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Xiao Chi Jie Raises $10 Million Series A Financing Round To Continue Crafting Restaurant-Quality Chinese Food For Home Kitchens

10/13/22, 5:21 PM

Location

bellevue

Money raised

$10 million

Industry

food processing

hospitality

food and beverage

Round Type

series a

Growing direct-to-consumer Chinese food brand Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) ー founded by second generation Chinese Americans Jennifer Liao and Caleb Wang ー has raised $10 million in their Series A financing round led by Imaginary Ventures, joining actor Simu Liu, Goldhouse Ventures, and Hyphen Capital along with founders Colin McCabe (Chopt), Jason Wang (Caviar), Gabi Lewis (Magic Spoon), Katrina Lake (Stitch Fix), Scott Cutler (StockX), Shan-lyn Ma (Zola), and more. The startup ships restaurant-quality soup dumplings and Chinese BBQ skewers nationwide, and today debuts new noodle kits which include a plant-based option developed in collaboration with Impossible Foods, featuring the brand's ImpossibleTM Pork product.

Company Info

Company

Xiao Chi Jie

Location

2141 west valley highway north

bellevue, washington, united states

Additional Info

Growing direct-to-consumer Chinese food company Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) was founded in 2020 by second-generation Chinese Americans Caleb Wang and Jennifer Liao, who are on a mission to share honest representations of the food they grew up eating and open consumers' minds and palates to new and exciting flavors, textures and aromas. Available nationwide, XCJ's product line includes restaurant-quality soup dumplings, Chinese BBQ skewers, sauces, bamboo steamers, ice creams, and now, noodle kits inspired by different regions of China. For more information, visit www.thexcj.com.

Company news

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Reviewing Xiao Chi Jie's Frozen Soup Dumplings That Are Available Nationwide | Wichita By E.B. - Wichita By E.B.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Ready-to-Sear Skewers From Xiao Chi Jie in Seattle (Published 2022) - The New York Times

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Xcj Mastered Frozen Soup Dumplings; Now It’s on to Noodles - The Daily Beast

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Food critic Tan Vinh ate 1,000 frozen dumplings from Seattle-area restaurants. Here are his top 10. - The Seattle Times

Fri, 14 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle’s Xiao Chi Jie Launches Its Famous Dumplings Nationwide - Foodbeast

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	Raised	Growth The data in the raised column shows reported funding for this location/industry over last 90 days. The data in the growth column indicates the % increase or decrease of the last 90 days vs. the previous 90 days. Please note: one or more large fundings, especially for a location/industry that doesn't historically receive much funding, can have a significant impact on the increase or decrease percentage.
bellevue	$158.9 M	176.8%
food and beverage	$248.2 M	-41.9%
hospitality	$156.4 M	-60.8%
food processing	$11.4 M	-96.1%