G Squared

G Squared is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It partners with portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle, providing primary capital to sustain growth and transitional capital to deliver liquidity to early investors, current and former employees, and other sellers as private companies stay private longer. The firm targets a broad mix of sectors, including B2B and B2C software, financial services, information technology, SaaS, mobile, e-commerce, data and cloud technologies, insurtech, IoT, marketing and education technology, legal technology, mobility, real estate technology, and restaurant technology. Its portfolio includes prominent names such as 23andMe, Coursera, Instacart, Lyft, Pinterest, Spotify, Asana, Blend, Bolt, Brex, Capsule, Flexport, Impossible Foods, Toast, and Turo. G Squared operates as a registered Investment Adviser.

Larry Aschebrook

Managing Partner

Ward Davis

Principal

Gastelum, Oscar

Vice President

Richard Harris

Partner

Spencer McLeod

Partner

Past deals in Nebraska

Toast

Series F in 2020
Toast is a cloud-based point-of-sale and restaurant-management platform for the food service and hospitality industry. It offers an end-to-end system that combines front-of-house and back-of-house functionality, including tableside ordering, online ordering, delivery tracking, labor management, and real-time reporting. The platform serves a broad range of establishments such as restaurants, bakeries, cafes, bars, nightclubs, and pizzerias, with a focus on mid-market operators primarily in the United States. Toast generates revenue from the sale of restaurant-grade hardware and recurring subscriptions and services tied to transaction volume. As of fiscal 2024, it served approximately 134,000 restaurant locations, and its typical customer generates slightly more than $1 million in annual revenue. The company is headquartered in Boston and maintains additional offices in Portland, Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; and Dublin, Ireland.

Toast

Series E in 2019
Toast is a cloud-based point-of-sale and restaurant-management platform for the food service and hospitality industry. It offers an end-to-end system that combines front-of-house and back-of-house functionality, including tableside ordering, online ordering, delivery tracking, labor management, and real-time reporting. The platform serves a broad range of establishments such as restaurants, bakeries, cafes, bars, nightclubs, and pizzerias, with a focus on mid-market operators primarily in the United States. Toast generates revenue from the sale of restaurant-grade hardware and recurring subscriptions and services tied to transaction volume. As of fiscal 2024, it served approximately 134,000 restaurant locations, and its typical customer generates slightly more than $1 million in annual revenue. The company is headquartered in Boston and maintains additional offices in Portland, Oregon; Omaha, Nebraska; and Dublin, Ireland.

Postmates

Seed Round in 2012
Postmates Inc. is an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company connects customers with local couriers to facilitate the delivery of products from a wide range of stores and restaurants across the United States. With access to over 600,000 merchants, including exclusive offerings, Postmates enables users to discover, order, and track groceries, alcohol, and meals with ease. The platform is particularly prominent in Los Angeles and covers 80% of U.S. households, serving customers in all 50 states. Additionally, Postmates offers a subscription service, Postmates Unlimited, which provides free delivery from all participating merchants, enhancing the convenience of its service.
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