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Steve Salis

Founder, Entrepreneur, Investor, Executive

Websites

https://salis.com/

https://catalogue.co/

https://22realestateholdings.com/

https://sizzlespac.com/home/default.aspx

Bio

Steve Salis has always had an inherent ability to make the everyday exceptional. His early entrepreneurial spirit led him to drop out of college to “get a head start on his life”. His intuitive knowledge on how to develop, build and invest in dynamic brands that deeply connect with consumers led him to co-founding &pizza, an east coast, regionally-based pizza chain, from the ground up to approximately 60 stores in 5 states and DC, which he subsequently sold in 2019.

Today, Steve continues his growth trajectory as the owner of Salis Holdings, a Washington, D.C based family office and diversified holding company with interests in hospitality, consumer, leisure, retail, real estate, venture and other sectors. Salis Holdings has frequently been mentioned as one of the fastest growing organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region. Steve founded and is CEO of a consumer platform called Catalogue, which includes many highly recognized brands in the Mid-Atlantic region including Ted’s Bulletin, Kramerbooks, Honeymoon Chicken and Federalist Pig.

In addition to Steve’s private holdings, he is also the Chairman and CEO of the Sizzle Acquisition Corp franchise. In early 2024, Sizzle Acquisition Corp I merged with European Lithium to form Critical Metals Corp (CRML) which owns the largest rare earth project in Europe and currently has a market cap of over $2.0b. Steve launched Sizzle Acquisition Corp II (SZZL) in April of 2025 raising 230MM to acquire another company.

In addition, Steve has a growing portfolio of commercial and mixed-use real estate assets in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland under 22 Real Estate Holdings.

Throughout his career, Steve has created strong cultural identities around the brands he's founded, invested, acquired, and led. He embodies the hustle, grit, talent, and acumen to build an empire of multi-faceted businesses destined for success.