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Branded Strategic Hospitality

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

New York · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

Also known as BRANDED HOSPITALITY

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Investment thesis

Branded operates as a specialized platform serving the food service and hospitality sector through three integrated business lines. Its Ventures arm is a venture capital firm investing in and accelerating industry-related technology and emerging brands in food service and hospitality, focusing on high-growth opportunities and providing capital, industry expertise, and network access. Through a hands-on approach, it supports portfolio companies with strategic partnerships, market expansion, and long-term value creation. The Solutions line offers strategic advisory to food service, hospitality, and technology companies, while the Media line provides podcast partnerships, newsletter sponsorships, corporate events, and digital storytelling. Together these lines are designed to create a reinforcing flywheel.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
New York, New York, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
76

Team · 2 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 65 of 76 portfolio companies

FoodTech ×33Consumer ×31SaaS ×24Enterprise Software ×9Retail Tech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7Direct to Consumer ×7E-commerce ×7

HQs:United States×36Australia×1Canada×1France×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 17 portfolio companies
71%
solo founders
12 of 17 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×122 founders×33 founders×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 76 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2020 · 12018 · 12 dated

46935bdsbrooklyndumplingshop.com

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

5 Napkin Burger5napkinburger.com

5 Napkin Burger is a burger restaurant concept operated by Chef Driven Hospitality, with locations across New York City including Hell's Kitchen and the Upper West Side.

ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Acadiaacadianyc.com

Acadia is a restaurant in New York serving modern Mediterranean cuisine, with house-made mezze, fresh pastas, and flatbreads drawing on flavors from southern Italy to northern Africa.

ConsumerNew York, US

Ari Bokovza(Executive Chef & Partner)Aviram Turgeman(Beverage Director & Partner)Alon Moskovitch(General Manager and Partner)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

automation image 2valyant.ai

Valyant.ai offers a set of free online calculators for Australian income tax, take-home pay, PAYG instalments, and superannuation contributions based on ATO guidance.

Fintech

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

automation image 5hellopicnic.com

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

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Ottonomy builds autonomous delivery robots (Ottobots) using contextual AI and L4 autonomy for indoor and outdoor last-mile transport across hospitals, labs, pharmacies, manufacturing plants, campuses, and urban areas.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsConnetic Venturespi Ventures

Barbouniabarbounia.com

Barbounia is a Mediterranean restaurant in Gramercy, New York, serving cuisine influenced by Greece, Southern France, Morocco, and Southern Italy for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

ConsumerNew York, US

Vladimir Kolotyan(General Manager and Partner)Amitzur Mor(Executive Chef and Partner)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Big Chickenbigchicken.comin𝕏

Big Chicken is a chicken-focused restaurant brand built around bold flavors, generous portions, and community engagement.

ConsumerFoodTech

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Big Daddy'sbigdaddysnyc.com

Big Daddy's is a retro-style American diner operating since 1969, serving classics such as burgers, milkshakes, all-day breakfast, salads, and sandwiches alongside a full bar.

ConsumerNew York City, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Bitegetbite.comin

Bite provides AI-powered self-order kiosk software for fast-casual and quick-service restaurants and convenience stores, handling ordering and payment.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail TechSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsOne Way VenturesStaley CapitalTamarisc Ventures

Blanket Appblanket.app

Blanket offers brand assessment tools for multi-location businesses, helping area managers verify that each location follows brand standards across compliance, guest service, health inspections, facilities, quality assurance, cash handling, training, insurance, and safety.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkRetail TechSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Brizobrizodata.comin

Brizo Data (Brizo by Datassential, formerly Brizo FoodMetrics) provides big-data analytics and business intelligence for the food service industry.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechSales TechQuebec City, CA

Ian Delisle(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))Gaétan Corneau(Chief Information Officer (CIO))Trevor Shimizu(Chief Revenue Officer (CRO))Jean-Sébastien Vachon(Chief Technology Officer (CTO))

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsFramework Venture Partners

C.Krueger'sckruegers.comin𝕏

C.Krueger's is a gourmet cookie bakery offering handcrafted cookies, brownies, and snacks in gift boxes, bags, tins, and tiered stacks, with over 25 flavors including gluten-free and vegan options.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Cafe D'Alsacecafedalsace.com

Café D'Alsace is a New York restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side, offering French/Alsatian-style dining with a focus on locally sourced ingredients.

ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Philippe Roussel(Executive Chef and Partner)Aviram Turgeman(Beverage Director and Partner)Gabriel Biton(General Manager)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Chowlychowlyinc.comin𝕏

Chowly offers a POS-integrated platform for independent restaurants that shifts orders from third-party delivery apps to commission-free first-party channels, using AI for SEO, Google Ads, dynamic pricing, dispute management, and loyalty campaigns.

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

ComAvecomave.comin𝕏

ComAve is an unlaunched product described as something new for football fans, with a coming-soon page collecting emails for launch updates.

ConsumerSports Tech

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Copiagocopia.comin𝕏

Copia is a surplus redistribution platform that connects food waste from businesses and organizations to people facing food insecurity.

Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US

Komal Ahmad(Founder/CEO)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsThird NatureY Combinator

Craveworthybrandscraveworthybrands.comin𝕏

Craveworthy is a multi-brand restaurant platform that acquires, builds, and scales restaurant concepts, providing operators with shared infrastructure such as supply chain, technology, marketing, and real estate to grow through franchise ownership.

ConsumerFoodTech

Gregg Majewski(Founder & CEO)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Curbitcurbit.comin

Curbit provides order orchestration software for restaurants, integrating with online ordering systems and kitchen display systems to time order preparation, manage guest communication with estimated ready times, and provide operational analytics.

FoodTechRetail TechSaaSCalabasas, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

customar-image-1yumpingo.comin𝕏acquired by Black Box Intelligence

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS

Gary Goodman(Founder)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Dagondagonnyc.com

Dagon is a Mediterranean restaurant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan serving house-made mezze, fresh pastas, and grilled dishes drawing on cuisines from southern Italy to northern Africa.

ConsumerNew York, US

Ari Bokovza(Executive Chef & Partner)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Dispatch Goodsdispatchgoods.comin𝕏

Dispatch Goods operates a reverse logistics platform that enables businesses to implement reusable container systems and circularity in their operations.

Circular EconomyClimate TechE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Lindsey Hoell(Founder & CEO)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investors1st Course CapitalBread And Butter Ventures, LlcClear Current CapitalCleo CapitalCongruent VenturesSanta Cruz Venture+3 more

Drink Ripplesdrinkripples.comin𝕏

Ripples sells edible ink pods used by its Ripple Maker machines to print designs and images onto the foam of drinks such as coffee.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHardwareMarketing Tech

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Duke'sdukesnyc.com

Duke's is a New York City roadhouse-style bar and restaurant offering food, drinks, and a self-pour beer wall, along with online ordering.

ConsumerNew York City, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

eco trakecotrak.comin

Ecotrak provides a facility and asset management platform that helps service industries—such as restaurants, convenience stores, car washes, and grocery stores—manage assets and maintenance and make maintenance decisions.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Matt Singerin

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

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PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Fishbowlfishbowlapp.comin𝕏

Fishbowl is a social networking app where professionals connect, ask candid questions, and share advice with peers in similar roles or industries.

Future of WorkSocial

Matt Sunbulli(Founder)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsValhalla Partners

French Roastfrenchroastnyc.com

French Roast is a French restaurant and café in New York that has operated since 1995, serving classic French cuisine, coffee drinks, and full meals.

ConsumerNew York, US

Aviram Turgeman(Beverage Director and Partner)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

GoTabgotab.ioSep 2020

GoTab is a Restaurant Commerce Platform offering mobile point-of-sale, contactless ordering and payment, and kitchen management systems for large- and mid-sized restaurants, breweries, bars, and hotels.

FintechFoodTechSaaSArlington, US

David Krauskopf(Director)Daryoush Mansouri(Executive Officer)Timothy McLaughlin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Morgan Haye(Executive Officer)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsTruist VenturesBranded Hospitality

Gregory s Coffeegregoryscoffee.comin𝕏

Gregorys Coffee roasts and sells coffee, selecting beans and developing its own roast profiles in-house.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Gregory Zamfotis(Founder)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Humanlyhumanly.ioin

Humanly builds conversational AI and automated interviewing technology for high-volume hiring, helping organizations qualify candidates and conduct structured interviews at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSeattle, US

Andrew Gardner(Founder)inPrem Kumar(Founder)inBryan Leptich(Founder)in

BoardChris Olsen(Director)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsChaos VenturesConvergeDrive CapitalFirst Row Partnersm]x[v CapitalMoneta Ventures+4 more

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A platform for exploring and ordering from restaurants, requiring user sign-up and involving merchant partners.

