Dan Rowe
InvestorManaging Partner at Kitchen Fund
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Writes $100K – $5M checks
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About
Dan Rowe leverages hands-on restaurant experience—from dishwasher and cook to franchisee who grew a bagel chain and built Qdoba—to identify long-line Middle Eastern and Indian concepts and scale them nationwide.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRetail Tech
Experience
- Fransmart Franchise Development CompanyChief Executive Officercurrent2000 — present
- Kitchen FundManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentNew York, New York
- YPO Young Presidents OrganizationMembercurrent2004 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Franchise Development CompanyChief Executive Officer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Strategic Planning99Strategy7Franchise development33Raising capital27Franchising99Small Business67Capital Allocation37Franchise Consulting99Menu Development27Restaurants99Entrepreneurship99Franchise Sales44
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Colleagues at Kitchen Fund
Akash Mirchandani
Partner at Kitchen Fund
Eric Kosmowski
Partner at Princeville Capital
Evan Morgan
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Geoff Vuleta
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Greg Golkin
Managing Partner at Kitchen Fund
Johann Boukhors
Managing Director at ENGIE New Ventures
Kanak Nagee
Vice President at Kitchen Fund
Richard Eisenberg
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Rowe?
- Dan Rowe leverages hands-on restaurant experience—from dishwasher and cook to franchisee who grew a bagel chain and built Qdoba—to identify long-line Middle Eastern and Indian concepts and scale them nationwide.
- Where does Dan Rowe work?
- Dan Rowe is Managing Partner at Kitchen Fund.
- What does Dan Rowe invest in?
- Dan Rowe invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Retail Tech.
- What check size does Dan Rowe write?
- Dan Rowe typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Dan Rowe go to school?
- Dan Rowe studied at UC Irvine (no, business); HBHS.
Same school
Also attended UC Irvine205
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fransmart Franchise Development Company1
Also worked at YPO Young Presidents Organization375
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalRaoul Oscar FianoInvestor at DN CapitalRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRobert CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersTien WongTech investor, entrepreneur, and CEO; Chairman & CEO of Opus8
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