Chowbus Serves Up $81M Series E for Restaurant Tech
Chicago startup Chowbus lands $81M Series E to power independent Asian restaurants with its operating system platform.
Chowbus just pulled in a hefty $81 million Series E round. Prysm Capital and Left Lane Capital co-led the deal for the Chicago-based startup that builds software specifically for independent Asian restaurants.
CEO Linxin Wen confirmed the raise to Axios. The company positions itself as a full operating system for restaurant owners — handling the tech stack so they can focus on the food.
It's a notable bet on a niche vertical. Rather than competing head-on with broad restaurant tech platforms, Chowbus has carved out a lane serving a specific cuisine segment that's historically been underserved by mainstream software providers.
An $81M Series E signals serious traction. The funding suggests Chowbus has moved well beyond early experimentation and is scaling hard across its target market.