# Union Kitchen

> Union Kitchen is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and E-Commerce. See 139 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 139
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 1%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/union-kitchen-dc/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/unionkitchendc
- Website: https://unionkitchen.com/
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/unionkitchendc

Union Kitchen is a Food Business Accelerator. We build successful food businesses by bringing together our Accelerator with access to our Kitchen, Distribution, and Stores.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 47 | 34% |
| E-Commerce | 9 | 6% |
| Health Care | 8 | 6% |
| Food Processing | 8 | 6% |
| Restaurants | 6 | 4% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 95 | 68% |
| Pre-Seed | 34 | 24% |
| Series A | 2 | 1% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 1% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 64 | 46% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Peru | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cullen Gilchrist | CEO and Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cullen-gilchrist |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ingrid's Bakery | Ingrid's Bakery is a bakery and supplier of baking supplies. | $20K | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Bell's Reines | Bell's Reines is an online cookie shop that offers different flavors of cookies. | $20K | Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |
| Brigadeiro Warehouse | Brigadeiro Warehouse is a chocolate manufacturing brand. | $20K | Pre-Seed | May 03, 2023 |  |
| JB's Organic Foods | I have a passion for cooking and traveling. During My travels, I learned how to make many dishes from many cultures. I aim to bring my dishes to you. etsy.me/38wZTou | $20K | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Terracosta Foods LLC | Mediterranean snacks with Marcona 100% Spain Grown Almonds and Prebiotic Tigernuts. From the Mediterranean Coast to the U.S. | $20K | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Snacklins | Snacklins makes vegan cracklins in Washington, D.C. Started by a chef and former radio DJ, Snacklins are poised to be your new favorite snack. The Snacklins crew aims to expand to become a regionally-popular snack, and is actively seeking investment to scale up. | $1M | Series A | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| Gelatoh | CPG Ice-cream | $20K | Pre-Seed | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| BlackNerd Coffee | CPG Coffee | $20K | Pre-Seed | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| MasPanadas | MasPanadas is a Rockville, Maryland-based business that makes a modern, American-palate-friendly empanada. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Garden Riot Revolution | Garden Riot Revolution is a food and beverage manufacturing company. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Feb 27, 2023 |  |

10 of 139 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angeles Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angeles-investors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UKF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ukf-7f40) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UK Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uk-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Union Kitchen invest in?

Union Kitchen invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 139 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 Union Kitchen?

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### Who are the partners at Union Kitchen?

The team at Union Kitchen includes Cullen Gilchrist (CEO and Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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