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Joshua Sharkey

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Founder at meez

Croton-On-Hudson, New York, United States

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Joshua: together at Bouley
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About

Joshua Sharkey is the founder and CEO of meez, a recipe management platform for professional kitchens that launched to restaurants nationally in early 2021. He worked for over two decades as a chef and restaurant operator, cooking at Café Gray, Tabla, Oceana, and Bouley, co-founding the Brooklyn hot dog concept Bark Hot Dogs in 2009, and later serving as COO of Aurify Brands. He also hosts The meez Podcast and writes the Scaling Up blog.

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meez's investors · 10

AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Branded Strategic HospitalityNew YorkCorrelation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022DERIVE VENTURESSan FranciscoFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Moving CapitalLos Angeles · since 2022Noro-Moseley PartnersAtlanta · $5M – $20M checksStruck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at meez

JSJoshua Sharkey
Joshua SharkeyFounder

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In turn, Joshua can intro founders to meez's investors below.

meez's investors · 10

AME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Branded Strategic HospitalityNew YorkCorrelation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022DERIVE VENTURESSan FranciscoFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2022Moving CapitalLos Angeles · since 2022Noro-Moseley PartnersAtlanta · $5M – $20M checksStruck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at meez

JSJosh Sharkey
Josh SharkeyExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. meezFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. The meez PodcastPodcast Hostcurrent2023 — present
  3. Aurify BrandsChief Operating Officer2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Bark Hot DogsCo-Founder2009 — 2016
  5. Cafe Gray RestaurantChef2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
  6. BouleyCook2004New York, New York, United States
  7. Tabla RestaurantChef De Partie2002 — 2004New York, New York, United States
  8. Salumeria Mario BataliApprentice2003New York, New York, United States
  9. Oceana RestaurantLine Cook2001 — 2002New York, New York, United States

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Menu Development12Hospitality10Business DevelopmentCulinary Skills11Restaurant Management14New Restaurant OpeningsFood & Beverage15Change ManagementProduct StrategyProduct ManagementFood3
+9 moreRestaurantsCateringFine DiningFood SafetyPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipManagementRestaurant Operations Management

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Who is Joshua Sharkey?
Joshua Sharkey is the founder and CEO of meez, a recipe management platform for professional kitchens that launched to restaurants nationally in early 2021. He worked for over two decades as a chef and restaurant operator, cooking at Café Gray, Tabla, Oceana, and Bouley, co-founding the Brooklyn hot dog concept Bark Hot Dogs in 2009, and later serving as COO of Aurify Brands. He also hosts The meez Podcast and writes the Scaling Up blog.
Where does Joshua Sharkey work?
Joshua Sharkey is Founder of meez.
What companies did Joshua Sharkey found?
Joshua Sharkey founded meez.
Where did Joshua Sharkey go to school?
Joshua Sharkey studied at Johnson & Wales University (Associate's degree, Culinary Arts).

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