Own a Seat at the Table.
Fusion Founders is the early support and pledge-interest campaign for Fusion Kitchen & Culture, a multicultural restaurant, entertainment, brunch, catering, wood-fired pizza, and private-event concept being developed in the Chicagoland area.
We are gathering non-binding pledge interest from community supporters, future guests, sponsors, and potential investors as we prepare for a real estate-backed hospitality acquisition.
Food, music, comedy, culture, brunch, and ownership.
Fusion Kitchen & Culture is being built as a scalable hospitality brand with multiple revenue streams under one roof. The concept is designed to combine clean multicultural cuisine, vegan options, wood-fired pizza, private events, catering, live entertainment, and community-backed growth.
- Multicultural lunch and dinner
- Saturday and Sunday brunch
- Clean meats and vegan options
- Wood-fired pizza, global small plates, and lounge-style food service
- Live comedy, music, DJs, themed events, and cultural entertainment
- Catering, private events, memberships, sponsorships, and founder rewards
Built by faith. Backed by community. Designed for culture.
This campaign is about more than opening a restaurant. It is about building a fresh-start hospitality brand rooted in resilience, ownership, multicultural cuisine, entertainment, and legacy.
Join the Founder ListA real estate-backed hospitality project.
The first Fusion Kitchen & Culture location is planned around an existing turnkey hospitality property with infrastructure to support dining, entertainment, private events, catering, and multiple revenue zones.
Building Purchase
The campaign is tied to a potential building acquisition, not just a restaurant lease. The exact location is not being publicly disclosed during the early pledge stage to protect negotiations, due diligence, financing, and the transaction process.
Faster Path to Opening
The opportunity involves existing restaurant infrastructure, food-and-beverage capacity, entertainment capability, private event flexibility, and equipment that may allow the concept to launch faster.
Built Beyond One Location
Fusion Kitchen & Culture is being developed as a brand that can expand into future locations, catering, events, entertainment programming, memberships, and founder-driven community experiences.
Meet Fusion Kitchen & Culture.
Fusion Kitchen & Culture is the public-facing restaurant and hospitality brand connected to the Fusion Founders campaign. It is being developed as a multicultural dining, bar, brunch, entertainment, catering, private-event, and community-driven hospitality concept in the Chicagoland area.
The restaurant site introduces the guest experience, brand story, launch list, private event opportunities, catering interest, entertainment programming, and the larger hospitality vision.
One brand story. Two clear destinations.
TheFusionKC.com introduces the restaurant to future guests, catering customers, private event clients, entertainment partners, sponsors, vendors, and the community.
FusionKCFounders.com explains the support campaign, pledge-interest opportunity, planned supporter benefits, founder portal, and the early momentum behind the launch.
Support remains separate from dining updates.
The restaurant site is for public brand awareness and launch updates. This Founder site collects non-binding pledge interest only and does not collect money or offer ownership, repayment rights, profit participation, or investment returns.
$1,000,000 in early pledge interest.
Fusion Founders is collecting pledge interest toward a potential $1 million campaign designed to help secure the building purchase deposit and provide startup capital for launch.
$1,000,000 Campaign Goal
| Use of Funds | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Building Purchase Deposit | $800,000 | Capital intended to support the required deposit for a real estate-backed hospitality acquisition. |
| Startup & Launch Capital | $200,000 | Licensing, legal/accounting, insurance, branding, signage, food and beverage inventory, payroll cushion, marketing, equipment servicing, technology, and working capital. |
| Total Goal | $1,000,000 | Early pledge-interest target for campaign validation and capital planning. |
A transparent dashboard for supporters and future investors.
The portal is a major part of the Fusion Founders campaign. Supporters can choose to create an account while submitting their pledge interest so they can track their package, planned benefits, credits, purchases, and future updates.
- Track pledge interest and supporter package level
- View planned first-year dining credits and benefits
- Track reward purchases, event access, and receipts when available
- Access future investment documents only if a legal offering is launched
- Keep communication organized between supporters, sponsors, and the founder
People deserve transparency.
Fusion Founders is being built to keep supporters informed. The portal gives each participant a personal record of what they pledged interest in, what package they qualify for, what benefits may become available, and what updates they should receive as the campaign develops.
This helps protect supporters, creates better communication, and gives the campaign a more professional structure from the beginning.
Open PortalWhat supporters may receive during our first year.
