and define specific customer data to capture, enabling consistent and direct engagement with users. By empowering consumers with direct access and control over their personal data, Qonsent enhances the way businesses manage customer information and consent, promoting a more transparent and responsible approach to data usage.

Jupiter

Seed Round in 2021
Jupiter is a manufacturer of personal care products intended to treat scalp discomforts like dandruff, dry scalp, redness, irritation, and scaling. The company's products are sulfate-free, paraben-free, phthalate-free, and safe for color-treated and chemically-treated hair.

Nomadica

Venture Round in 2021
Nomadica offers sustainably farmed, low-intervention wines curated by sommeliers. Sold in recyclable cans to reduce carbon footprint, the company attracts new customers and has been featured in prominent media outlets.

MikMak

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2014, MikMak is a Brooklyn-based company that empowers brands to understand consumers better by integrating digital investments with online retailer insights. It provides a dashboard aggregating the eCommerce customer journey across multiple channels and retailers, offering standardized reporting and real-time unbiased insights.

Religion of Sports

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2016 by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, Religion of Sports is a Santa Monica-based media company that produces engaging sports content. It offers scripted and unscripted videos, podcasts, feature films, and social content, focusing on human-interest storytelling around the world of sports.

Gemist

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Gemist is a Los Angeles-based jewelry company established in 2018. It specializes in designing and manufacturing customizable rings and other accessories, with a focus on millennial consumers. Gemist's unique business model allows customers to design their pieces online, receive free replicas for trial at home before purchasing.

Sphere Guide

Venture Round in 2020
Sphere is a revolutionary app that has over 170+ vetted professional and personal coaches.

Wolves Whiskey

Venture Round in 2020
Wolves Whiskey provides premium whiskey created from refined craft beer, and Rye whiskey.

Qonsent

Seed Round in 2020
Qonsent is a privacy enablement and engagement platform designed to foster trusted relationships between consumers and businesses. The company offers a unique consumer consent wallet that facilitates transparent consent engagements directly between consumers and brands. This platform allows marketing teams to create custom landing pages and define specific customer data to capture, enabling consistent and direct engagement with users. By empowering consumers with direct access and control over their personal data, Qonsent enhances the way businesses manage customer information and consent, promoting a more transparent and responsible approach to data usage.

Brightland

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Brightland is a Los Angeles-based company specializing in the production and online sale of premium extra virgin olive oil. Its product range includes fruit-forward vinegar and honey, with free delivery on orders over $80.

PATH

Seed Round in 2019
PATH is a company focused on creating sustainable bottled water solutions that address the environmental issues associated with single-use plastic. Its flagship product, the NEW HYBRID, is a refillable bottle containing purified water, designed to reduce the dependency on traditional single-use plastic bottles. PATH aims to lead a movement toward more environmentally friendly packaging options, responding to the increasing global consumer demand for sustainable and reusable choices in the bottled water market. By promoting a more responsible approach to hydration, PATH is committed to contributing to a reduction in plastic waste and fostering a culture of sustainability.

Blackbird

Series A in 2019
Blackbird is a stealth-mode startup developing a collaborative web platform to streamline interactions within a campus environment. The company aims to challenge the car-centric lifestyle, offering alternatives to driving for personal transportation and thereby enhancing freedom and flexibility.

Sphere Guide

Seed Round in 2019
Sphere is a revolutionary app that has over 170+ vetted professional and personal coaches.
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