Top 50 Organic Food Angel Investors in United States in October 2023
Top 50 Organic Food Angel Investors in United States in October 2023
| Investor | Organic Food United States investments |
|---|---|
| Kyle Vogt | 4 |
| Shamin Walsh | 4 |
| Gary Hirshberg | 3 |
| Jonathan Keidan | 3 |
| Sean Rad | 3 |
| Patrick Schwarzenegger | 2 |
| Timothy Ferriss | 2 |
| Gary Vaynerchuk | 2 |
| Clark Landry | 2 |
| Bill Gates | 2 |
| Kimbal Musk | 2 |
| Bill Gates | 2 |
| Walter Robb | 2 |
| Bryan Rosenblatt | 2 |
| Matt Mullenweg | 2 |
| Madeline Darcy | 2 |
| Mark Cuban | 2 |
| David Lee | 1 |
| Jinisha Sharma | 1 |
| Chris Paul | 1 |
| Justin Gold | 1 |
| David J. Namdar | 1 |
| Jay Brown | 1 |
| Jake Lodwick | 1 |
| Julie McDermott | 1 |
| Manish Chandra | 1 |
| Ken Hertz | 1 |
| Justin Mateen | 1 |
| Alex Pattis | 1 |
| Eric Marcoullier | 1 |
| Howard Tullman | 1 |
| Jonathan Emerenini | 1 |
| Steve Sacks | 1 |
| Nate Redmond | 1 |
| Shally Shanker | 1 |
| Lori Greiner | 1 |
| Youcef Oudjidane | 1 |
| Beyoncé Knowles | 1 |
| Takuya Noguchi | 1 |
| Alan S. Knitowski | 1 |
| Ted Robb | 1 |
| Simon Lancaster | 1 |
| Benjamin Ling | 1 |
| Vera Baker | 1 |
| Seth Rodsky | 1 |
| Mark Cuban | 1 |
| Ashley Graham | 1 |
| John M. Foraker | 1 |
| Peter Hsieh | 1 |
| Howard Lindzon | 1 |
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Kyle Vogt is the CEO of Cruise and former cofounder of Twitch
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- BetterBrand — Designing a Better future of food. The Better Bagel features Fewer Carbs and More Protein.
- Superorder — The top off-premise operating system for restaurants. Focus on making the food that you love and we'll take care of the rest.
- Imbue — We want machines that learn the way humans do.Our mission is to build human-like general intelligence and make it safely accessible in order to foster a more abundant, equitable, and unconstrained society.We take a first-principles approach, starting from simple self-supervised architectures and evolving them to tackle human developmentalmilestones of increasing complexity.
Shamin Walsh has over 13+ years as an active angel investor who gained experience in the consumer space through her early investments in companies such as Sweetgreen, Flexport, and Sir Kensington’s.Prior to joining BAM Ventures as a managing director, she was a consumer-focused partner at an early-stage generalist firm with tangible assets in3PL/fulfillment, cold storage/co-packing, and manufacturing, giving her a holistic perspective through which to evaluate emerging consumer businesses. She managed the investment portfolio and served on several boards, such as Alchemy 43. She also leveraged her experience as a transactional attorney to assist in contract negotiations, fund formation, and fund construction.
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- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Bangladesh, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Chaldal — Order grocery and food online with same-day home delivery. Save money, save time
- Flexport — Cut costs, automate workflows, reliably move goods, go carbon-neutral, and improve your supply chain from end to end. It all starts here.
