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Shoot 360 Asia
Shoot 360 is the world’s most advanced basketball training facility.
Shoot 360 was originally founded by Craig Moody in 2012, and the franchise has since grown to 50+ units across North America.
LGP along with its partners identified the innovative concept pre-covid and built the trust with Craig and the rest of the team throughout the years.
LGP along with its partners became the Asia Master Franchise owners in Feb-24 and opened its first Asia location in Taipei in Sep-24. Shoot 360 Asia is currently facilitating master franchisee interest for other cities throughout Asia.
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Din Tai Fung (Pacific Northwest North America)
Din Tai Fung (“DTF”) is a world-renowned Taiwanese restaurant chain.
The restaurant was founded in Taipei in 1972 by the Yang family and the popularity of its dumplings soon led to its transformation into a full-fledged restaurant.
Over the years, LGP and its partners have been great friends of the brand. LGP helped identify the Pacific Northwest as a compelling market and connected the Yang family to a strong boots-on-the-ground operator.
Currently there are 7 units across WA, OR, and Vancouver.
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Smith & Wollensky Asia
America’s / Warren Buffet’s favorite premier steakhouse.
When Smith & Wollensky first opened its Taipei location, the brand was an immediate success and demonstrated strong consumer appeal.
LGP recognized the strength of its brand and the market demand in Asia for an iconic American steakhouse.
LGP helped with the brand’s continued expansion in Taiwan opening 2 more locations as well as help facilitate expansion into Japan and China.
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Sports Nation
Sports Nation is a sports bar concept of one of Taiwan’s largest beer manufacturers.
Sports Nation is most well-known for its innovative beer price “stock exchange” technology and experience — beer prices fluctuate based on customer demand.
Although this is not Sports Nation’s parent company’s first restaurant / bar concept, LGP was able to demonstrate its value through extensive knowledge and experience with sports consumers and beverage distribution.
Sports Nation key differentiator is its vertical supply chain.
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Berkeley Frontier Fund
Berkeley Frontier Funds is a philanthropic venture fund investing in technology startups through the Berkeley network.
Some notable investments include Databricks and Mammoth Biosciences.
The fund is managed by Richard Chan who recognized the gap of a venture fund that can leverage the strong Berkeley startup network and alumni founders and provide them with growth capital meanwhile providing Berkeley with a meaningful and sustainable revenue source.
LGP and its partners are Berkeley Alums and resonate strongly with Berkeley Frontier Fund’s purpose of giving back to the community.