8 Culinary Hubs That Were Funded By Techies


BANGALORE: It isn’t surprising that prosperous business employees are treading new paths in the business line. These wealthy techies have sniffed the aroma of success from the culinary business that led them to a pot of gold.

 These opulent tech minds are turning into new investors for all kinds of food chains, the fragrance of which wafts in the direction of San Francsico Bay area, the capital of the tech boom and one of the leading culinary hubs in the world. The linkage between tech and food are merging the two distinct business industries at a growing rate, reports Business Insider.

And here are some eatery line of business that have been funded by wealthy techies

The Melt

American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital specializes in incubation and investment in private companies; and it financed some of the notable meltcompanies like Apple, Google, and Oracle. It has now been observed that this prestigious company had set foot in the eatery line of business by investing not less than $10 million in the grilled cheese restaurant popularly known as The Melt.

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