Nick Devane
Nick Devane
Nick Devane is a entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of Foodworks, a food incubator that creates a co-working space for chefs and food entrepreneurs to share their food and scales their respective businesses. [undefined]
Early Life & Education
Devane graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He double-majored in American Studies and Architecture while there. [undefined]
Career
During his final semester in college in 2013, Nick came up with the idea for Grazer.
He and his best friend and fellow co-founder, Mike Dee, thought of the idea of using technology and a community-based online culture to help people share meals with others. [undefined]
While they were saving money, Devane worked nights at a restaurant to allow himself to work on Grazer during the day.
The two eventually opened their own coffee shop called Zulu's.
They eventually shut down the company and joined Techstars as 'Hackstars.'[undefined] [1] Nick eventually graduated from Techstars in the fall of 2015. [undefined]
Devane eventually created an entirely new pitch deck for Grazer, which he re-branded as Homemade.
His idea was to connect people through food, particularly college students due to the limited number of quality choices they have.
Homemade eventually re-branded as Foodworks , as a company that helps individuals start and scale businesses in the food & beverage industry. [undefined]
He also serves as a mentor for Techstars NYC, and Defy Ventures, and Square Roots (an urban farming and entrepreneurship platform). [undefined]
Awards & Accomplishments
Nick Devane and his co-founder Mike were both recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 in their 'Big Money' and 'Food & Drink' lists. Forbes mentioned that they raised $16 million in funding and expanded to four locations across the Northeast. [undefined]