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Security Type
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Debt/Note
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Categories
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Food & Bev
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Offering Date
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September 21, 2021
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Target Raise
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$25.00K
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Security Price
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$10
Company Description
Chaia is an unconventional taco shop serving insanely delicious food made almost entirely with vegetables. Chaia means life, and Chaia’s life began at a farmers’ market in May of 2013.
Key Deal Facts
In 2015, Chaia opened its first brick and mortar store in Georgetown and in 2019 opened a second shop in Downtown DC.
In September 2021, they will open their third location in Bethesda, Maryland.
Chaia uses only the freshest, local (and - whenever possible - organic) vegetables.
The menu is short and sweet, offering 6 vegetable taco creations at a time, a few outrageously delicious sides, a soup for when it’s cold, and drinks on tap — from kombucha to beer, tea, and rosé.
Chaia aims to change the world one veggie taco at a time, convincing everyone to eat their vegetables.
By choosing to eat less meat, people are making choices that have a longer term effect for all of us.
Chaia stands behind that global shift with delicious tacos, made with seasonal vegetables grown by your local farmers.
Use of Proceeds
Chaia intends to use the offering net proceeds towards marketing expenses and working capital.
Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Bettina Stern, Co-founder
Bettina Stern is on a mission to get people to eat more vegetables. Bettina co-founded Chaia, an unconventional plant-powered taco restaurant based in Washington, DC, as a way to inspire long-term shifts in how people eat for the benefit of not only their health, but also the health of the environment. Bettina is a graduate of Middlebury College with a dual degree in American Studies/American Literature and Italian.
Suzanne Simon, Co-founder
Suzanne Simon co-founded Chaia with Bettina Stern after identifying a niche market for plant-based, seasonal and urban street-style food. Simon has her B.S. in Environmental Science from Ohio University and a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. She previously worked as an editor for John Wiley & Sons and as an environmental consultant. She is a recipient of the James Beard Foundation’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program fellowship award, developed and hosted by Babson College.
