# Kitchen Fund

> Kitchen Fund is a VC fund backing Restaurants and Food and Beverage. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last fund: May 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggolkin
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/kitchenfund
- Website: http://www.kitchenfund.com

Kitchen Fund is a VC fund in New York focused on Restaurants and Food and Beverage. Kitchen Fund is the leading source of capital for emerging restaurants trying to change the way we eat.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Kitchen Fund. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Kitchen Fund. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/kitchen-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5.3M–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Restaurants | 6 | 43% |
| Food and Beverage | 6 | 43% |
| Food Processing | 3 | 21% |
| Internet | 2 | 14% |
| Food Delivery | 2 | 14% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 7 | 50% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series F | 1 | 7% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 64% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Rowe | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-rowe |
| Greg Golkin | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-golkin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JUICER | JUICER is helping restaurants automate their pricing within their existing technology stack using machine learning algorithms. By taking a data-driven approach to pricing, restaurants can significantly increase revenue and profitability. With dynamic pricing, restaurants can increase profits during peak periods, increase volume during slowerperiods, and improve the customer experience by providing deals to price-sensitive customers, and by lowering wait times for customers during busy periods. | $5.3M | Seed | Apr 09, 2024 |  |
| Miscusi | Fast-Gourmet freshly made pasta restaurant chain | $10.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 15, 2023 |  |
| Hyphen | Hyphen automates culinary operations for the restaurant and foodservice industry. | $24M |  | Jul 21, 2022 |  |
| Hyphen | Hyphen automates culinary operations for the restaurant and foodservice industry. | $24M | Corporate Round | Jul 21, 2022 |  |
| Agot | AI Restaurant Manager | $12M |  | Feb 11, 2022 |  |
| Agot | AI Restaurant Manager | $13.2M | Seed | Feb 11, 2022 |  |
| Dig Inn | Dig Inn is a restaurant inspired by the seasons and the act of cooking. Classic recipes with lots of vegetables, expertly prepared, and sourced mindfully from farmers and producers we know and trust. Whether you’re looking for whole grains, naturally-raised meats, or fresh veggies, we’ve got a bowl with your name on it. | $65M | Series F | Oct 27, 2021 |  |
| Agot | AI Restaurant Manager | $10M | Convertible Note | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| By Chloe | by CHLOE. aims to share delicious, wholesome, plant-based food that fuels and energizes without compromising flavor, taste or satisfaction. Their chef-driven vegan menu features locally-sourced ingredients in their most natural form to create inspired dishes, made 100% by us daily. We are passionate about feeding their customers hearty, nourishingmeals made from whole ingredients that can have a positive impact on their overall mind, body and health. | $31M |  | Apr 05, 2018 |  |
| By Chloe | by CHLOE. aims to share delicious, wholesome, plant-based food that fuels and energizes without compromising flavor, taste or satisfaction. Their chef-driven vegan menu features locally-sourced ingredients in their most natural form to create inspired dishes, made 100% by us daily. We are passionate about feeding their customers hearty, nourishingmeals made from whole ingredients that can have a positive impact on their overall mind, body and health. |  | Series A | Feb 19, 2018 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gritlabs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Morado Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morado-ventures-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Kitchen Fund invest in?

Kitchen Fund invests primarily in Restaurants, Food and Beverage and Food Processing startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 14 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 Kitchen Fund's check size?

Kitchen Fund typically joins rounds of $5.3M–$13M 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 Kitchen Fund participates in.

### How do I contact Kitchen Fund?

Public channels for Kitchen Fund include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Kitchen Fund?

The team at Kitchen Fund includes Dan Rowe (Partner) and Greg Golkin (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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