- Branch Energy — A tech-powered, green energy provider focused on helping consumers reduce their energy bills and carbon footprints
Gary R. Hirshberg, Ph.D., Co-Founded Spiffly, Inc. in 2014. Gary Hirshberg serves as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. He serves as an Advisor at Renewable2 Management Company and Renewal2 Investment Fund. Gary Hirshberg co-founded Stonyfield Farm, Inc. (Stonyfield Farm Yogurt) in September 1983 and served as its Chief Executive Officer,since September 1983 until January 2012, President, since 1989. He oversaw Stonyfield's phenomenal growth, from its infancy as a seven-cow organic farming school to its $330 million in annual sales. In 2001, Stonyfield Farm entered into a partnership with Groupe Danone and in 2005, he was named Managing Director of Stonyfield Europe. He served as Director of the Rural Education Center at Stonyfield. Gary Hirshberg was a Managing Director at Stonyfield Europe. Previously, he served as an Executive Director at The New Alchemy Institute. He has extensive experience as an environmental activist, including terms as the Founding President of the Cape and Island Self Reliance Corporation and as the Founding President of the Cape Cod Environmental Alliance. Prior positions include serving as a Water-Pumping Windmill Specialist and an Environmental Education Director at the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Gary Hirshberg served as an Advisor at Renewal Partners LLC, Solera Capital, the Heinz Center Leadership Summit and the Corporate Ecoforum. Gary Hirshberg is Co-Founder and Chairman of O'Naturals. He served as the Chairman of Stonyfield Farm, Inc. He served as the Chairman of The Social Venture Network. Gary Hirshberg serves on several corporate and non-profit Boards including Applegate Farms, the Dannon Company, Honest Tea, Peak Organic Brewing Company, The Full Yield, Climate Counts, Stonyfield Europe, Ltd, Glenisk, Ltd, Solera Capital and Sambazon. He serves as Member of Advisory Board at Spiffly, Inc. He has been a Director at Blue Apron, Inc. and since February 27, 2017 Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. since October 2016. Gary Hirshberg serves as Director of Sweetgreen, Inc., Danone Communities and Quantum Designs, LLC. He serves as a Director of Ramp Sports LLC and The Full Yield, Inc. He served as a Director of Stonyfield Farm, Inc. Gary Hirshberg served as a Director of Monogram Energy, Inc. since June 1995. He served as a Trustee of Leadership New Hampshire, Inc. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Simon Equity, LLC. He serves as Member of Social Advisory Board at Commons Capital Management LLC. Gary Hirshberg served as a Director of the New Hampshire Audobon Society and the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod. Gary Hirshberg is the Author of the book Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. He is a frequent speaker on topics including sustainability, climate change, the profitability of green and socially responsible business, organic agriculture and sustainable economic development. Gary Hirshberg has won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership, including Global Green USA's "1999 Green Cross Millennium Award for Corporate Environmental Leadership." He was named "Business Leader of the Year" by Business NH Magazine and "New Hampshire's 1998 Small Business Person of the Year" by the U.S. Small Business Administration. More recently, 2009 was a year of big wins as Gary Hirshberg was named one of "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs" by Business Week magazine, Stonyfield was chosen "Business of the Year - Manufacturing" by Business NH magazine and Stonyfield won an EPA Clean Air Excellence award. He also is featured in 2009's most successful documentary, "Food, Inc." Gary Hirshberg served on the Advisory Panel for Newsweek magazine's Global Environmental Leadership Conference. He has received eight honorary doctorates and was named a Gordon Grand Fellow at Yale University. Gary Hirshberg holds an honorary Doctor of Science from New Hampshire College, an Honorary Doctor of Law from Notre Dame College in Manchester, New Hampshire and a B.A. from Hampshire College.
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- Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic Food
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Tacombi — Mexico in Minutes! The Tacombi App is your balmy destination for tacos, guacamole and burritos delivered.
- Atlast Food — Beneath the forest floor lies a hidden root system called mycelium. MyForest Foods has figured out how to replicate the forest environment to grow mycelium inside vertical farms, using it as the primary ingredient in meat alternatives. MyBacon, the first product, is a plant-based, clean-label, whole
- Holmes Mouthwatering — Cleveland, Ohio based manufacturer and seller of premium applesauce and real-fruit products. Helping people reach their potential by making better food choices.