Some supporters may not want to invest large sums. If a formal rewards campaign launches, smaller-dollar supporters may be offered dining credits, soft-opening access, recognition, founder perks, event access, merchandise, and first-year benefits they can actually use.
| Pledge Interest | Supporter Level | Planned First-Year Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| $25 | Community Supporter | Digital founder certificate, campaign updates, and early announcement list. |
| $50 | Table Starter | Name on digital supporter wall, launch updates, and priority event announcements. |
| $100 | Founding Supporter | Planned $25 first-year dining credit, digital founder badge, and early soft-opening updates. |
| $250 | Soft Opening Circle | Planned $75 first-year dining credit, soft-opening invitation for one, and digital founder wall recognition. |
| $500 | Founder Wall Supporter | Planned $150 first-year dining credit, founder wall recognition, and priority brunch reservation access. |
| $1,000 | VIP Launch Supporter | Planned $300 first-year dining credit, two soft-opening invites, and early entertainment-night access. |
| $2,500 | Culture Circle | Planned $750 first-year credit package, private tasting invite for two, and priority event access. |
| $5,000 | Legacy Supporter | Planned $1,500 first-year credit package, founder dinner invite, VIP event access, and recognition wall placement. |
| $10,000+ | Potential Investor Interest | Investor follow-up call and access to formal offering information if legally launched. |
| $25,000+ | Strategic Investor Interest | Private investor review, business plan access, and legal offering updates if available. |
| $50,000+ | Founding Capital Partner Interest | Direct capital partner conversation, subject to legal structure and offering documents. |
For those interested in larger capital participation.
Some supporters may be interested in a future investment opportunity rather than a reward-based package. Any investment opportunity would be offered only through proper legal channels, required disclosures, and/or a compliant crowdfunding or securities platform.
$10K+ Interest
Interested participants may request follow-up conversations and receive updates if a legally compliant investment opportunity becomes available.
$25K+ Interest
Strategic supporters may be invited to review the business plan, funding structure, and transaction updates once proper documents are prepared.
$50K+ Interest
Potential capital partners may request direct conversations about the acquisition, startup needs, and future legally structured participation.
Led by Antonio “Tone” Barnes.
Fusion Founders is currently led by Antonio “Tone” Barnes, founder of Fusion Kitchen & Culture and creator of the restaurant, entertainment, branding, and multi-revenue concept.
After overcoming a difficult chapter involving business loss, betrayal, and rebuilding from the ground up, Antonio is choosing to move forward with a fresh start — building a new hospitality brand rooted in faith, food, culture, ownership, and community.
Additional founding partners, strategic advisors, real estate partners, and capital partners may be announced as agreements are finalized.
Experience Behind the Vision
Antonio “Tone” Barnes brings extensive experience across restaurants, hospitality, entertainment, food brands, marketing, branding, travel, and business development. His background includes restaurant operations, food service, bakery, travel, music, branding, marketing, consulting, events, and multi-revenue hospitality strategy.
The goal is not to go backward. The goal is to build forward with a cleaner structure, stronger systems, better transparency, and a concept designed for long-term growth.
Three ways to support the movement.
Fusion Founders is designed for people who want to support at different levels — from community supporters to strategic supporters to potential investors and sponsors who want formal follow-up.
Community Supporters
Support the movement, help bring the brand to life, and receive potential first-year rewards if a formal rewards campaign launches.
Strategic Supporters
Help build the launch foundation and receive planned dining credits, soft-opening access, founder recognition, and VIP event opportunities if rewards are formally offered.
Potential Investors / Sponsors
Request formal follow-up and receive updates if a legally compliant investment, sponsorship, or capital partner opportunity becomes available.
Tell us how you may support the launch.
This form collects non-binding pledge interest only. No money is being collected through this website at this stage.
- Community supporters can pledge interest in future reward-based packages.
- Future guests can join the launch list and soft-opening interest list.
- Potential investors can request formal follow-up if a legal offering becomes available.
- Sponsors, vendors, promoters, and private event clients can express interest early.
- Supporters may choose to create a portal account to track their package and future updates.
Important campaign information.
Is this an investment?
Not at this stage. This website is collecting non-binding pledge interest only. No investment opportunity, ownership, repayment, profit share, or payout is being offered through this form.
Am I being charged today?
No. No money is being collected through this pledge form.
Why is the exact location not listed?
The exact property location is not being publicly disclosed during the early pledge stage to protect negotiations, due diligence, financing conversations, and transaction privacy.
Why create a portal account?
A portal account allows supporters to track their pledge interest, planned package, first-year benefit, dining credit, reward purchases, receipts, event access, and future campaign updates when available.
Will supporters get anything if they are not investors?
If a formal rewards campaign launches, supporters may be offered dining credits, founder recognition, merchandise, launch access, event benefits, private tasting opportunities, and first-year perks.
Can I invest later?
Potentially. Any future investment opportunity would be offered only through proper legal channels, required disclosures, and/or a compliant crowdfunding or securities platform where applicable.
What happens after I submit pledge interest?
You may receive updates about the campaign, the brand, future events, potential sponsorships, supporter opportunities, and any legally compliant funding opportunities if they become available.