While the restaurant industry may have survived the events of the last few years, without resources and support to help create sustainable environments, success can feel far off. Since launching in 2017, InKind has grown into the largest consumer marketplace of its kind, offering a unique combination of low risk financing for restaurants and high-value dining rewards for consumers.
Co-founded by CEO Johann Moonesinghe, InKind's goal is to deliver rewarding experiences to diners through their app, while creating pathways to financial sustainability, not only for some of the most successful restaurant groups in the world, including MINA Group, Ethan Stowell Restaurants, and José Andrés Group, but also minority-owned and underrepresented restaurant operators, who traditionally face significant hurdles obtaining the funding necessary to start or expand their businesses.
This week, Kahja talks with Johann about the importance of access to mentorship early in an entrepreneurial journey, having true partnership in balancing the load of successfully running a restaurant, funding paths that create winning strategies for owners and operators, the value of the platform as a diner, leveraging the restaurant industry to transform communities, and building InKind as a family legacy to combat societal and economic disparity.
Recorded on location in Austin, TX.
InKind Capital (for restaurants)
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