Top 10 Restaurants and Bars Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Restaurants and Bars sector over last month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
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- Chopt Creative Salad Company, restaurant chain that makes healthy eating exciting, received $8.13 million of development capital.
- Maman Nomad, french-inspired cafe and bakery dining experiences that serves freshly prepared coffee, baked goods, breakfast, and lunch items in a casual café setting, received an amount of development capital from Almanac Insights.
Buyout/LBO
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- Mr. Gatti’s Pizza, a chain of dining and entertainment facilities that serves the restaurant industry, was acquired by OneRyan Global through an LBO.
Corporate
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- The Frontal Lobe, a restaurant based in Sacramento, California that provides live music and dining services, received $ 3.2 million of financing.
Merger/Acquisition
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- Hermitage Farm, a restaurant and hospitality operations based in Goshen, Kentucky that offers food, a bar, and a lounge, along with historic and artistic tours, thereby offering visitors an authentic showcase of agricultural heritage and operations, was acquired by Ms. Cara Osborne and Mr. Steve Brooks.
- Grounds for Celebration, coffee shop and cafe services that serves local communities across Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and West Des Moines in Iowa and offers Licensed Stores, wholesale beans to restaurants, and other coffee retailers, also roasting for home, business coffee shops, and restaurants, was acquired by Mr. Ryan Russell, Ms. Abigail Russell, and Ms. Julianna Biedenfeld.
Later Stage VC
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- Wholesome International, a multi-concept restaurant development company that offers fast food items, raised $20.00 million of venture funding.
- Wonder Group, an online platform for food delivery and restaurant services for a new kind of home dining experience, raised $1.39 billion of venture funding in a deal led by GV, New Enterprise Associates and Accel.
Early Stage VC
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- Bagels & Co., a cafe chain that provides freshly baked, Brooklyn-style bagels and a variety of house-made cream cheeses, raised $10.28 million of venture funding from Feenix Venture Partners.
Seed Round
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- Pomegranate Capital, hospitality and restaurant investment services, that supports the growth and operational improvement of food service concepts, raised $1.19 million of seed funding.
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Raheem Suleman
Managing Director
Over two decades of experience in capital markets across capital raising, FX, futures, and stocks. Expertise in both business and technical aspects of trading and relationship management. Valuable insights into Asian and Middle Eastern capital markets. Broad understanding of the financial markets, and the insurance and reinsurance sectors. Extensive experience in the hospitality industry, managing multiple properties with responsibilities ranging from capital raising to daily operations. Completed the executive education program in private equity at the Wharton School. B.S. in Economics and Finance from the University of Waterloo. FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensed.
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