Brami raises $33 million in Series B round

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Brami has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by VMG Partners.

The pasta manufacturer said it will use the funding to further develop its supply chain and support continued growth in the United States.

Founded in 2016 by Aaron Gatti, Brami manufactures pasta formulated with semolina durum wheat and lupini bean flour.

“Our goal is for Americans to reconsider their relationship with Italian cuisine, starting with pasta,” Gatti said. “Italians eat significantly more pasta than Americans, and yet consistently rank among the healthiest populations in the world. The difference is in the quality.

“In Italy, ingredients are grown and selected with care, and food is treated as something to be savored, not engineered. Brami is redefining the US market with a healthy pasta that doesn’t compromise on authentic quality, taste and texture. At its core, Brami is about uncomplicating people’s relationship with food, and getting back to the joy of a real meal with authentic ingredients.”

Brami’s product line includes spaghetti, curly mac, fusilli, penne, radiatori and a variety pack in 12-oz boxes.

Consumers may purchase Brami at such retailers as Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Safeway/Albertsons, Costco and Sam’s Club.

Brami also offers snackable lupini bean pouches in garlic and rosemary, chili and lime, Sardinian sea salt, Mediterranean medley and a variety pack flavors.

“Brami has been able to redefine the category in part because of their high standard for real ingredients and artisan manufacturing integrity,” said Wayne Wu, general partner at VMG Partners. “The team at Brami is doing it the right way; they’re meticulously focused on ingredients, process and quality. That is hard to do as you grow. Much of what our funding supports will be ensuring those practices are maintained and invested in as the business scales.”