# Danny Meyer

> Danny Meyer is a Series B investor at Union Square Hospitality Group backing Food and Beverage. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Union Square Hospitality Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-hospitality-group)
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhmeyer

Danny Meyer is a Series B investor at Union Square Hospitality Group focused on Food and Beverage and Food Delivery. Danny Meyer - Ceo & Founder @ Union Square Hospitality Group

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 42% |
| Food Delivery | 4 | 33% |
| SaaS | 3 | 25% |
| Mobile | 3 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 25% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |
| Series A | 1 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 83% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blink | Blink is the mobile-first employee experience platform that connects your people, systems, and culture in one super-app. It bridges the digital divide between deskless and desk-based workers, supercharging employee communication and engagement at industry-leading companies like McDonald's, Nokia, Domino’s, JD Sports, RATP Dev, and Stagecoach.Blink is the top-rated Employee Communications Application on Gartner Peer Insights and a Leader in the G2 Grid for Best Employee Engagement Software. | $17M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Oats Overnight | Oats Overnight is a manufacturer of oatmeal-based nutritional breakfasts. The company offers a spoon-free, high-protein oatmeal that is prepped at night. Oats Overnight is dedicated to providing high-quality products, so it only uses superfoods like maca root, raw cacao, hemp, coffee, and others along with certified gluten-free oats. | $35M | Series B | Jul 29, 2024 |  |
| Chip City Cookies | Chip City presently has over 40 different cookie variations on a daily rotating menu. Chip City designed a 5.5-ounce signature cookie that is served warm. | $7.5M | Series B | May 08, 2024 |  |
| Qu | Qu, formerly Gusto, is going beyond traditional Point of Sale (POS) technology with a singular focus on fast casual and quick service restaurant chains. Leveraging an API-first approach and a core suite of omni-channel ordering solutions, Qu delivers an enterprise-scale, cloud-based POS solution that’s fast, flexible, and forward-thinking, makingit easy to implement, easy to use, and easy to afford. Improved guest experience, best-in-class integrations, centralized enterprise management, and payment processor choice are some of the reasons leading restaurant chains choose Qu to help them move faster, stay nimble, and increase profits. Learn more at qubeyond.com or email sales@qubeyond.com. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 15, 2023 |  |
| Chip City Cookies | Chip City presently has over 40 different cookie variations on a daily rotating menu. Chip City designed a 5.5-ounce signature cookie that is served warm. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 20, 2022 |  |
| Slutty Vegan | Slutty Vegan is a plant-based burger restaurant. It is a counter-serve spot and its burgers are piled high with sauce and toppings. Slutty Vegan was established in 2018 by Pinky Cole in Atlanta, Georgia. | $25M | Series A | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Tacombi | Tacombi is a food and beverage brand that offers cocktails and juices in a Mexican culture environment. In 2010, they opened their first taqueria in a downtown New York garage and began producing their own authentic, traditional "Vista Hermosa" tortilla products in order to preserve and share the flavors of Mexico. They have continued toshare Mexican taco culture through neighborhood taquerias in New York, Washington, DC, and Miami, and our Vista Hermosa products are available in stores across the country. | $27.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| CLEAR | CLEAR, the secure identity company, uses biometrics to build a connected world that’s smarter and more secure. It links identity with different information sets, including credit cards, tickets to the game, reservations, frequent flyer numbers, flight manifests, health care identification, driver's licenses, and passports. CLEAR's datasecurity framework meets the highest standards for performance and for protecting sensitive information — FISMA High- and SAFETY Act-certified by the Department of Homeland Security. CLEAR's users are always in control of their data and do not sell user information. CLEAR was founded by Caryn Seidman-Becker and Ken Cornick in November 2010 and is based in New York, United States. | $100M | Private Equity | Feb 08, 2021 |  |
| Goldbelly | Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. Goldbelly's online marketplace connects local food providers to eaters and sources iconic, regional, and local foods from all kinds of cuisines across the country with tools for ordering and doorstep delivery, allowing small businesses to reach new customers and grow theirrevenue. | $20M | Series B | Oct 08, 2018 |  |
| Umi Kitchen | Umi Kitchen offers an application that enables its users to order homemade food from local chefs. The meals are delivered with reheating instructions and an ingredient list.Umi Kitchen enables its customers to rate and review services of the chefs. The company provides chefs with marketing, packaging, and delivery services.Umi Kitchen wasfounded by Khalil Tawil, Derek Gottfrid, and Hallie Meyer in March 2015. It is based in New York. | $1.4M | Seed | Sep 26, 2016 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Morrison Seger Venture Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morrison-seger-venture-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Partnership Fund for New York City](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-city-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [645 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/645-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bond-57ec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boulder Food Group ('BFG')](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulder-food-group-bfg-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Union Square Hospitality Group

VC Fund · New York, United States

Union Square Hospitality Group is best known for its blend of excellent food & its unique style of warm hospitality. Best known for its unique blend of excellent food and warm hospitality, Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) includes some of New York City's most beloved restaurants: Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern,Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, The Modern, Cafe 2 and Terrace 5 (located at the Museum of Modern Art), Maialino, Untitled at the Whitney, North End Grill, Marta, and Porchlight. Other innovative and growing businesses from USHG include the catering and venue hospitality business Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business focusing on bettering work environments and customer relationships across industries. Actively involved in the community, USHG and its employees are committed to extending its enlightened hospitality beyond the walls of its restaurants. The company supports an array of hunger relief organizations, including Share Our Strength and City Harvest, and civic organizations such as NYC & Company, Union Square Partnership and the Madison Square Park Conservancy. Meyer, his restaurants, and chefs have earned an unprecedented 25 James Beard Awards, as well as numerous other media accolades. The restaurants have consistently appeared on Zagat’s Most Popular list, with Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern perennially appearing among the top five restaurants in New York City.

3 contacts available at Union Square Hospitality Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Danny Meyer | Ceo & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-meyer |
| Kelly MacPherson | Chief Technology and Supply Chain Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-macpherson |
| Richard Coraine | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-coraine |

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## FAQ

### What does Danny Meyer invest in?

Danny Meyer invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Food Delivery and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Danny Meyer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Danny Meyer closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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