About

Driving Tech Ventures with Our Food Retail Expertise

Transforming foodservice

Empowering tech entrepreneurs to transform foodservice. We bring deep expertise across the entire food ecosystem—from purchasing to customer experience. Our vision: sustainable, transparent, convenient and personalized food experiences.

Our Approach

We bridge corporate foodservice with the startup ecosystem, implementing innovative solutions into our $28B share of the $300B industry. Our pilot program gives founders direct access to expertise, technologies, customers, and investment—accelerating growth through our ecosystem.

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What we
look for

The Builders.
The Problem Solvers. 
The Determined.

Next-Gen Food Retail

Transforming how consumers discover, purchase, and experience food products.

Foodservice operations

Boosting growth, profitability, and efficiency for foodservice operations.

Climate and Sustainability

Reducing our environmental impact: waste, energy consumption, and emissions.

Group Purchasing Operations

Connecting GPOs, suppliers, restaurants, and distributors to run seamlessly.

Enterprise Operations

Streamlining corporate workflows, data management, and decision-making

What we offer

Compass Access

Direct industry connections.

Expertise

Decades in food & hospitality.

Pilots

Test with Compass customers.

Investment

Strategic capital (Series A and later).

Founder Support

Navigate Compass with ease.

Our team

Amodini Chhabra

Managing Director

Amodini leads Compass Digital Ventures, where she’s helped scale startups like Shelf Engine and Kitchen Robotics. Previously at BCGDV, she also champions women in VC through Canadian Women in Venture Capital.

Jake Smith

Investment Manager

Jake is an Investment Manager at Compass Digital Ventures, where he supports early-stage startups from pitch to scale. With a background in fintech and growth equity, Jake brings analytical rigor and hands-on founder support to CDV’s portfolio.

Manuel Bauer

Project Coordinator

As Project Coordinator at CDV, Manuel keeps operations running smoothly across multiple ventures. He specializes in aligning cross-functional teams and ensuring that projects hit key milestones on time and on budget.

Salma Martinez

Partnerships Manager

Salma leads partnerships at Compass Digital Ventures, building strategic alliances to accelerate venture growth. With a background in corporate innovation, she bridges the gap between startups and enterprise.

Seth Thomas

Project Manager

Seth is a Project Manager at CDV, focused on launching and scaling new ventures. He brings experience in product development and agile execution, and thrives at the intersection of strategy and implementation.

Our portfolio

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