Feenix Venture Partners is a New York investment firm founded in 2017 that provides growth capital to small and mid-sized consumer businesses through both debt and equity; its wider portfolio includes Ted's Bulletin, The Slanted Door, and Capital Tacos. Its three Ferret companies show the full range of what that can mean: majority owner of Jack's Stir Brew after a 2022 debt-to-equity conversion, a lender to Bareburger whose 2018 loan never converted, and an investor in OddFellows on undisclosed terms. The label on the check matters less than whether control ever changes hands.
3 companies on Ferret
Jack's Stir Brew Coffee
Coffee · 5+ locations — Jack's Stir Brew built its name on organic, fair-trade coffee and a patented brewing method since 2003. Founder Jack Mazzola stepped back in 2020, and investment firm Feenix Venture Partners now holds majority control after merging the chain with a wine bar business in 2022.
Bareburger
Dining · 28+ locations — Bareburger built its name on organic, farm-sourced burgers from a converted Astoria bakery in 2009. It's since pulled back from a peak near 40 locations on four continents to under 30, mostly in the New York area, settling three separate wage-and-hour lawsuits along the way.
OddFellows Ice Cream Co.
Dining · 10+ locations — OddFellows still reads as the quirky Williamsburg scoop shop behind pretzel and miso ice cream. It's actually a multi-state franchise brand now, with shops from Tampa to Seoul and outside investors along for the ride. Founders Mohan Kumar and Sam Mason still run it.