Brami Raises $33 Million in Series B Funding

Brami, a San Diego-based company that makes high-protein pasta from durum wheat semolina and lupini beans, raised $33 million in a Series B round led by VMG Partners. Founder Aaron Gatti said the company has recorded two years of rapid growth and wider retail distribution. He noted that the scale of expansion has created new supply chain requirements.

VMG Partners, which has backed brands including KIND and Pirate’s Booty, made the investment through its $1 billion sixth fund. Wayne Wu, Principal at VMG Partners, joined Brami’s board as part of the transaction. Gatti said Brami expects roughly 400 percent year-over-year growth by the end of 2026 and is already profitable.

The company launched its pasta line in 2021 after starting as a cured lupini bean snack in 2016.

Brami is entering every Walmart location nationwide along with Kroger, Whole Foods Market, Target, and Costco stores, bringing its total retail presence above 4,000 doors. A large portion of the new capital will be used to secure additional lupini bean sourcing capacity in Italy. Gatti said the company works with Italian cooperatives that use regenerative farming practices for the crop.

NielsenIQ data cited in the report showed that the grain-and-legume pasta segment more than doubled over the past three years while most other alternative-grain pastas declined. Gatti said Brami accounts for a significant share of dollar growth in the overall pasta category.