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Sweetgreen IPO

$1.86B

Series J Valuation, Jan 2021

Completed IPO

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Sweetgreen IPO date and status

2007

Founded

Nov 2021

IPO Completed

Company details

Sweetgreen was founded in 2007 by Jonathan Neman, Nicolas Jammet, and Nathaniel Ru. In an interview with The Street from November 2019, CEO Jonathan Neman noted, regarding an IPO, that “it's something that we're considering, but nothing in the near future.” These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.

Sweetgreen owns and operates a chain of fast-casual restaurants using fresh ingredients and produce to provide real food that is convenient and accessible to everyone. The company has raised approximately $515 million in Venture Capital funding from investors including Revolution, Signatures Capital, Corstone Capital, T. Rowe Price, Warren Capital Group, Collaborative Fund, Red Sea Ventures, Sand Hill Ventures, Torch Capital, True Ventures, Breakaway Ventures, D1 Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital, and Fidelity Investments. Per company press releases, Sweetgreen last raised $150 million in September 2019 at a post-money valuation of $1.6 billion.

sweetgreen.com

Sector

Consumer & Lifestyle

Subsector

Restaurants & Coffee

Founded

2007

Headquarters

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Forge Price ¹

Price not available

Market Activity ²

Limited

Last Matched Price

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Post-Money Valuation ³

$1.86B

Total Funding

$672.21MM

Last Funding Round

Series J

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Is Sweetgreen a publicly traded company?

Sweetgreen became a public company following its IPO on 11/18/2021 and is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker SG.

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Will Sweetgreen go IPO?

Sweetgreen became a public company following its IPO on 11/18/2021 and is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker SG.

What is Sweetgreen’s IPO price?

The IPO price of Sweetgreen is not currently available.

When was Sweetgreen founded?

Sweetgreen was founded in 2007.

What is Sweetgreen funding to date?

Sweetgreen has raised $672.21MM to date.

Sweetgreen pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart

Funding round and deals details

	Funding Date	Round	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation ³	Key Investors
	01/21/2021	Series J	$156MM	$17.10	$1.86B	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 9,122,798 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Undisclosed Investors
	09/23/2019	Series I	$150MM	$17.10	$1.58B	D1 Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 8,771,925 Liquidation Pref Order 2 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors D1 Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital
	11/13/2018	Series H	$200MM	$13.04	$1.01B	Fidelity, Inside Capital, Revolution, T. Rowe Price
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 15,337,423 Liquidation Pref Order 3 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Fidelity, Inside Capital, Revolution, T. Rowe Price
	11/04/2016	Series G	$69.9MM	$9.00	$587.83MM	Almanac Investments, Alrai Capital, Breakaway Innovation Group, Cnf Investments, David Barber, Hanaco Venture Capital, Revolution, T. Rowe Price
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 7,766,650 Liquidation Pref Order 4 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Almanac Investments, Alrai Capital, Breakaway Innovation Group, Cnf Investments, David Barber, Hanaco Venture Capital, Revolution, T. Rowe Price
	06/29/2015	Series F	$36.8MM	$7.67	$404.57MM	Corstone Capital, Revolution Growth, T. Rowe Price, Warren Capital Group
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,798,223 Liquidation Pref Order 5 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 0.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Corstone Capital, Revolution Growth, T. Rowe Price, Warren Capital Group
	11/19/2014	Series E	$19.25MM	$4.07	$189.44MM	Collaborative Fund, Daniel Boulud, Danny Meyer, Gary Hirshberg, Red Sea Ventures, Revolution Growth, Scott Belsky
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,729,065 Liquidation Pref Order 6 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 6.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Collaborative Fund, Daniel Boulud, Danny Meyer, Gary Hirshberg, Red Sea Ventures, Revolution Growth, Scott Belsky
	12/04/2013	Series D	$22.45MM	$2.69	$108.08MM	Bobby Yazdani, Donn Davis, Jared Hecht, Revolution Growth, Signatures Capital
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 8,345,723 Liquidation Pref Order 7 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 16.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Bobby Yazdani, Donn Davis, Jared Hecht, Revolution Growth, Signatures Capital
	03/28/2013	Series C	$7.79MM	$2.01	$61.25MM	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,875,935 Liquidation Pref Order 8 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Undisclosed Investors
	02/15/2012	Series B	$5.48MM	$1.43	$36.06MM	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,831,756 Liquidation Pref Order 8 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Undisclosed Investors
	10/12/2010	Series A	$4.54MM	$0.85	$17.85MM	Kal Vepuri, Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 5,340,351 Liquidation Pref Order 8 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Kal Vepuri, Undisclosed Investors

Sweetgreen IPO news and media highlights

Fast Company 03/04/2022

Sweetgreen stock jumps on earnings report despite growing losses

The salad chain’s financials showed strong sales growth, but widening net losses and no profits in sight.

CNBC 01/03/2022

Sweetgreen rolls out a subscription program, as consumers kick off New Year's resolutions

Sweetgreen has leaned heavily into technology, which allows its customers to personalize orders and also cuts down on wait times inside its stores.

CNBC 12/31/2021

Sweetgreen stock poised to go higher after its mixed IPO in late 2021

Sweetgreen made its initial public offering late in 2021, but the new year may be even more exciting for the restaurant chain.

The Street 12/09/2021

Cramer's Mad Money Recap 12/8: Pfizer, Sweetgreen, Edwards Lifesciences

Jim Cramer reminds us the Dow has soared from 1,000 to 35,000 over the course of his career. That's quite a run, despite all the investor negativity.

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