Venture capital firms including Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments are investing significant amounts in early-stage, tech-driven restaurant concepts. Sweetgreen’s $200 million funding round last year highlighted the value of an app that handles almost half the chain’s orders and is continuing to evolve with artificial intelligence and other features aimed at personalizing orders.
Investors rally behind tech-forward restaurant startups
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