# Aurify Brands

> Aurify Brands is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and Recipes. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurify-brands
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/aurifybrands
- Website: http://www.aurifybrands.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/145431652180486

Aurify Brands is a brand development company that builds, operates and owns exclusive networks of fast casual restaurants.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Recipes | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Franklin Becker | Culinary | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-becker |
| John Rigos | co-CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-rigos |
| Andrew Stern | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-stern-e694 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meez Culinary Solutions | Meez Culinary Solutions is a SaaS company that transforms recipe content including videos and pictures into an interactive database. Meez Culinary Solutions helps its users to ideate, organize and search, collaborate, share, and execute their ideas. | $4.5M | Seed | Dec 10, 2021 |  |
| Blanket | A work management platform designed and built for the multi unit restaurant operator | $800K | Seed | Aug 18, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Branded Hospitality](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/branded-strategic-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Struck Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/struck-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Relish Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relish-works-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Aurify Brands invest in?

Aurify Brands invests primarily in SaaS, Recipes and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aurify Brands?

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### Who are the partners at Aurify Brands?

The team at Aurify Brands includes Franklin Becker (Culinary), John Rigos (co-CEO) and Andrew Stern (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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