Capital
Experience, contacts, time and energy, as well as money. Fit-out and cash to trade, people who have done this, introductions that count, and hours in the room. The cheque is one part of it, not the whole offer.
Investment with dignity
You stay on the craft. We’ll help you build the business.
Dignavest invests in chefs and hospitality professionals across the UK. Restaurants, wine bars, cafes, stalls, pop-ups and everything in between. Capital, for us, is experience, contacts, time and energy, as well as money. You keep creating. We help you grow, and teach you how the business side actually works.
- Experience
- Contacts
- Time
- Energy
- Money
London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, and across the UK.
About
Creative on the floor. Supported on the rest.
Good food businesses are built by people, not formats. A chef, a host, an operator, an owner: whoever is holding the idea shouldn’t have to choose between the guest and the paperwork.
Most get stuck because money and running the thing is a different job from doing it well, and nobody taught them that bit. We do not write a cheque and walk away. Capital from us is experience, contacts, time and energy as well. We stay around while you expand. First site, second site, stall to shop, pop-up to permanent. You keep the creative lead. We help you learn the business as you grow it.
What you get
The backing that lets you stay creative.
Capital is not just money. It is experience, contacts, time and energy as well. That is what takes the weight off, so you can cook, host, grow, and get better at running it.
- Experience
- Contacts
- Time
- Energy
- Money
Experience
How GP, labour, suppliers and the door actually work. Practical teaching, not a lecture, so you leave knowing the business, not just funded by it.
Contacts
People who can actually help: suppliers, rooms, press, operators. Introductions that mean something, not a stack of unread emails.
Time
Rotas, recipes, bookings, suppliers. The admin that usually eats your week, set up so you can stay with the guests. Hours back, not another job on top.
Energy
We stay in the room. Openings, collabs, residencies, and the graft of getting a place known. Not a silent partner on a spreadsheet.
Growth
Second site, bigger room, new concept, or taking a pop-up permanent. We plan the expansion with you before you sign a lease.
Who we back
If you want to grow without giving up the craft, talk to us.
We’re looking for people already grafting in food and hospitality. Chefs, operators, hosts, owners. Restaurants, wine bars, cafes, stalls, pop-ups. If you’re building something of your own, or the next one, and you don’t want to disappear into spreadsheets, we’re interested.
You don’t need a pitch deck. Tell us where you are, what you want to build, and whether you need money, experience, introductions, time in the room, or all of it.
- Experience
- Contacts
- Time
- Energy
- Money
Contact
Get in touch.
Say who you are, what you run, and what you want to do next. If that is money, a sounding board, introductions, extra hours, or all of it, say so. Short is fine. We read everything.
hello@dignavest.co.uk