Luke Thomas

Founder R3 | Chef | Author | Creative Director | Investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
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Investor & Partner
Jan 2022
Curators of original food, brands and experiences. Bringing non-stop originality to kitchens everywhere. Sessions is a growth platform for original food brands and experiences. Founded in 2019, were on a mission to bring non-stop originality to every kitchen and food lovers across the UK. Today we have launched and scaled 10 food brands, partnered with 270+ hot kitchens delivering over 3 million orders, launched curated residencies in popular venues such as Mikkeller Brewery and Roundhouse, and are the team, chefs and hands behind the iconic reimagined food hall in Brighton, Sessions @ Shelter Hall. We Manage, Licence & Franchise our food brands alongside creating food tech products such as POS systems and kitchen tech hardware. Whos Hungry?
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2025
Founder
Mar 2025
R3 Venture Studio is co-creating the future of Restaurants, Rockstars & Retail. We build talent-backed, taste-making, one-of-one brands. A full-service investment + development platform for food-first brands with something unique to say. The R3 Platform: Like how a meal is more than the sum of its ingredients, and how influence is more than the sum of its content, R3 is more than the sum of its capital: reimagining yesterday’s Chef-as-Brand model for tomorrow’s cultural vanguards. Timeless Originality: By combining remarkable brand equities with peerless unit-level economics - and then raising it all to the power of stardom - R3 is able to scale and sustain each concept’s originality. Direct Investment with Direct Involvement: Brand, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Operations, Franchising, Real Estate, Development, F&B Studio, People, Accounting. HQ: Los Angeles . D.C . New York . London .
early stageHospitality
2022
Investor & Partner
Jan 2022
Curators of original food, brands and experiences. Bringing non-stop originality to kitchens everywhere. Sessions is a growth platform for original food brands and experiences. Founded in 2019, were on a mission to bring non-stop originality to every kitchen and food lovers across the UK. Today we have launched and scaled 10 food brands, partnered with 270+ hot kitchens delivering over 3 million orders, launched curated residencies in popular venues such as Mikkeller Brewery and Roundhouse, and are the team, chefs and hands behind the iconic reimagined food hall in Brighton, Sessions @ Shelter Hall. We Manage, Licence & Franchise our food brands alongside creating food tech products such as POS systems and kitchen tech hardware. Whos Hungry?
2020
Partner
Jan 2020
Fast Fine Restaurant Group develops disruptive hospitality concepts that pioneer the creation of the Fast Fine segment by fearlessly combining fast, fine and affordable. Creating brands representing authentic hospitality innovation, and have meaningful potential for growth. Our promise is to make luxury available to all, creating truly unique guest experiences while championing operational efficiency for a maximised ROI. Our stunning brands are 18|89 Fast Fine Pizza in Stockholm, Sweden and V is located in both Downtown Los Angeles, CA and Malmö, Sweden. All designs are made by Livit Design, the leading strategic brand consultancy, design & advisory firm for the F&B industry with over 13,000 projects opened! Velvet couches and marble bar tops add texture to the dining experience, and the hum of convivial chatter is softened by thoughtful acoustics. The restaurants music selections also change in order to reflect the atmosphere and time of day. A lingering scent of wood-fired pizzas from the interactive, custom-designed oven foretell the flavors of the international menu. The teams ethos is rooted in quick, consistent service in a controlled setting where the design, music, palette, lighting, and menu are synchronized.
mid stageRestaurants
2011
Founder
Mar 2011
Luke Thomas LTD | Food & Beverage + Experience | Working with clients in Hospitality, Sports, Media & Entertainment | London . New York . Dubai
early stageFood & Beverages