People · Operator
Named in public records as an officer, director or promoter · active 2023–2024 · Restaurants, Other
| Company | Role | Sector | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Food Labs, LLC | — | Restaurants | Seed | $2.3M | $2.1M | 2023 |
| Blackwood Holdings Llc | — | Other | Pre-Seed | $1.9M | $1.3M | 2024 |
Franklin Buchanan at the center, the companies they're named on, and every other operator named alongside them — an interlock map of shared founding teams, boards and funds. Name-matched, so treat as a research lead.
People named alongside Franklin Buchanan on the same companies — an interlock signal (shared founding team, board, or fund). Name-matched, so verify before acting.
| Operator | Shared | Their companies |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID SLOAN | 2 | 3 |
| Franklin Wiener | 1 | 2 |
| MICHAEL SIMPSON | 1 | 2 |
| Viral Patel | 1 | 2 |
| STEPHANIE SIMPSON | 1 | 1 |
| Karim Khoja | 1 | 1 |
| Hiran Patel | 1 | 1 |
| JAMES HARKNESS | 1 | 1 |
| FRANKLIN WEINER | 1 | 1 |
People are matched by normalized name across records; a common name may merge distinct individuals. Treat as a research lead, the same way modeled valuations are directional, not quoted.