Foozi lands $1.02M pre-seed for AI restaurant purchasing
What's the deal? FooziDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Brazilian foodtech that uses AI to outsource restaurant purchasing, has raised US$1.43M in a pre-seed round. Quartzo CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → led with US$639.5K in direct investment, on top of US$143.3K provided during its accelerator program; angel investors added US$639.5K.
What's the endgame? Founded in Espírito Santo in 2023, Foozi wants to become a central purchasing hub that negotiates collective buys restaurants cannot secure alone. It serves more than 900 restaurants across 19 states and manages US$102.3M in purchases, targeting US$179.1M under management by 2027.
How it works: Restaurants send orders via WhatsApp, and the platform's AI runs quotes with a network of over 11,000 suppliers, requesting prices and chasing better deals. Human specialists supervise the AI and handle strategic negotiations. Foozi charges restaurants a monthly subscription and takes no fees from suppliers.
Why now? The investment followed six months of acceleration under Quartzo, which is managed by the firm and operated by ACE VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. "The company managed to demonstrate a capacity for sustainable growth," said Marcelo Wolowski, Quartzo's venture capital director (translated from Portuguese). The new capital will fund commercial expansion in São Paulo and the Northeast, hiring, and technology.
The backstory: The round extends a run of raises: US$511.6K from InvestortechDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Ventures in 2025, followed by a US$307K bridge round in early 2026 with FUNSES I and Investortech. Quartzo's combined investment in the startup now totals US$793K.
The signal: At roughly $1.02 million, this sits in the lower tier of pre-seed rounds — modest capital to execute a national expansion plan. With no valuation, revenue, or term details disclosed, the raise reads as fuel for growth rather than proof of a large institutional round in a sector where input costs weigh directly on margins.
Read more: startups.com.br
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