Jonathan is the Founder of Torch Capital. A long time entrepreneur and investor, he has spent his career at the intersection of the media, technology and entertainment industries. He is the Co-Founder of digital media company InsideHook and has spent a decade as an active early stage investor and advisor to a number of New York and LA's topstart-ups.
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- E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Cityrow Go — Cityrow Go is a rowing-based fitness app for smartphones or tablets. It offers rowing classes programmed to deliver an effective, efficient, and motivating workout to the at-home user. It was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, United States.
- Lobos 1707 — Developed over the course of five centuries, Lobos 1707 Tequila is the continuing legacy of jimadors, crafters, and contributors from around the world. Founded by Diego Osorio, a descendent of the original family line, Lobos Tequila welcomes you into the pack and invites you to craft your legacy.
- Jane Technologies — Jane Technologies is a cannabis retail tech company that provides its consumers with a confident, safe and simple shopping experience. Users can browse local products in real-time, compare by price, proximity or popularity and place orders at local stores for free. Jane partners with dispensaries on a win-win basis; stores only pay for completedorders at a fraction of the price of other industry software.
Sean Rad is the Founder of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021. Rad served as Tinder's CEO and Chairman at various times from the company's inception until 2017. Rad also foundedCardify in 2012, Adly in 2009, and Orgoo in 2004.In 2020, Forbes included Rad on their list of the decade's top 10 tech entrepreneurs. In May 2016, he was awarded an honoree diploma from the University of Southern California while delivering their undergraduate commencement.
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- Health Care, Apps, Consumer Goods
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Hike — Hike team is building the Rush Gaming Universe.
- Scener — Watch shows and movies synced together and hang out over video chat
- BreachQuest — Stay ahead of BEC with maximum visibility and control of your Office 365 and Google Workspace environments.
Patrick Schwarzenegger
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- Health Care, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- OLIPOP — 2-5g sugar. 9g fiber. 8 classic flavors. Discover the delicious new soda made with plant fiber and prebiotics for a happy, healthy you. Try it in Vintage Cola, Classic Root Beer, Strawberry Vanilla, Ginger Lemon and more. Non-GMO, gluten free, paleo, vegan, and just plain delicious.
- BetterBrand — Designing a Better future of food. The Better Bagel features Fewer Carbs and More Protein.
- Chubby Snacks — Chubby Snacks is a better-for-you choice compared to your traditional PB&J. Using high quality nut butters, nutritiously fruity jams, and whole grain bread, Chubby Snacks is giving your PB&J a long overdue upgrade, with approximately 75% less sugar and 30% less calories than leading brands.
Timothy Ferriss is a start-up angel investor Twitter, Posterous, RescueTime and others, blogger and entrepreneur. Tim's best-known written work is The 4-Hour Workweek, which had been sold into 35 languages and reached #1 on The New York Times, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. On May 3, 2009, it celebrated its 2ndstraight year on The New York Times business bestseller list since its publication on April 27, 2007. Tim is a Guest Lecturer in High-Tech Entrepreneurship and Electrical Engineering at Princeton University since 2003. Other education-related interests includes social media-based fundraising experiments, such as LitLiberation, which outraised television host Stephen Colbert 3-to-1 with no fixed costs. Most recently, Tim used Twitter as a distributed tool for gathering data on post-campaign donations (see Tweet to Beat). Tim is on the advisory board of DonorsChoose.org, Evernote, StumbleUpon, Trippy, about.me, TaskRabbit and Uber. Tim has been invited to speak at some of the world’s most innovative organizations, including Google, MIT, Harvard Business School, Nike, PayPal, Facebook, The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Microsoft, Ask.com, Nielsen, Princeton University, the Wharton School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Tim has also been invited to speak and keynote at world-renowned technology summits including EG, FOO Camp, E-Tech, Supernova, LeWeb, and the Web 2.0 Exposition, where he shared the stage with figures like Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board of Google, and Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon. Tim received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 2000, where he studied in the Neuroscience and East Asian Studies departments.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Finance
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Cozy — Cozy makes renting easier for landlords and renters everywhere.
