F&B founders get advice.
They rarely get real capital.
Dinic Ventures is built by the same F&B consultants behind Dinic — because software alone wasn't enough. So we built the studio and the capital to go with it.
Capital built for F&B looks nothing like capital built for software.
Four reasons the gap between F&B founders and real investment keeps getting wider.
Generalist capital
VCs apply tech-company math to a business with entirely different margins.
No testing ground
Operators need a full lease just to prototype an idea before anyone will fund it.
Capital without craft
Money shows up with no operational judgment behind it — and no way to add any.
One-shot bets
Funding without the software or studio to actually make the bet work.
One venture. Two subsidiaries. One investment arm.
Dinic Ventures owns Dinic and Dinic Studio outright, and deploys capital into the wider F&B ecosystem through Dinic Investment.
Dinic
Dinic Studio
Dinic Investment
We didn't start with capital. We started with operations.
Practitioner-led
Every arm started as a problem we hit running real F&B consulting projects across Asia — not a thesis written from outside the industry.
Governance-first
Angel Father sponsorship and proportional voting — every deal is vetted by someone in the room, not sourced cold or pooled blind.
Built for the Bay Area
Hong Kong capital access, Shenzhen manufacturing and studio space — one cluster, 30 minutes apart by rail.
What we back, and how decisions get made.
Up to 20 new portfolio relationships a year, capped at USD 75K a check — a pace ceiling that protects diligence quality, not a quota to hit.
Angel Father model
An existing member champions the deal. No cold submissions reach the community.
Proportional voting
Voting rights scale with capital contributed — members screen deals, not just advise.
SPV per deal
Each investment is its own vehicle. Phase A now; a formal fund once the thesis is proven.
Quarterly reporting
Every member sees where capital went and how it's performing — no black box.
This isn't a subscription. It's a founding partnership.
Dinic Ventures is growing through a select cohort — operators, investors, and specialists who help shape what it becomes.
- Community entry & deal visibility
- Co-investment rights on every SPV
- Access to the Founder Platform
- Everything in Founder
- Board observer rights
- Deal proposal rights & quarterly reports
- Everything in Angel
- Unlimited studio access
- Dedicated advisory role & co-branding
First Close & the Genesis Cohort
Operations start at ~15-20 slots (~USD 290K) — we don't wait for all 45 before we begin. Remaining slots stay open on a rolling basis after.
Anyone who joins during First Close — any tier — keeps permanent Angel Father sponsorship priority, preferential terms into the Phase B fund, and Genesis recognition. Going first earns a permanent edge, not just a badge.
The questions you're actually asking.
What am I actually buying?
Access and rights — deal visibility, voting, studio access, co-investment rights. Not equity in Dinic Ventures. Investment returns come only from choosing to co-invest in specific SPV deals, each with its own agreement and its own risk.
Am I a partner in the company?
No — not automatically. Founding membership is community standing, not shareholding. A separate equity path may exist later for the formal Phase B fund, but that's not what a Founder, Angel, or Patron tier buys today.
What documents will I actually sign?
A membership agreement defining your access, voting, and co-investment rights — and, only if you choose to co-invest in a specific deal, a separate subscription or shareholder agreement for that SPV. Funds are held via a lawyer or licensed administrator, not a personal account.
I have F&B experience but little capital to co-invest — is there still a way in?
Yes. Standing isn't capital-only. Sponsoring a deal under the Angel Father model, advising a portfolio company directly, or origination credit for sourcing a deal that gets funded are all open paths.
When does Dinic Ventures actually start operating?
At First Close — roughly 15-20 slots, not all 45. We don't wait for full subscription to begin. Anyone in during First Close keeps permanent Genesis Cohort standing.
Is this regulated?
Phase A operates as an informal angel syndicate — discrete SPVs per deal, not a pooled fund. Phase B, the formal fund, will be structured with Hong Kong legal counsel before any pooled vehicle opens to new capital.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell securities or a solicitation of investment. Membership grants access and rights as described above, not equity in Dinic Ventures. All terms are subject to final documentation — see our Terms & Privacy page.
"We got tired of pitching capital that didn't understand F&B, and building for operators nobody had capitalized properly. So we built the studio and the fund ourselves."Bruno Magro — Founder, Dinic Ventures & Think Food Concepts
Structured for scrutiny, not just ambition.
Wholly-owned, not related-party
Dinic and Dinic Studio are direct subsidiaries — a capped, disclosed limit governs any capital Dinic Investment directs toward affiliates beyond them.
Angel Father vetted
No deal reaches the community without an existing member sponsoring it first — judgment before capital, every time.
HK-governed, Shenzhen-anchored
Common-law governance in Hong Kong, 30 minutes from the studio in Shenzhen — one cluster, one trip to see it all.
Ready to be part of the founding cohort?
First Close is open. Apply now to lock in Genesis status before the window closes.