Kimberly S. Grant is an engaged investor and trusted adviser to consumer facing emerging growth companies. During her six years as the CEO of a high profile, privately held restaurant group in Washington DC, Ms. Grant led multiple rounds of capital raising efforts at both the enterprise and project level from noteworthy high net individuals, family offices, and private equity firms. As a result of her success, she is a highly sought-after adviser to entrepreneurs as they strategize to build the optimal capital structure and for business school students at Georgetown and Stanford University as they prepare to explore careers in the private capital markets.

From 2020 to 2023, Grant served as both a co-sponsor and strategy officer for Fast Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company, which raised two unique public offerings and successfully combined with Falcon’s Beyond [FBYD] in 2023. Since the launch of the SPAC program, only 709 of 1,372 SPACS achieved a successful business combination.