FoodTechMarketplaces

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsAltelan

Incentivioincentivio.comin

Incentivio offers a guest engagement platform for multi-unit restaurant brands, combining online ordering, loyalty programs, marketing automation, and analytics into one system.

FoodTechMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Sashika Dias(Executive Officer, Director)Rajat Bhakhri(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPhil Bronner(Director)Julia Taxin(Director)inSean Dowling(Director)James Frischling(Director)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsArdent VentureBlueTree Venture CapitalConductor CapitalData Point CapitalGrotech VenturesOsage Venture Partners

Ingestingest.aiin𝕏

Ingest is a data management and analytics platform designed for restaurants and food & beverage businesses.

Data & InfrastructureFoodTechNew York, US

Daniel Meth(Executive Officer, Director)Linus Liang(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalBoot64 VenturesMu VenturesNew Orleans Startup FundPathbreaker Ventures

Isabelle's NYCisabellesnyc.com

Isabelle's Osteria is an Italian restaurant in the Gramercy Park area of New York City, serving homemade pastas, seasonal dishes, a curated wine list, and signature cocktails.

ConsumerFoodTechNew York City, US

David Sasson(Founder & Designer)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Juicerjuicerpricing.com

Juicer is a margin management platform for restaurants that connects to a restaurant's POS to track costs, competitor pricing, sales, and delivery commissions.

FoodTechRetail TechSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsMudita VentureRedstick VenturesAugment VenturesKitchen FundYork IE

L'Expresslexpressnyc.com

L'Express is a French bistro (Lyonnaise bouchon) in New York City serving classic bistro dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night dining.

ConsumerNew York, US

Thor Oren(General Manager)Amitzur Mor(Executive Chef)Aviram Turgeman(Beverage Director and Partner)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

LAVITdrinklavit.com

LAVIT makes a countertop beverage system that pours on-demand cold drinks—still and sparkling water, sodas, teas, and energy drinks—from single-serve capsules of various brands.

ConsumerFoodTechHardwareNew York City, US

Gian Matteo Lo Faro(Founder)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

LDV Hospitalityldvhospitality.com

The Seville is a cocktail bar and live-music venue in New York City's NoMad District, offering a playful cocktail menu with live musicians and DJs playing older music genres.

ConsumerFoodTechNew York City, US

John C Meadow(Manager of Managing Member)John Meadow(President & Founder)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Le Mondelemondenyc.com

Le Monde is a French restaurant in New York City's Morningside Heights neighborhood, serving guests since 1999 with a French dining menu.

ConsumerNew York, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsCathay InnovationGreycroftHiro CapitalNVIDIA

Leasecakeleasecake.cominMay 2018

Leasecake is a lease management and accounting platform that unifies lease administration and accounting in a single data model, tracking changes, amendments, and documents to keep books aligned and audit-ready.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaSWinter Park, US

James Bankston(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inShailesh Adhav(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianCreativeCoIrishAngelsLas Olas Venture CapitalMiami AngelsPeakSpan Capital Partners

LiquidRailsgetliquidrails.comin

LiquidRails offers a direct-to-consumer platform for beverage alcohol brands, handling compliance with the three-tier system, compliant fulfillment, and digital marketing.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsRevUp Capital

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PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

LuckyDiem Website Masterluckydiem.com

The page does not contain substantive information about the company's product or business beyond a repeated marketing tagline.

AI & Machine Learning

Andrew Landis(Founder)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsMiami Angels

management image 4tamias.comin

Tamias is building a point-of-sale (POS) platform with integrated loyalty and community features and advanced analytics for restaurants, bars, cafes, retail shops, ecommerce merchants, and stadiums, with a focus on businesses tied to sports and events.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

management-image-1galleysolutions.comin

Galley Solutions provides a culinary resource planning (CRP) platform for food operations, offering tools for recipe management, menu planning, and related workflows through integrations with third-party systems.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsFTW VenturesSaaS CapitalTet Ventures

MarginEdgemarginedge.comin𝕏

MarginEdge builds a restaurant management platform that handles invoice processing, inventory, cost tracking, and accounting integrations for restaurant operators.

