# Nick Popovici

> Nick Popovici is the co-founder and former CEO of Vita Mojo, the London restaurant business that shifted to providing software for hospitality operators. He co-founded it with Stefan Catoiu, led it through a $30 million Battery Ventures-led funding round in 2022 and the announcement of a Subway partnership in 2024, and was succeeded as CEO by Charlie Horrell in January 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO at Vita Mojo
- **Organizations:** Vita Mojo
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vita Mojo and helped develop its transition from restaurant operations to hospitality software., Led Vita Mojo during its $30 million Battery Ventures-led funding round in June 2022., Was CEO when Vita Mojo announced its Subway partnership across three European markets in May 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Co-founded Vita Mojo with Stefan Catoiu; the business began by operating restaurants in London.
- **2017** — Vita Mojo raised £3.28 million on Crowdcube from 1,179 investors, including £1 million from Elior Group; the founders described plans to license software to other restaurants.
- **2019** — Vita Mojo shifted its focus from its own restaurants to providing software for other operators.
- **2022** — As CEO, led Vita Mojo when it announced $30 million in funding led by Battery Ventures on 30 June.
- **2024** — Vita Mojo announced Subway self-order kiosk rollouts across the UK, Finland and Germany on 21 May.
- **2025** — Charlie Horrell succeeded him as CEO; the appointment was announced on 14 January.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vita Mojo and helped develop its transition from restaurant operations to hospitality software.
- Led Vita Mojo during its $30 million Battery Ventures-led funding round in June 2022.
- Was CEO when Vita Mojo announced its Subway partnership across three European markets in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — On 14 January Vita Mojo announced Charlie Horrell as CEO, succeeding Popovici, who expressed pride in nearly a decade at the company.
- **2025-01** — A 7 January article by Popovici urged hospitality operators to test, measure and iterate changes and consider their effect across the operation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-nick-popovici-902844101/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22