# Gordon Food Service

> Gordon Food Service is a VC fund backing Software and Hospitality. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Grand Rapids, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.gfs.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gordonfoodservice

Gordon Food Service is a VC fund in Grand Rapids focused on Software and Hospitality. Gordon Food Service are food service operations such as restaurants, both big and small, as well as organizations like schools, universities, and hospitals. From best-in-class products to helping with menu design, they give them their best—so they can serve just that to their own customers. Want to join their family? Become a customer.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Hospitality | 2 | 33% |
| Restaurants | 2 | 33% |
| SMS | 1 | 17% |
| Big Data | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jeff Maddox | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-maddox |
| Rich Wolowski | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rich-wolowski |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boostly | Boostly automatically collects & analyzes customer data for restaurants from a variety of sources (including POS, in-store kiosks, online ordering, loyalty programs, 3rd party delivery orders, WiFi, and QR codes) and then leverages text messaging to drive incremental visits from those customers. Boostly then brings new customers to therestaurant and generates high quality reviews & feedback.Boostly's platform is completely automated & learns from the engagement of consumers to have smarter targeting on a weekly basis. |  | Seed | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| Boostly | Boostly automatically collects & analyzes customer data for restaurants from a variety of sources (including POS, in-store kiosks, online ordering, loyalty programs, 3rd party delivery orders, WiFi, and QR codes) and then leverages text messaging to drive incremental visits from those customers. Boostly then brings new customers to therestaurant and generates high quality reviews & feedback.Boostly's platform is completely automated & learns from the engagement of consumers to have smarter targeting on a weekly basis. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| 86 Repairs | 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management solution built for the restaurant industry. Our tech-enabled solution includes on-demand repair management and preventative maintenance. With 86 Repairs, restaurants have access to data-driven insights and 24/7 support to control their facilities, reduce their R&M costs, and spend lessof their team's time on equipment repairs.It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $15.2M | Series A | Jul 26, 2022 |  |
| 86 Repairs | 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management solution built for the restaurant industry. Our tech-enabled solution includes on-demand repair management and preventative maintenance. With 86 Repairs, restaurants have access to data-driven insights and 24/7 support to control their facilities, reduce their R&M costs, and spend lessof their team's time on equipment repairs.It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $5.3M | Seed | Jul 13, 2021 |  |
| 86 Repairs | 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management solution built for the restaurant industry. Our tech-enabled solution includes on-demand repair management and preventative maintenance. With 86 Repairs, restaurants have access to data-driven insights and 24/7 support to control their facilities, reduce their R&M costs, and spend lessof their team's time on equipment repairs.It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $2M | Seed | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Here Here Market | Here Here Market is a boutique marketplace for foodies and the next generation of culinary creators.  It is a creator platform focused exclusively on culinary talent (think Etsy meets Patreon but for Food). The platform provides a centralized cockpit to help culinary creators (chefs/bakers/ emerging CPG brands) generate additionalrevenue, build omnichannel brand exposure, scale and create unique collaborations. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cleveland Avenue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleveland-avenue) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [TDF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tdf-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cathexis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathexis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dragon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragon-capital-cb86) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MATH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/math-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Gordon Food Service invest in?

Gordon Food Service invests primarily in Software, Hospitality and Restaurants startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Gordon Food Service's check size?

Gordon Food Service typically joins rounds of $2M–$5.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gordon Food Service participates in.

### How do I contact Gordon Food Service?

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### Who are the partners at Gordon Food Service?

The team at Gordon Food Service includes Jeff Maddox (Chief Financial Officer) and Rich Wolowski (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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