The most prominent franchise companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 358 companies tracked on Fsome.
| # | Company | Location | Employees | Total Funding | Last Round | Last Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delightree
Delightree is an all-in-one franchising tech platform designed exclusively for e…
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San Francisco | 11 - 50 | $23.6M | Series Unknown | 2025-12-18 |
| 2 |
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, is a restaurant franchise in the United States.
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Atlanta | 101 - 250 | $20.0M | Debt Financing | 2018-03-29 |
| 3 |
Tierra Encantada
The Leader in Spanish Immersion Early Education®
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Minneapolis | 101 - 250 | $38.0M | Private Equity | 2024-07-09 |
| 4 |
Alamar Foods
Alamar Foods is a quick-service restaurant operating company that provides Domin…
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Riyadh | 11 - 50 | $8.0M | Post Ipo Debt | 2025-12-28 |
| 5 |
The Belgian Waffle Co.
The Belgian Waffle is a food and beverage company that provides waffle crisp and…
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Mumbai | 251 - 500 | $85.9M | Secondary Market | 2025-12-22 |
| 6 |
Fohlio
Fohlio help organizations with many locations manage their approved products and…
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New York | 11 - 50 | $3.4M | Seed | 2021-09-21 |
| 7 |
Dogdrop
Dogdrop is tech-enabled, small footprint, quality dog daycare.
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Los Angeles | 11 - 50 | $3.2M | Series A | 2021-09-22 |
| 8 |
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box is a restaurant company that operates and franchises restaurants…
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San Diego | 1K - 5K | $3.2B | Post Ipo Debt | 2022-02-14 |
| 9 |
BSE Global
BSE Global operates state-of-the-art venues, manages premier sports franchises, …
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Brooklyn | 251 - 500 | $688.0M | Secondary Market | 2024-06-19 |
| 10 |
Brick Technology
Brick is a Stockholm-based startup that is bringing charging into the era of sha…
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Stockholm | 11 - 50 | $2.3M | Seed | 2022-01-14 |
| 11 |
FranShares
FranShares is a passive franchise investing platform for the people.
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Chicago | 1 - 10 | $5.5M | Seed | 2024-07-30 |
| 12 |
Bao'd Up
Bao'd UP is a food & beverage company focusing on delivering affordable, conveni…
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Austin | 11 - 50 | $250K | Pre Seed | 2024-10-25 |
| 13 |
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants owns and operates a drive thru restaurant chain.
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Tampa | 5K - 10K | $20.0M | Series Unknown | 2021-01-11 |
| 14 |
Franzy
Information Technology and Marketplace
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Charlotte | 1 - 10 | $3.4M | Seed | 2025-07-15 |
| 15 |
Noahs
Noahs is a food company that offers gourmet fast-food franchises, multi-regional…
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Copenhagen | 11 - 50 | $2.2M | Seed | 2025-11-26 |
| 16 |
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons is a Canadian multinational restaurant.
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Oakville | c 10001 max | $35.9M | Undisclosed | 2026-03-16 |
| 17 |
YO-KAI EXPRESS
YO-KAI EXPRESS is the tech company that innovates the future autonomous restaura…
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Hayward | 11 - 50 | $18.2M | Series A | 2022-09-02 |
| 18 |
PromoRepublic
PromoRepublic is an AI-powered marketing platform for multi-location and franchi…
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Helsinki | 11 - 50 | $4.1M | Non Equity Assistance | 2025-05-15 |
| 19 |
Harmonyze
Empowering franchisors to run exceptional and profitable networks with purpose-b…
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Brooklyn | 11 - 50 | $2.0M | Pre Seed | 2024-08-22 |
| 20 |
Ceterus
Ceterus provides done-for-you accounting and benchmarked reporting for small bus…
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Charleston | 51 - 100 | $33.6M | Series Unknown | 2022-09-20 |
| 21 |
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Metro Franchising
Metro Franchising is one of the largest franchisees in the Dunkin' system.
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Long Island City | 1 - 10 | $50.5M | Secondary Market | 2024-09-25 |
| 22 |
Peckwater Brands
Peckwater Brands is a provider of delivery franchises to kitchen operators.
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London | 51 - 100 | $22.3M | Series A | 2022-06-13 |
| 23 |
Kukua
The edutainment company for children of the 21st century
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Nairobi | 1 - 10 | $8.5M | Series A | 2022-06-29 |
| 24 |
Dave's Hot Chicken
Dave's Hot Chicken is a fast casual restaurant chain specializing in Nashville-s…
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Pasadena | 11 - 50 | — | Private Equity | 2020-01-01 |
| 25 |
Dhanani Group
Dhanani Group is a family business that became QSR franchisees with restaurants.
