Consumer VC The Future of Restaurant-Tech: Inside EMERGING’s $100M Fund with Mathew Focht
Mathew Focht is the Founding Managing Partner of EMERGING, a $100M growth capital fund investing in the future of restaurant-tech and entertainment.
In this episode of The Consumer VC, Mathew breaks down how EMERGING helps scale innovative hospitality concepts like F1® Arcade, BatBox, Puttshack, and more. We explore why the intersection of restaurants, entertainment, and technology is such a powerful space for venture capital, how they evaluate scalable concepts, and what makes EMERGING different from traditional investors.
You’ll learn:
Why eatertainment is booming post-COVID
What metrics EMERGING looks at before writing $2–8M checks
How restaurant-tech is evolving for both consumers and operators
What makes a concept scalable, profitable, and defensible
Why EMERGING focuses on experience + IP, not just margins
If you're curious about how tech is transforming food and entertainment, and what it takes to build the next big concept, this episode is a must-listen.
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