Enlightened Hospitality Investments
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York
Also known as Enlightened Hospitality Investments (Cayman) · ENLIGHTENED HOSPITALITY INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT LLC
Fund manager profile
Enlightened Hospitality Investments is a venture fund manager based in New York. SEC filings show 5 venture funds on record, most recently Enlightened Hospitality Investments III, LP filed August 2026.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
What they invest in
from 7 of 11 portfolio companiesFoodTech ×5SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×2Enterprise Software ×2Future of Work ×2HR Tech ×2Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×1
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 19 dated
Qu offers an intelligent commerce platform for restaurant brands that unifies in-store and digital ordering, kitchen production, and point-of-sale operations on a single system.
FoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Niko Papademetriou(Co-Founder | EVP)Amir Hudda(Chief Executive Officer)Steve Melamed(Chief Revenue Officer)Jenifer Kern(Chief Marketing Officer)Joel Abdinoor(Chief Financial Officer)Fernando Fernandez(Chief Architect & Innovation Officer)
Co-investorsCota CapitalEastward Capital PartnersLMNT VenturesStreamlined Ventures
Austin, US
Vinay Shukla(Executive Officer, Director)Rahul Aggarwal(Executive Officer, Director)Rajiv Bala(Director)
BoardBryan Rosenblatt(Director)
Board seatPeter Mavrovitis· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Aug 2022
New York, US
BoardWilliam Dunbar(Director)Warren C. Smith(Director)David Frankel(Director)inNoah Glass(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Gardner(Director)
Board seatDaniel Meyer· per SEC Form D · $103.3M raise · filed Nov 2021
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveRRE Ventures
Oats Overnight makes ready-to-mix, spoon-free overnight oats in customizable flavor bundles, using whole grains and protein sources like whey and pea protein.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechTempe, US
Brian Tate(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardManpreet Singh(Director)Dave Ritterbush(Director)
Board seatMark Leavitt· per SEC Form D · $29.5M raise · filed Jul 2024
Co-investorsAntiCostella KirschPure VenturesSonoma Brands CapitalTouch CapitalWatchfire Ventures
New York, US
Martin Adler(Executive Officer)Morgan Dunnan(Executive Officer)Katherine Solomon(Executive Officer)Jed Lewis(Executive Officer)Daniel Boockvar(Executive Officer)Jared Solomon(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatPeter Mavrovitis· per SEC Form D · $45M raise · filed Mar 2026
The Slutty Vegan is a vegan restaurant chain that sells plant-based burgers, starting in Atlanta's West End and expanding to multiple locations.
ConsumerFoodTechAtlanta, US
Pinky Cole(CEO & Founder)inLeo Navarro(Executive Officer)Aisha Cole(Executive Officer, Director)Darrell Miller(Director)Mark Leavitt(Director)Jason Crain(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatMark Leavitt· per SEC Form D · $29.7M raise · filed Feb 2023
Co-investorsNew VoicesFearless Fund
7shifts is a scheduling and payroll platform built for restaurant teams, offering an app and restaurant-specific tools to manage staff, reduce errors, and control labor costs.
FoodTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jordan Boesch(Founder)inJohannes Lindenbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsConexus Venture CapitalRelay VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTandem CapitalTeamworthy Ventures
Blink is an AI app builder platform that generates production-ready websites, SaaS applications, and mobile apps from natural language descriptions without requiring coding.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsLeonis CapitalY Combinator
Blink provides a unified mobile communications platform designed for frontline workers who lack traditional corporate email and desk access.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechIoTSaaSLondon, GB
Co-investorsNext47Partech VenturesTechstarsWorkday Ventures
Watertown, US
Ben Tuttman(Executive Officer)Thomas First(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIan McCormick(Director)Scott Miller(Director)Brian Knez(Director)Henry Seherr-Thoss(Director)
Co-investorsMayfield FundYL Ventures
PreciTaste offers an AI-driven kitchen management platform that gives restaurant teams demand forecasts, prep lists, and portion guidance to manage daily operational tasks.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSNew York, US
Ingo Stork-Wersborg(CEO & Co-Founder)Laura Stork-Wersborg(Co-Founder & Board Member (COO))inHauke Feddersen(VP of Operations)Frederik Born(VP of Engineering)Laura Horstman(Director and Chief Operating Officer)David Bregler(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueMelitas Ventures LlcMonogram Capital Partners
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Blink · theglobeandmail.com · Jul 15, 2026

Blink · theglobeandmail.com · Jul 15, 2026
PreciTaste · round2cap.com · Jul 14, 2026
Gutsy · just-drinks.com · Apr 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Enlightened Hospitality Investments located?
- Enlightened Hospitality Investments is headquartered in New York, US.



