THE MELT

company

About

THE MELT is an American restaurant serving made-to-order grilled cheese sandwiches.

  • 501 - 1000

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Industries
Food and Beverage,Hospitality,Restaurants
Founded date
Jan 1, 2009
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

THE MELT is innovating the fast casual dining experience by combining great food and technology, specializing in high-quality grilled cheese sandwiches and seasonally fresh soups, served in a simple, fast and eco-friendly environment.

Created by entrepreneurial Flip Video founder, Jonathan Kaplan, THE MELT combines the talents of an experienced leadership team and a board of directors that includes Michael Mina (Michelin Star award-winning chef), Ron Johnson (former head of Apple retail and now CEO of JC Penney), Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital, and Bruce Dunlevie of Benchmark Capital.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
THE MELT has raised a total of — in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 1, 2011 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 1, 2011 Series Unknown 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
THE MELT is funded by 1 investors. Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Series Unknown