The combine

What The combine does

The Combine is a for-profit, privately held hospitality operator based in Kansas City, Missouri. According to its firmographic profile, the company runs a semi-private indoor space paired with a rooftop dining concept, indicating a hybrid venue model that combines standard restaurant service with private-dining or event-hosting capacity. The company employs between 11 and 50 people, which is consistent with a small-to-mid-sized single-location operator running a multi-format venue. Its web presence is anchored at thecombinekc.com, and it is categorized as a private, for-profit entity.

Beyond these firmographic basics, the available source material is extremely thin. The company's website returned only a Cloudflare-style loader/verification interstitial ("One moment, please… Please wait while your request is being verified") rather than substantive content, so no menu, pricing, hours, capacity, booking mechanics, or service structure can be confirmed from first-party material. No management team, customer logos, partnership disclosures, certifications, or press coverage are present in the aggregated data. As a result, the precise revenue mechanics — whether The Combine functions primarily as a full-service restaurant, a private event venue, a members' club, or a blended format — cannot be definitively determined. The single financial signal in the data is a 2024-12-03 listing with KC BizCare (Kansas City's small-business support organization) recorded at a $0 transaction value, consistent with non-dilutive program participation rather than an equity capital raise.

Overall, The Combine presents as a local Kansas City hospitality venue with a differentiated rooftop/semi-private format, but its strategic positioning, financial profile, and growth trajectory cannot be meaningfully assessed from the information available.

Name

The combine

Website

https://thecombinekc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Combine is a privately held Kansas City restaurant and event venue operating a semi-private indoor space alongside a rooftop dining concept, employing 11–50 staff under the thecombinekc.com brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant and Event Venue

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSACAAAH

Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant)

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Event Planning & Coordination

SECONDARYCRANACAL

Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/On-Premise Alcohol Retail (Bars, Pubs & Taprooms)

Keywords

• Rooftop restaurant venue
• Private dining space
• Event hospitality services
• Semi-private indoor venue
• Restaurant and event space

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

The Combine operates a semi-private indoor space and a rooftop restaurant venue in Kansas City, Missouri. The company offers restaurant dining services on its rooftop combined with a flexible semi-private indoor area suitable for hospitality and small-group use. Its headcount of 11–50 employees is consistent with a local full-service restaurant and event-space operator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rooftop Restaurant

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Regional players

• Manifesto: Independent Kansas City restaurant/bar operating at the premium end of the local scene; comparable as a KC independent hospitality operator competing for the same discretionary dining dollar.
• Loose Mansion: Kansas City event venue and hospitality space; comparable as a local operator monetizing private/semi-private indoor spaces, though not a restaurant-first concept.
• The Guild (Kansas City): KC private-events venue competing for the same corporate buyout and private-dining bookings that The Combine's semi-private indoor space is targeting.
• The Hey Pyatt: Midwestern private-events and hospitality venue combining indoor dining with distinctive event spaces; comparable hybrid event/dining operating model though in a different metro.

Broad incumbents

• Town Topic: Long-standing Kansas City diner/independent restaurant; relevant as an established local independent competing for repeat local traffic in the same metro.
• Crown Center restaurants (e.g., Spectator's, other on-site venues): Larger KC hospitality complexes hosting multiple restaurants and event-capable venues; comparable as broader hospitality aggregators that absorb private-event demand The Combine targets.
• Hotel & rooftop restaurant operators (e.g., Marriott Autograph rooftop concepts): Hotel-affiliated rooftop restaurant/bars operate the same elevated-dining-plus-events model across multiple markets; comparable as broader incumbents that define category expectations even where they don't directly compete in KC.

Direct peers

• Up & Up: Iconic rooftop cocktail bar concept that established the rooftop-bar-as-destination template The Combine is attempting to replicate in a different market.
• The Roof at The Fontaine: Kansas City rooftop bar/dining venue at a hotel property, competing for the same rooftop, sunset, and private-event demand in the KC market.
• Percheron Rooftop Bar: Kansas City rooftop bar and event venue operating on a similar elevated-format, semi-private event-friendly model. Most directly comparable peer given shared market and rooftop concept.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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