Fundraising FoxBanza
Detroit, US · Founded 2014 · 7 known investors
Find your way into Banza
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Banza
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Banza team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
Banza makes chickpea-based versions of comfort foods including pasta, mac & cheese, pizza, waffles, and rice, offered as higher-protein, higher-fiber alternatives to refined-grain products. The company sells its products to consumers in the U.S. and emphasizes food transparency and sustainable chickpea farming.
Founders & leadership
Banza was founded in 2014 by Brian Rudolph and Scott Rudolph.
Investors · 7
How we know: open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Rosecliff Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$27.8M disclosed across 5 rounds · 2017–2026
▶$18.4MraisedNov 2019 · 4 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Scott RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Brian RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $18.4M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $3M
- First sale
- Oct 2019
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Michigan, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.9MraisedOct 2018 · 8 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Brian RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $1.9M
- First sale
- Oct 2018
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Michigan, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.5MraisedJun 2017 · 16 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Brian RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Scott RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $7M
- Amount sold
- $5.5M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $154.6K
- First sale
- Feb 2017
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Michigan, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does Banza do?
- Banza makes chickpea-based versions of comfort foods including pasta, mac & cheese, pizza, waffles, and rice, offered as higher-protein, higher-fiber alternatives to refined-grain products. The company sells its products to consumers in the U.S. and emphasizes food transparency and sustainable chickpea farming.
- Who founded Banza?
- Banza was founded by Brian Rudolph, Scott Rudolph in 2014.
- Who are Banza's investors?
- Banza's investors include Beechwood Capital, ID Ventures, Invest Michigan, Rosecliff Ventures, RSE Ventures, SWAT Equity Partners.
- How much funding has Banza raised?
- Banza has disclosed $27.8M raised across 5 rounds.
- Where is Banza headquartered?
- Banza is headquartered in Detroit, US.