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Sugar Land | 251 - 500 | $500.0M | Debt Financing | 2022-06-23 |
| 26 |
Yum China
Yum China is a restaurant company managing brands like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco …
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Shanghai | c 10001 max | $460.0M | Private Equity | 2016-09-02 |
| 27 |
Woven
Running A Multi-Unit Business Doesn’t Need To Be So D@mn Hard.
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Indianapolis | 11 - 50 | $1.6M | Seed | 2022-11-15 |
| 28 |
Kwali
Kwali is a food production platform for franchises.
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San Francisco | 11 - 50 | $2.5M | Seed | 2021-07-15 |
| 29 |
Kleen
Clean is a technical solutions company for the laundry sector.
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Khobar | 1 - 10 | $2.5M | Seed | 2022-06-21 |
| 30 |
Mixuebingcheng
Mixuebingcheng is a national beverage chain brand.
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Henan | c 10001 max | $309.2M | Series A | 2021-01-13 |
| 31 |
Logiscool
Logiscool is an edtech startup that offers coding and digital education for kids…
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Budapest | 101 - 250 | $4.8M | Series A | 2021-10-04 |
| 32 |
NSP
NSP is a restaurant brand that specializes in providing franchising solutions fo…
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Bromma | 1K - 5K | $32.3M | Debt Financing | 2024-05-31 |
| 33 |
MyTM
A versatile digital platform for seamless banking, payments, travel, and financi…
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Lahore | 51 - 100 | $865K | Seed | 2023-10-15 |
| 34 |
ControlM
ControlM is a food technology company that provides optimum AI solutions to F&B …
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Seoul | 11 - 50 | $1.8M | Seed | 2025-10-16 |
| 35 |
Frendy
Frendy is a tech-enabled network of grocery mini-marts and micro kiranas for sma…
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Ahmedabad | 101 - 250 | $6.5M | Debt Financing | 2024-07-16 |
| 36 |
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
Mighty Quinn's Barbeque is a restaurant that offers food and beverages for custo…
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New York | 51 - 100 | $4.5M | Debt Financing | 2022-04-22 |
| 37 |
New World Trading Company
New World Trading Company is a fast-growing pub and restaurant business headquar…
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Knutsford | 1K - 5K | $32.8M | Series Unknown | 2017-02-06 |
| 38 |
Spotlight Reporting
Cloud based Reporting, Consolidation and Forecasting tools for Accountants, Advi…
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Wellington | 11 - 50 | $6.2M | Series A | 2016-08-29 |
| 39 |
Homecare Advocacy Network
Homecare Advocacy Network offers a white label franchise for senior living provi…
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Omaha | 11 - 50 | $789K | Seed | 2022-06-17 |
| 40 |
Pottsalat
Pottsalat provides delivery service intended to deliver freshly prepared salads …
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Essen | 51 - 100 | $7.8M | Undisclosed | 2024-09-10 |
| 41 |
Boundless Enterprises
Boundless Enterprises is the parent company of Scooter’s Coffee and Harvest Roas…
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Omaha | 101 - 250 | — | Private Equity | 2018-03-22 |
| 42 |
Flixit
Flixit is a technology business that assists franchisees in optimising their soc…
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Zuidbroek | 11 - 50 | $977K | Seed | 2024-04-09 |
| 43 |
Burger King
Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.
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Miami | c 10001 max | — | Private Equity | 2011-01-01 |
| 44 |
Hunger Brands
Hunger is a B2B2C food tech that uses data-driven experimentation to build solid…
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Barcelona | 1 - 10 | $683K | Seed | 2022-04-01 |
| 45 |
PANIQ ROOM
America's fastest growing escape room franchise
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Los Angeles | 11 - 50 | $3.3M | Series A | 2021-03-04 |
| 46 |
InHouse Market
InHouse Market provides proprietary technology for 24/7 autonomous minimarkets w…
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Ceará | 51 - 100 | $817K | Pre Seed | 2021-10-09 |
| 47 |
Brinc
Local delivery Platform. We deliver everything needed in everyday life – quick. …
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Nuremberg | 11 - 50 | $1.1M | Seed | 2021-01-07 |
| 48 |
Foodtastic
Foodtastic is a franchisor of restaurant brands committed to serving delicious f…
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Saint Laurent | c 10001 max | $225.1M | Debt Financing | 2022-12-15 |
| 49 |
Hamburg Kungfu
Hamburger Kungfu is a hamburger restaurant franchise that improves typical weste…
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Huinan | 51 - 100 | $4.2M | Series A | 2024-08-31 |
| 50 |
Authority Brands
Authority Brands supports individual franchisee growth through providing strong …
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Columbia | 1K - 5K | — | Private Equity | 2022-09-20 |