Guzman y Gomez has raised $134.5 million in at a valuation of $1.73 billion.

Mexican food chain Guzman y Gomez has raised $134.5 million in at a valuation of  $1.73 billion. 

Founded by by Steven Marks and Robert Hazan in 2006 - from a single store in Newtown , the chain now has more than 200 stores in Australia, Singapore, Japan and the US.

With Global Sales of $758.8M (including franchisees) – it has grown by over  29% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) since 2014.

Existing investors, Aware Super and TDM Growth Partners, have been supported by 

Cooper Investors, 

Hyperion Asset Management, 

Firetrail Investments and 

QVG Capital, 

Guzman y Gomez had as of the end of 2023.

You can read more about the chain’s business model in this SmartCompany article by Jason Andrew, published in January.