FintechFoodTechSaaSArlington, US

Roy Phillips(Co-founder, Client Services)Bo Davis(Co-founder & CEO)Brian Mills(Co-founder & CTO)Emma Whelan(Chief Financial Officer)Jess Finnefrock(Chief Operating Officer)Tara Clever(Chief Revenue Officer)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesDERIVE VENTURESIrishAngelsSchooner CapitalOsage Venture PartnersTen Coves Capital

marketingp-image-3targetable.comin𝕏

Chowly offers an AI-powered platform for independent restaurants that shifts orders from third-party delivery apps to commission-free first-party channels, combining online ordering, branded mobile apps, SEO and Google Ads management, POS-integrated loyalty programs, dynamic pricing, and dispute management.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Marseillemarseillenyc.com

Marseille is a New York City restaurant serving Marseillaise/Mediterranean cuisine, operated by Chef Driven Hospitality Group.

ConsumerNew York, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

meezgetmeez.comin

meez is a digital recipe management platform for restaurant and kitchen teams, letting them create scalable recipes, manage editing permissions, notify staff of recipe changes, and build interactive training with videos and images.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US

Josh Sharkey(Founder)Joshua Sharkey(Founder)in

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesDERIVE VENTURESStruck CapitalCraft Ventures

Mighty Quinn's BBQmightyquinnsbbq.com𝕏

Mighty Quinn's Barbeque is a New York-born barbeque restaurant that slow-smokes all-natural meats and poultry over wood and serves them hand-carved to order across multiple locations.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechNew York, US

Hugh Mangum(Pitmaster)

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Minnowminnowpod.comin𝕏

MinnowPod makes smart, secure food-delivery lockers (pods) with touchscreens and delivery/pickup tracking software (MinnowOS) for residential and commercial property owners and managers.

HardwareIoTPropTech

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsElevate Capital

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ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Jet Tila(Co-owner)Brian Goldberg(Founder)inBen

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners

NBTVnbtvinc.com

NBTV builds direct-to-consumer streaming "v-commerce" channels that combine video entertainment with shopping, targeting consumer lifestyle verticals such as spirits (Spirits Network) and golf (Golf Nation).

ConsumerE-commerceMedia & Entertainment

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Nice-Matinnicematin.comin𝕏

This is an event page promoting "Fête des Producteurs du Var," a local-consumption festival held in June 2026 featuring a petting farm, local-producer market with tastings, live music, and a producer awards ceremony in France's Var region.

Media & EntertainmentNice, FR

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Nizzanizzanyc.com

Nizza is a New York City restaurant serving Ligurian and Mediterranean-inspired Italian cuisine.

ConsumerNew York, US

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Ovationovationup.comin

Ovation UP provides reporting and analytics software designed for multi-unit restaurants to identify operational areas needing improvement across locations.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTravel & Hospitality

Scott WeinertSeth WeinertZack Oates

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

Co-investors500 GlobalMonta Vista CapitalTIA VenturesOneValleyYork IE

Playa Betty'splayabettys.com

Playa Betty's is a restaurant serving California-style beach food, drawing on cuisine from across the California coast and Baja California.

ConsumerFoodTech

TomGene

PartnerJimmy Frischling· solo GP

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Branded Strategic Hospitality made?
Branded Strategic Hospitality has 76 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Branded Strategic Hospitality invest at?
Branded Strategic Hospitality invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Branded Strategic Hospitality focus on?
Branded Strategic Hospitality focuses on AgTech, Consumer, FoodTech, Hardware, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
Where is Branded Strategic Hospitality located?
Branded Strategic Hospitality is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Branded Strategic Hospitality co-invest with?
Branded Strategic Hospitality most often shares deals with Alpine Meridian, Connetic Ventures, DERIVE VENTURES, among 57 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Investor Connect - Episode 237 - Jimmy Frischling of Branded Strategic Hospitality

Hall Martin · Jimmy Frischling

Jimmy Frischling | Founder & Managing Partner | Branded Strategic Hospitality

E.B. Cohen Insurance & Risk Management · Jimmy Frischling

Kimchi Magic: CEO of Bonchon Suzie Tsai on Korean Fried Chicken, Global Growth, and Flavor Innovatio

Hospitality Hangout

Why Busy Restaurants Still Fail: Bruce Nelson on the Math Behind Profit

Hospitality Hangout

Building BarTaco: Insights on Brand Culture and Growth in Hospitality

Hospitality Hangout

Maui Roots, San Diego Hustle: The Kalei’s Kitchenette Story

Hospitality Hangout

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