Dimitri Moshovitis
About Dimitri Moshovitis
Dimitri Moshovitis is a co-founder and executive chef of CAVA, the Mediterranean restaurant group based in the Washington, D.C. area. Crunchbase says he is one of three friends who founded it. CAVA Mezze opened in 2006 with Moshovitis as chef. His X profile lists CAVA, Cava Mezze, Julii and Melina.
Crunchbase says he leads culinary development at CAVA, including formulation, quality assurance and menu development. He trained in the kitchens of Vidalia, Kinkead's and Bistro Bis in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of the Baltimore Culinary Institute. In December 2025 he represented CAVA at the NYSE Greek-American Issuer Day bell-ringing ceremony.
Public records of his angel activity are thin. CB Insights lists one investment for him, an angel round in Proxy Foods on March 22, 2024. He appears alongside his CAVA co-founders Ike Grigoropoulos and Ted Xenohristos, who also invested in that round. He has no publicly documented investing outside this company that we could confirm.
Proxy Foods announced a $2.3M seed round in March 2024. FoodNavigator-USA named Moshovitis among its backers, with Ted Leonsis, his CAVA co-founders, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Robert G. Hisaoka and Richard Ware.
On August 5, 2026, Proxy Foods AI announced a $6M seed round led by Ted Leonsis. The company's announcement lists Moshovitis among the participating investors. Lounge's deals desk shows this round twice, as Proxy Foods Seed and Proxy Foods AI Seed, both $6M in 2026-08.
Proxy Foods AI sells agentic AI software that predicts formulation performance for CPG, foodservice and ingredient companies.
His only documented AI investment is in food and beverage product development software, a field close to his work as a chef. The documented rounds are seed stage, and the company is in Washington, D.C. He has made no public statements about check size, thesis or what he looks for in founders, and his individual check size in Proxy Foods has not been disclosed.
- Proxy Foods AI: AI platform for food and beverage formulation and R&D, based in Washington, D.C. He joined the $2.3M seed in March 2024 and the $6M seed in August 2026.
- crunchbase.com/person/dimitri-moshovitis
- cbinsights.com/investor/dimitri-moshovitis
- foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/03/22/Proxy-Foods-raises-2.3m-to-grow-A
- finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/proxy-foods-ai-raises-6m-1113
- thesaasnews.com/news/proxy-foods-ai-raises-6m-seed
- mocoshow.com/2025/12/10/montgomery-county-and-cavas-own-dimitri-moshov
- x.com/chefdcava
Investing activity
Dimitri Moshovitis appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent are Proxy Foods AI (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026) and Proxy Foods (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026).
Dimitri Moshovitis most often invests alongside Ted Leonsis, Jeff Skoll, Ike Grigoropoulos and Alexander Georgiadis, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Dimitri Moshovitis
Who is Dimitri Moshovitis?
He is a co-founder and executive chef of CAVA, the restaurant group that opened its first location, CAVA Mezze, in 2006. He is also an angel investor in Proxy Foods AI.
Has Dimitri Moshovitis invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the 2024 $2.3M seed round for Proxy Foods and the $6M seed announced in August 2026 for Proxy Foods AI. We found no other public AI investments.
What check size does Dimitri Moshovitis write?
It is not public. Press coverage gives only round totals and does not break out individual investor amounts.
What stage does Dimitri Moshovitis invest in?
His documented investments are seed rounds. We found no stated stage preference.
Does Dimitri Moshovitis invest in sectors beyond food?
We found no public record of this. His only documented AI investment is in food and beverage R&D software.
How can founders reach Dimitri Moshovitis?
He has a public X account, @ChefDcava. We found no personal investing site and no confirmed LinkedIn profile, so a warm introduction through the Proxy Foods or CAVA network may be more practical.
Is Dimitri Moshovitis an angel investor?
Yes. Dimitri Moshovitis invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Dimitri Moshovitis invested in?
Dimitri Moshovitis's AI investments include Proxy Foods AI and Proxy Foods. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Dimitri Moshovitis invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Dimitri Moshovitis has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Dimitri Moshovitis co-invest with?
Dimitri Moshovitis's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ted Leonsis (2 deals), Jeff Skoll (2 deals), Ike Grigoropoulos (2 deals), Alexander Georgiadis (2 deals) and Grant Verstandig (2 deals).