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Gastronome Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
Chicago, IL

Gastronome Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-07

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Gastronome Capital invests in businesses creating innovative software solutions for foodservice and small restaurant operators. Their primary focus is workflow solutions and margin optimization.

How Gastronome Capital invests

Gastronome Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer. It does not invest in Consumer Hardware.

Gastronome Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Gastronome Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including TableSync, KitchenLogic.

Partners & Team

DH

Dave Harrington

Founding Partner

Restaurant Tech
Automation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Food / AgTech
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

TA

TableSync

Restaurant Tech
KI

KitchenLogic

Automation
How to pitch Gastronome Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Dave Harrington, Founding Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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