- Shift — Shift is on a mission to help current and former members of the US Military discover and prepare for successful new career paths.
- The Hustle — Sign up for the free, 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop with stories on business, tech, and the internet.
Gary Vaynerchuk is the Chairman of VaynerX, a modern-day media and communications holding company, and the active CEO of VaynerMedia, a full-service advertising agency servicing Fortune 100 clients across the company’s 4 locations. In the late 90s, after identifying “the internet” as a land-grab opportunity, Gary transitioned his father’s localliquor store into one of the first wine e-commerce platforms resulting in growing the family business from $3-60MM in sales during a 5-year period.During his time in the family business, Vaynerchuk also started one of the first long-form episodic video shows on YouTube in 2006 called WineLibraryTV, filming 1,000 episodes over a 5-year window. Gary’s wine knowledge, charisma, and uncanny ability to engage with his community landed him appearances on national television with Ellen Degeneres and Conan O’Brien, as well as establishing him as one of the most followed people on social media during its nascent years.Not only did Gary leverage content creation and the rise of social media for his personal brand, but it was the seed which would become the pillar to his now 9-year old advertising agency VaynerMedia, servicing brands with an ever-expanding variety of offerings.Outside of being the Chairman and CEO of his own companies, Gary is a highly sought after public speaker, a 5-time New York Times bestselling author, as well as a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook,Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber.Gary is currently the subject of DailyVee, an online documentary series highlighting what it’s like to be a CEO and public figure in today’s digital world, as well the host of The GaryVee Audio Experience, a top 50 global podcast, and host of #AskGaryVee, a business and advice Q&A show which can be found on both YouTube and Facebook.Gary also appeared as judge in Apple’s first original series “Planet of the Apps” alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba and Will.i.am onIn addition to VaynerMedia, VaynerX also houses The Gallery, a new publishing company started after acquiring leading women’s lifestyle property PureWow in January 2017. In addition to running VaynerMedia, Gary also serves as a partner in the athlete representation agency VaynerSports and restaurant reservations app Resy.Gary is a board/advisory member of Ad Council and Pencils of Promise, and is a longtime Well Member of Charity:Water.
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- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Australia, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
- OpenFortune — www.openfortunemedia.com
- Metalink — Metalink is a private chat app that provides NFT collection. They also offer the punk owners to find and chat with other verified holders by simply connecting their wallet.
Clark Landry is the Managing Partner of Clover Leaf Ventures.Most recently, Clark was co-founder and COO at CESPPA, a cybersecurity company. Formerly, Clark was co-founder and COO at Maple Media (raised $30 million from private equity investors), co-founder and executive chairman at SHIFT (acquired by Brand Networks), co-founder and CEO at TopLevel Domain Holdings (now Minds + Machines - publicly-traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM), co-founder and CMO at TagWorld (acquired by Viacom). Clark was a founding investor of Gradient X, a mobile DSP (acquired by SingTel), Traffic Marketplace, an advertising network (acquired by Vivendi), Adconion Media Group, a provider of digital media advertising solutions (acquired by Amobee), Conversion Logic, an advertising attribution company, and CREXi, a commercial real estate marketplace.Clark holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Yale University.
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- Software, Internet, Advertising
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Mexico, Bulgaria
Portfolio highlights
- Esper — Esper is the first cloud-based platform to help governments proactively manage public policy with better data and transparency.
- Acquicent — Acquicent enables the issuance and trading of blockchain tokens linked to digital and real-world collectibles.
