Ted Xenohristos
About Ted Xenohristos
Ted Xenohristos is a co-founder and Chief Concept Officer of CAVA Group, the Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain. Crunchbase lists him in Rockville, Maryland. CAVA was founded in 2006 in Rockville with Dimitri Moshovitis and Ike Grigoropoulos. Crunchbase says the three have known each other since they were six.
CAVA went public, and an Endeavor Greece event post described the IPO as valuing the company at over $4 billion. His LinkedIn profile lists CAVA as his experience and the University of Maryland College Park as his education. He also told the CAVA story on the podcast How I Built This.
Public records show few angel investments. Crunchbase lists one personal investment, a seed round in Proxy Foods. Proxy Foods AI's announcements name him among participating investors in two seed rounds. No fund, syndicate or check sizes are publicly listed for him.
Proxy Foods built an AI recipe formulation platform for food and beverage companies. FoodNavigator reported a $2.3M seed round in March 2024, and the participants included Ted Xenohristos, described there as CAVA co-founder and chief concept officer. On August 5, 2026, Proxy Foods AI announced a $6M seed round led by Ted Leonsis, with lead participation from Robert G. Hisaoka and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. The announcement lists Ted Xenohristos among the other participants.
According to the company, the funds go toward its enterprise platform, AI agents for food and beverage development, and wider adoption among CPG manufacturers, foodservice operators and ingredient suppliers. The company lists CAVA as a customer.
Public information is limited. His only documented AI investment is in Proxy Foods, a seed-stage company applying AI to food and beverage R&D, an industry he has worked in for years. We found no public statements from him about what he looks for in founders, his preferred stage, or his check size, so none are given here.
- Proxy Foods AI: AI-native R&D and commercialization platform for food and beverage companies. He participated in its $2.3M seed round (reported March 2024) and in its $6M seed round (announced August 2026).
- finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/proxy-foods-ai-raises-6m-1113
- proteinproductiontechnology.com/post/proxy-foods-ai-raises-us-6-millio
- foodnavigator.com/Article/2024/03/22/Proxy-Foods-raises-2.3m-to-grow-A
- foodengineeringmag.com/articles/101984-proxy-foods-unveils-ai-recipe-f
- crunchbase.com/person/theodore-xenohristos
- crunchbase.com/organization/cava-3088
- linkedin.com/in/ted-xenohristos-054bb515
- linkedin.com/posts/endeavor-greece_greeking-out-in-nyc-ted-xenohristos
Investing activity
Ted Xenohristos appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Proxy Foods AI (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026).
Ted Xenohristos most often invests alongside Ted Leonsis, Founder, Managing Partner and Roger W, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ted Xenohristos
Who is Ted Xenohristos?
He is a co-founder and Chief Concept Officer of CAVA Group, the restaurant chain founded in 2006 in Rockville, Maryland. He is also an investor in Proxy Foods AI.
Has Ted Xenohristos invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the seed rounds of Proxy Foods AI, an AI platform for food and beverage R&D. The rounds were $2.3M (reported March 2024) and $6M (announced August 2026).
What is Ted Xenohristos's typical check size?
It is not public. We found no disclosed check sizes for him, and the Proxy Foods announcements do not break out individual amounts.
What stage does Ted Xenohristos invest in?
His only documented AI investments are seed rounds. He has not publicly described a stage focus.
Should food and CPG AI founders pitch Ted Xenohristos?
His documented investing is in AI for food and beverage, and he has operated in restaurants for nearly two decades. He has not published a thesis or an intake process, so a warm introduction through the CAVA or Proxy Foods network may be the clearest route.
Is Ted Xenohristos an angel investor?
Yes. Ted Xenohristos invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Ted Xenohristos invested in?
Ted Xenohristos's AI investments include Proxy Foods AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Ted Xenohristos invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Ted Xenohristos has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Ted Xenohristos co-invest with?
Ted Xenohristos's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ted Leonsis (1 deal), Founder (1 deal), Managing Partner (1 deal), Roger W (1 deal) and Chris Goulakos (1 deal).
How can founders reach Ted Xenohristos?
Founders on Lounge can see Ted Xenohristos's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Ted Xenohristos to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.