Blink
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Founders
About
Blink is a Boston-based AI-first employee experience platform for frontline workforces, founded and led by CEO Sean Nolan, providing communications, workforce management, and engagement tools designed to keep distributed and shift-based workers informed and connected 123. The company added over 700,000 hospitality users in 2025 1. The $17M growth round announced May 18, 2026 was funded by Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI) — the VC arm of restaurateur Danny Meyer — and accompanied a new global partnership with Shake Shack, where Blink will support both Support Center and Shack-location teams; proceeds will fund product, engineering, and go-to-market expansion across the AI-first platform 123.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | Growth | $17M | Enlightened Hospitality Investments | — 123 |
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
“We are excited to partner with Danny and the EHI team. As we embark on this next chapter of growth, we look forward to partnering with forward thinking brands who are empowering their people to win in this competitive market.”
— Sean Nolan, Founder & CEO, Blink 2
Sources
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Yahoo Finance (BusinessWire), “Blink Raises $17 Million from Enlightened Hospitality Investments and Announces Global Partnership with Shake Shack,” May 18, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/blink-raises-17-million-enlightened-123000522.html↩↩↩↩
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Pulse2, “Blink: $17 Million Raised From Enlightened Hospitality Investments And Global Partnership Announced With Shake Shack,” May 18, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://pulse2.com/blink-17-million-raised-from-enlightened-hospitality-investments-and-global-partnership-announced-with-shake-shack/↩↩↩↩
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BriefGlance, “Blink Secures $17M to Scale ‘Enlightened Hospitality’ for Frontlines,” May 18, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://briefglance.com/articles/blink-secures-17m-to-scale-enlightened-hospitality-for-frontlines↩↩↩