Cava was founded by Ted Xenohristos, Ike Grigoropoulos, Brett Schulman, Theodoros Xenohristos.

Who are Cava's investors?

Cava's investors include Camino Partners, Declaration Partners, Dopamine Ventures, Okeanos, Revolution, Riverbend Capital, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price.

Cava

NYSE: CAVAUnicorn · $2.1B

8 known investors

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CAVA Group operates a chain of fast-casual Mediterranean restaurants serving customizable bowls and pitas, with 439 locations across 28 states and Washington, D.C., and manufactures and sells Mediterranean dips, spreads, and dressings in retail grocery channels.

Founders & leadership

Ted XenohristosFounder

Ike GrigoropoulosFounder

Brett SchulmanChief Executive Officer and President

Theodoros XenohristosChief Concept Officer

Ron Shaich Ron Shaich founded Panera Bread Company, where he served as chairman and CEO for an extended period, and currently leads Act III Holdings, an investment vehicle through which he holds board positions and strategic stakes in restaurant and consumer companies including Cava.

Investors · 8

Camino Partnerslisted by Camino PartnersAustin

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Declaration Partnerslisted by Declaration PartnersBethesda

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Dopamine Ventureslisted by Dopamine VenturesNew York Cityvia Jules Chasles · inferred

Okeanoslisted by OkeanosWashington

Revolutionlisted by RevolutionWashington · $100K – $1M

How we know: Revolution's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Riverbend Capitallisted by Riverbend CapitalWashington

SWaN & Legend Venture Partnerslisted by SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburg

T. Rowe PricereportedBaltimore

How we know: the S-1 prospectus · Not right? Tell us

Valuation · disclosed

Disclosed events

$2.1Bvaluation at IPOJun 2023 · $22.00/share · 424B4

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cava do?: CAVA Group operates a chain of fast-casual Mediterranean restaurants serving customizable bowls and pitas, with 439 locations across 28 states and Washington, D.C., and manufactures and sells Mediterranean dips, spreads, and dressings in retail grocery channels.
Who founded Cava?: Cava was founded by Ted Xenohristos, Ike Grigoropoulos, Brett Schulman, Theodoros Xenohristos.
Who are Cava's investors?: Cava's investors include Camino Partners, Declaration Partners, Dopamine Ventures, Okeanos, Revolution, Riverbend Capital, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price.