Company

Athian

Athian is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2026. 2 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher.

Cultivate Next

Mexican

Chipotle Expands Cultivate Next with Six New Food Tech Investments

Chipotle launched Cultivate Next in 2022. Chipotle is widening its influence on the future of food. The fast casual announced Wednesday that its venture fund, Cultivate Next, has i

By Ben Coley· QSR Magazine· July 8, 2026

Mexican

Why Chipotle is funding these 6 emerging brands

The chain's Cultivate Next will fund Benchmark Labs, IMIO, Clean Crop Technologies, Athian, SIMPLi and PopID.

By Cherryh Cansler· FastCasual· July 8, 2026