Top 10 Restaurants and Bars Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – March 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Restaurants and Bars sector over the past quarter. 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, a restaurant chain that makes healthy eating exciting that offers salads using naturally and humanely raised chicken, heirloom lettuces and farm-fresh vegetables, sourcing them from local farms, along with making dressings in-house, enabling its clients to receive a meal, snack and dessert all in one package, received $8.13 million of development.
- 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 a 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.
Merger/Acquisition
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- Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken, a fast casual fried chicken restaurant that serves diners in New York City and broader United States markets that offers fried chicken, sandwiches, and comfort food sides crafted from long refined spice blends and culinary techniques, was acquired by Wonder Group.
Later Stage VC
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- Koibito Poke, a restaurant chain that provides healthy and fresh Hawaiian poke bowls, raised $1.50 million of venture funding.
- Pilot Project Brewing, a brewery incubator and tasting rooms firm that provides foster experimental services, raised $4.15 million of venture funding.
Early Stage VC
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- Big Way Hot Pot, a chain of restaurant that offers dishes and drinks and provides tea of different varieties such as black tea, yogurt green, mango green, honey lemon, grape green, hone fresh milk, avocado smoothie, and refreshers tea, enabling its customers to have drinks and foods of different flavors, raised venture funding from Jiumaojiu for $43 million.
- Hollywood Hibachi, private hibachi catering and experiential dining services that delivers high-energy hibachi performances and restaurant-quality cuisine directly to homes and event venues, raised a venture funding from Andakin Ventures.
Angel (individual)
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- TOASTED Bagels & Coffee, a Mediterranean-inspired bagel and coffee company that blends bold flavors with warm hospitality, raised $990,000 of angel funding.
- Virginia Transit, a dining and event venues that provides a combined food, beverage, and gathering space, raised $500,000 of angel 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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