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Denise Thomas

ApplePie Capital

San Francisco, United States
Jamie Loving
QED Lead:

Denise founded ApplePie Capital to create a new, more efficient source of capital for franchise businesses. As CEO and Chairman of ApplePie, she has raised over $45 million in equity and overseen loan originations of over $3.5 billion to franchisees across the United States.

Denise has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in business and market strategy development. Her public and private company expertise spans the financial services, technology, healthcare, hospitality and online services industries, and she has led companies backed by leading venture capital firms, including QED Investors, Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow and Sequoia Capital.

Fun Facts

• Got married May 23, 2025
• Skipped 3rd grade
• I have two grandchildren since my last Summit

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