Bacu
Bogotá, CO · 10 known investors
BACU offers balanced prepared meals inspired by world cuisine, sold to consumers alongside a line of ceremonial-grade matcha drinks. It runs a loyalty program ("Club Bacanes") that rewards purchases with points redeemable for meals and access to events.
Also known as BACU
Founders & leadership
Investors · 10
Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseedMar 2023
Benchstrenght Capital, H20 Capital Innovation, Hof Capital, Kamay Ventures, Reshape Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026BACU is a Bogotá-based restaurant company that sells balanced prepared dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world. Its menu includes items such as teriyaki salmon with rice, pickled vegetables and avocado; Asian crunchy chicken in a spicy sweet-and-sour sauce with peanuts, sesame and crisp vermicelli; and a gaucho chicken bowl with tomato-and-parsley chimichurri and mashed potato. Alongside food, the company offers a range of four flavored drinks made with ceremonial-grade matcha, developed with brand ambassador Cata Saavedra.
The company positions itself around ingredient traceability and preparation, describing its purpose as changing consumers' relationship with food by making the origin of each ingredient and the story behind each recipe explicit. It combines this positioning with technology, presenting the eating experience as a combination of hospitality and digital tools. Customer-facing formats include restaurants, pick-up and catering, plus home delivery.
Bacu was founded by three former early employees of Rappi and describes itself as having been built with digital operations at its core, using technology to make internal processes more efficient, better understand consumers and simplify payments.
Founding story
The startup was founded by three people who had previously been early employees at Rappi.
Business model
BACU sells prepared meals and matcha-based beverages directly to consumers across several channels: dine-in restaurants, pick-up, home delivery and catering. It operates an omnichannel ordering experience in which customers can order on site, for delivery or for collection at the restaurant.
Revenue comes from consumer sales of prepared dishes and drinks through restaurants, pick-up, delivery and catering services.
Traction
In its first four months of operations Bacu reported sales of more than $2.5M, and at the time of its March 2023 seed round it planned to reach 17 restaurants and $15M in sales by the end of 2023.
Latest developments
In March 2023 Bacu announced a $6M seed round to grow its Colombian operation, continue developing its proprietary delivery management and payment software, and prepare expansion into Mexico, Peru and Chile. The company has since added a line of four ceremonial-grade matcha drinks developed with ambassador Cata Saavedra.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Bacu is a Colombian restaurant chain in the foodtech segment, founded by former early Rappi employees and backed by regional and international venture investors.
Combination of a restaurant chain with in-house software for delivery management and payments, an omnichannel ordering model, an emphasis on ingredient origin and preparation, and a points-based loyalty program.
Technology
The company builds its own technology, including a proprietary delivery management tool and payment software, and uses technology to run an omnichannel ordering experience across on-site, delivery and pick-up orders, to increase internal process efficiency, gather consumer insight and simplify payments.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer through its own restaurants and website ordering, supported by a loyalty program, Club Bacanes, which awards points on every purchase that can be redeemed for dishes and grants access to BACU events and activities; new registrants are offered double points. Product collaborations with a brand ambassador are also used to introduce new lines, such as the matcha drinks created with Cata Saavedra.
Everyday consumers in Colombia looking for balanced, ready-to-eat meals across different parts of the day, served in restaurants or ordered for delivery and pick-up, plus catering clients.
Geography
Operations in Colombia, with plans announced in 2023 to expand into Mexico, Peru and Chile.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 4
by search overlap
Companies competing with Bacu for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsBACU introduced four matcha-based flavors made with ceremonial-grade matcha, developed together with BACU ambassador Cata Saavedra.
Bacu secured a $6M seed investment from Benchstrenght Capital, Hof Capital, Reshape Ventures, H20 Capital Innovation and Kamay Ventures, with participation from angel investors Simón Borrero, Felipe Villamarín and Ángela Acosta. Proceeds were earmarked for growth in Colombia, development of proprietary delivery-management and payment software, and preparation for expansion into Mexico, Peru and Chile.
$6M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Bacubacu.co · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Bacu do?
- Colombian restaurant chain serving balanced, world-cuisine-inspired dishes through dine-in, delivery, pick-up and catering.
- Who founded Bacu?
- Bacu was founded by Juan Osuna, Stephanie Gomez Cardoso, Andrew Clarkson, Stephanie Gómez Cardoso.
- Who are Bacu's investors?
- Bacu's investors include Latin Leap, Marathon Ventures, Benchstrength Partners, HOF Capital, HTwenty, Kamay Ventures, Reshape.
- Where is Bacu headquartered?
- Bacu is headquartered in Bogotá, CO.