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Neat Burger is a technology company.
Neat Burger operates a chain of plant-based fast-casual restaurants, offering a menu of plant-powered burgers, bowls, burritos, and salads. The company crafts flavorful, wholesome options from fresh, locally sourced, and seasonal vegetables. They utilize culinary methods like pickling, spicing, and slow-roasting to develop distinct tastes and appealing textures.
Established in 2019, Neat Burger was co-founded by Lewis Hamilton, Zack Bishti, and Tommaso Chiabra. The founders shared a conviction that plant-based dining should be an engaging and satisfying experience, not a compromise. Their insight was to build a restaurant brand with inherent environmental advantages, making sustainable food choices attractive and accessible.
The company serves diverse clientele, from committed vegans to those exploring healthier, environmentally conscious eating. Neat Burger's mission is to provide memorable dining experiences with minimal ecological footprint. They aspire to establish plant-based food as a mainstream culinary option, fostering positive shifts in global food consumption.
Neat Burger has raised $48.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Neat Burger has raised $48.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Neat Burger has raised $48.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Neat Burger's investors include Chiara Bertarelli, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lewis Hamilton, Sara sampaio, Thibaut Courtois, Chimera Abu Dhabi, LionTree Partners, New Theory Ventures, Moderne Ventures.
Neat Burger (now rebranding to "Neat") is a plant-based fast-food chain and food tech company that develops and serves sustainable, alternative-protein products like burgers, salads, and sandwiches, targeting flexitarian consumers seeking healthier, less-processed vegan options.[1][2][3] It solves the problem of ultra-processed plant-based foods by using wholesome ingredients such as quinoa, chickpeas, mung beans, and pea protein to create "3.0" versions with superior taste, texture, lower fat, and no GMOs, refined sugars, or chemical additives, while expanding into restaurants, delivery, and CPG retail.[1][3][5] Founded in 2019, the London-based company has raised $25M (including an $18M Series B in 2022 backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio), operates in the UK and US, and aims for 1,000 locations by 2030 despite recent UK closures due to costs.[1][2][4]
Neat Burger was founded in 2019 by co-founders Tommaso Chiabra (chair) and Zack Bishti (CEO), emerging from Neat Food Co.'s mission to advance plant-based eating through food technology.[1][3][4] The idea stemmed from recognizing gaps in early vegan products (1.0 veggie burgers) and second-generation meat mimics like Beyond Meat (with which they initially collaborated), leading to proprietary "3.0" patties developed in-house by food scientists for better texture and health profiles.[1][3] Early traction included UK restaurant launches, US expansion with a 2022 NYC pop-up and flagship (backed by high-profile investors like Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio), and a Series B raise amid plans for nationwide rollout and CPG products.[1][2][6] Pivotal moments include shifting to in-house innovations and a 2023 rebrand to "Neat" based on customer feedback for fresher, protein-packed menus.[4][5]
Neat rides the flexitarian wave in food tech, capitalizing on rising demand for sustainable proteins amid meat reduction trends, with timing boosted by post-2019 plant-based hype and consumer shifts toward less-processed options.[1][3] Market forces like health-conscious eating, environmental concerns, and CPG growth favor its hybrid restaurant-to-retail strategy, influencing the ecosystem by innovating "3.0" proteins that bridge fast food and nutrition—e.g., US expansion tests scalability while UK adaptations show resilience to economic pressures.[1][4] As a backed-by-celebrity food tech player, it accelerates alternative protein adoption, paving for broader flexitarian norms in a $25M-funded venture proving investor confidence in sustainable dining.[2][6]
Neat's pivot to healthier, fresher menus amid US success and UK optimizations positions it for rebound growth, with CPG launches and international rollouts key to hitting 1,000 locations by 2030.[1][4] Trends like protein-packed whole foods and delivery expansion will shape its path, potentially evolving influence from niche vegan chain to mainstream flexitarian leader if it sustains innovation and cost controls. This builds on its food tech roots, turning early traction into everyday sustainable staples.
Neat Burger has raised $48.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $18.0M Series B in May 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2023 | $18.0M Series B | Chiara Bertarelli | Leonardo DiCaprio, Lewis Hamilton, Sara sampaio, Thibaut Courtois, Chimera Abu Dhabi, LionTree Partners, New Theory Ventures |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $30.0M Series B | Moderne Ventures |