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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Restaurant Business | Fundraising Titan & Growth Driver


Company : Lotus Interworks


Location : Pune, Maharashtra


Created : 2025-07-23


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Restaurant Business | Fundraising Titan & Growth Driver India | RemoteFull-time | Sector: Restaurant | Food-Tech | Hospitality | Growth-Stage Venture #CEOHiring #RestaurantFundraising #FoodTechLeader #Simplia #QSRScaleup #InvestorReadyAbout Simplia Simpliais reimagining how India’s restaurant businesses scale. From cloud kitchens to QSR chains to legendary local brands, we’re building an intelligent growth engine—powered by AI, automation, and bold strategy—for restaurant entrepreneurs ready to win big. We’ve validated the model. We’re generating traction. Now we’re seeking aCEO who’s already raised $1M+ in capital for restaurant or food-tech ventures —and is ready to lead this rocket shipMandatory Form: Role: You’re Not Just Joining – You’re Leading We don’t want a generalist. We want aproven capital raiserwith restaurant battle scars and boardroom polish. If you’ve raised millions, built teams, scaled locations, and created investor excitement—this is your next legacy move.Mandatory : Prior experienceraising $1M+ capital (equity or blended)in therestaurant, cloud kitchen, or food-tech ecosystemPreferred : MBA/PGDM fromIIM-A FABM, SPJIMR, ISB , or a comparable global institute This role isnotfor consultants or passive investors. We want operators who close roundsandscale stores.Your Core Responsibilities Capital Raising Lead $1M–$10M+ institutional fundraising rounds (VC, family office, strategic) Build investor strategy, data room, and narrative around restaurant economics and AI-led growth Own investor relations and drive confidence through metrics, market knowledge, and traction.Restaurant Sector Leadership Drive GTM and national scaling across cloud kitchens, QSRs, and dine-in formats Collaborate with POS, logistics, menu engineering, and compliance (FSSAI, ops SOPs) Use domain knowledge to shape product-market fit, tech stack, and partnership pipeline.Executive Leadership Build a high-performance team across fundraising, growth, ops, and tech Own P&L and business health with full strategic and operational responsibility Lead board updates, strategic investor conversations, and public positioning.✅Who You Are 10–15 yearsinrestaurant, cloud kitchen, or food-tech leadership Raised at least $1M+ capitaldirectly (not just supported— you led the raise ) Deep domain experience with P&L ownership, unit economics, expansion playbooks Trusted by investors, respected by teams, and comfortable with 0-to-1 chaos Hands-on, hungry, and driven by growth, scale, and long-term impact Strong founder/CEO energy—decisive, data-driven, and execution obsessed.What You’ll Get CEO Titlewith full leadership autonomy Competitive base + equitytied to fundraising and growth milestones An AI-powered platform with early traction and a clear runway Opportunity tolead India’s next big restaurant-tech success storyApply Now If you'vebuilt a real restaurant or food-tech businessANDraised $1M+ capital , this is your moment to lead at scale.Send your CV and a short note highlighting your capital raise + restaurant achievements to: & : Application – CEO, Restaurant Business | Simplia#CEO #RestaurantFundraising #SimpliaHiring #F&BLeader #QSRGrowth #FoodTechCEO