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§ Private Profile · Québec, QC, Canada
B2B data analytics platform providing foodservice market intelligence and near real-time data for restaurants, food suppliers, and tech vendors.
Brizo Data has raised $9.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Brizo Data.
Brizo Data has raised $9.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Brizo Data is a Quebec City, Canada-based B2B data analytics platform that provides comprehensive foodservice market intelligence to restaurants, food suppliers, and technology vendors. The company's flagship FoodMetrics software tracks near real-time operational insights, detailed menu information, and technology vendor usage across a database of more than one million foodservice establishments located throughout North America. The subscription-based platform serves a variety of prominent industry customers, including DoorDash and Toast, helping these organizations execute highly targeted sales, marketing, and market research strategies. Prior to its May 2025 acquisition by Datassential, the enterprise successfully raised approximately $13 million CAD in total venture funding, backed by institutional investors such as Framework Venture Partners and BDC Capital. Brizo Data was originally founded in 2020 by a team of technology entrepreneurs comprising Ian Delisle, Trevor Shimizu, Gaetan Corneau, and Jean-Sébastien Vachon.
Brizo Data has raised $9.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $9.0M Series A in April 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | $9M Series A | BDC Venture Capital, Framework Venture Partners | SOSV | Announced |
Key people at Brizo Data.
Brizo Data, now operating as Brizo by Datassential (formerly Brizo FoodMetrics), is a foodservice market analytics platform that delivers real-time data and actionable insights on over 2.1 million establishments, empowering restaurant vendors, restaurateurs, and foodservice professionals to optimize sales, reduce acquisition costs, and identify market opportunities.[1][2][3][4] Launched in 2020 in Quebec City, Canada, the company raised approximately $8.9–$12 million before its acquisition by Datassential in May 2025, serving clients like major chains and vendors with advanced analytics on menu intelligence, technology landscapes, and competitive dynamics.[2][3][5] It solves the problem of fragmented foodservice data by providing a comprehensive "source of truth" for data-driven decisions in a competitive sector.[1][3]
Brizo Data emerged in 2020 from a team of analytics and research veterans, building on their prior success at WANTED Analytics—a global job market database that became a staple for HR professionals even after acquisitions by CEB and Gartner.[2] The founders, including a serial entrepreneur leading as CEO, channeled expertise in big data and industry passion (notably for food and baseball) into foodservice intelligence, starting with 12 years in SaaS/DaaS and two years refining Brizo for a data-hungry market.[2][6] Early traction included partnerships like enabling Food on Demand's growth via benchmark data in 2021, securing BDC Capital as an investor, and scaling to real-time insights that attracted Datassential's acquisition in May 2025 to bolster its sales intelligence platform.[1][3][5]
Brizo rides the wave of data-driven transformation in foodservice, where real-time analytics address post-pandemic shifts like supply chain volatility, menu innovation, and digital adoption amid rising competition from delivery apps and ghost kitchens.[1][3][6] Its timing aligns with surging demand for AI-powered business intelligence in a $1T+ global industry fragmented by siloed data, enabling vendors to scale growth precisely as chains like Burger King seek edges over independents.[3][5] By merging with Datassential, Brizo amplifies ecosystem influence, creating the "largest and most complete" sales intelligence hub that shapes strategies for Fortune 500 clients and accelerates trends like predictive prospecting.[3][4]
Post-acquisition, Brizo by Datassential will deepen integration into a unified platform, expanding from foodservice niches to holistic food-and-beverage intelligence with enhanced AI for social listening and consumer trends.[3][4] Rising forces like automation in hospitality and sustainability-driven menus will propel demand, positioning it to dominate as the "single source of truth" amid data explosion.[2][3] Its influence could evolve by powering next-gen tools for emerging players, sustaining momentum from a scrappy startup to industry backbone—proving how precise analytics fuel enduring success in competitive markets.[1][3]
Brizo Data has raised $9.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Brizo Data's investors include BDC Venture Capital, Framework Venture Partners, SOSV.
