Brami Protein Pasta Closes $33 Million Series B Round, Set To Expand Retail Presence And Strengthen Lupini Bean Supply Chain

BusinessFood & DrinkBrami Protein Pasta Closes $33 Million Series B Round, Set To Expand Retail Presence And Strengthen Lupini Bean Supply ChainByAndrew Watman,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover innovation across the food & beverage landscape.Follow AuthorMay 18, 2026, 08:30am EDTBrami Raises $33 Million Series BBramiBrami protein pasta is quickly becoming the pasta brand of choice for many American families. It balances a functional element–fortifying real durum wheat semolina with naturally high-protein lupini beans–along with a taste and texture that rivals some of the highest quality boxed pasta brands on shelves. Founder Aaron Gatti tells me today that Brami has raised a $33 million Series B investment round led by VMG Partners. “It’s been two years of exponential growth and major retail distribution gains,” Gatti tells me. “There are big supply chain implications when you have this kind of growth across channels.” Launched in 2016, and introducing its pasta line in 2021, San Diego-based Brami is the fastest-growing pasta brand in the US, expecting about 400% year-over-year growth by the end of 2026 and profitable. Brami Founder Aaron GattiBramiAs early investors in brands like KIND and Pirate’s Booty, and more recently Fruit Riot, VMG Partners has been at the forefront of emerging better-for-you consumer products for two decades. The investment in Brami is part of its $1 billion sixth fund. MORE FOR YOU“Brami has all the makings of becoming a transformational brand in a longstanding category that has the opportunity to seed its next chapter,” Wayne Wu, Principal at VMG Partners, tells me. “I want to be the one to help Aaron get it all the way there.” Wu also becomes a Board Member of Brami. In the last 52 weeks, according to new NielsenIQ data, the only pasta made with alternative grains that is seeing an increase in year over year sales is ‘Grain and Legume’–a segment which has more than doubled i...