[company_age]6.0[/company_age][employees]1-10 employees[/employees][funding]seed[/funding][description]Resident is a VC-backed culinary platform based in NYC that partners with luxury buildings to turn penthouses, townhouses, and members-only clubs into luxury dining experiences. Their mission is to empower the culinary community by hand-selecting emerging talents from Michelin-starred restaurants and providing them with the infrastructure to host ‘pop-up'-style events. Each evening is a ‘chef’s table’ dining experience, with the chef creating their own menu, cooking in an open kitchen, and personally introducing each course, along with their inspiration. With Resident, chefs can cook food they’re personally passionate about, exploring flavors and techniques beyond the boundaries of their day jobs.

Resident hosts ticketed events for the general public, private events for corporate clients ranging from unicorn start-ups to the Fortune 500, and bespoke activations for forward-thinking luxury brands. They have been recognized by Inc Magazine as the fastest-growing dining concept in the country (#381 Overall) in 2023 and the second fastest-growing company in NYC (#4 in the Northeast) in 2024. They have also been featured in Crain’s, Eater, Forbes, The New York Times, Time Out, Worth, and more. Their investors include Valor Equity Partners (invested in: Tesla, SpaceX, Reddit), Bienville Capital (invested in: Zola, Qualia, and Ro), and Quality Branded (owners of: Smith & Wollensky, Quality Italian, Zou Zou’s).[/description][ps]Luxury dining experiences, private events, bespoke activations[/ps]