Thursday, May 9, 2019

ChowNow Connects With $21M More

Los Angeles-based online ordering software developer ChowNow has raised $21M more in funding, in its Series C funding, according to the company. The funding came from 3L Capital and Catalyst Investors, and brings the company's total raised to $60M. Chowow is led by co-founder and CEO Chris Webb. As part of the funding, the company said that Shawn Colo, the co-founder and managing director of 3L Capital, has joined the company's board. ChowNow last raised a round of funding back in October of 2017; the company's prior investors include Steadfast Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. ChowNow is one of a large number of restaurant related startups in the wider Los Angeles area; other active startups in the restaurant industry include Appetize (modern point-of-sale terminals); Bridg (customer information and data); Miso Robotics (robots for restaurants); Ordermark (online restaurant orders); and Restaurant365 (restaurant management software), among many others.

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