- AlphaFlow — AlphaFlow is a tech-driven investment company providing professionally managed portfolios of real estate loans to institutional investors. They work with the residential real estate lenders around the country and underwrite their loans across 50+ factors. AlphaFlow invests in the best deals, splitting our clients’ portfolios across 75-100 loansinto15+ states to create AlphaFlow Optimized Portfolios. They took the best practices of investment management, like diversification, rebalancing, and institutional-quality data analytics, and automated them so that investors could receive these benefits without the high fees and high minimums of traditional real estate investing. It is ultimately a simpler, more intelligent way to invest in real estate.AlphaFlow was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bill Gates is the founder, technology advisor, and board member of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He served as chairman of the board until Feb. 4, 2014.On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company tospend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a website launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve on Microsoft’s Board of Directors and as an advisor on key development projects. He is also the Founder of Breakthrough Energy.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer – the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft’s mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective, and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year.In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com. Gates’ previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world’s largest resources of visual information – a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.Philanthropy is very important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.orgGates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf, tennis, and bridge.
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- Energy, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Series C, Series A, Series B
- United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Mainspring Energy — Local power generation for the net-zero carbon grid.
- Heineken — Welcome to the global website for Heineken International. Find information about our company, history, brands, strategy and careers here.
- Inflection AI — We are an AI studio creating a personal AI for everyone.
Kimbal Musk is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Big Green.
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- Food and Beverage, Software, News
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Goodr — Goodr leverages technology and logistics to reduce waste and eliminate hunger. Discover how we provide organizations with solutions that create impact.
- BlocPower — BlocPower is your one-stop-shop for modern, all-electric heating and cooling. Secure big incentives & save up to 40% on energy bills when upgrading to a sleek, comfortable and extremely efficient heat pump system.
- Everytable — Everytable aims to redefine the food landscape the same way McDonald’s did fifty years ago. But this time, instead of burgers and fries, they are selling nutritious, fresh, made-from-scratch food, at fast-food prices.
Bill Gates is the founder, technology advisor, and board member of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He served as chairman of the board until Feb. 4, 2014.On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company tospend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a website launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve on Microsoft’s Board of Directors and as an advisor on key development projects. He is also the Founder of Breakthrough Energy.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer – the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft’s mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective, and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year.In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com. Gates’ previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world’s largest resources of visual information – a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.Philanthropy is very important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.orgGates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf, tennis, and bridge.
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- Energy, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Series A, Series C, Series B
- United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Mainspring Energy — Local power generation for the net-zero carbon grid.
- Heineken — Welcome to the global website for Heineken International. Find information about our company, history, brands, strategy and careers here.
- Inflection AI — We are an AI studio creating a personal AI for everyone.
Walter Robb is the co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market.
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- Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic
- Series B, Seed, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Bachan's — Bachan is a food and beverage company that produces traditional Japanese barbecue sauce to serve customers. The company's sauce is cold-filled, non-pasteurized, so there are no preservatives or added flavorings that could be used as a marinade on meat, fish, veggies, and rice or also be consumed as dips for sausages and fries, enablingconsumers to get a taste of tradition with this umami-filled sauce.Bachan was founded in 2019 by Justin Gill.
- Rev Energy Gum — Rev Energy Gum - The #1 caffeine gum in the US bringing you the best source of on-the-go energy! The best tasting sugar free gum and coffee alternative that is equal to a shot of espresso in every piece - like having the energy of 6 energy shots in your pocket!
- Afresh — A solution built specifically to manage fresh department inventory, forecasting, ordering, merchandising, and store operations. Afresh eliminates food waste, improves perimeter operations, and transforms demand planning chainwide.
Bryan Rosenblatt (born July 4, 1989 in New York, New York, United States) is an American Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur. He is a Partner at Craft Ventures, a venture firm with over $2 billion AUM started by David Sacks. He is also a founder of Riverside Ventures, which he started in 2017, and a former executive at Reddit and Twitter. Hepreviously worked at Reddit as the Head of Sales. Bryan Rosenblatt attended the University of Connecticut School of Business and Charles University.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Dapper Labs — Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world.
- Jomboy Media — We cover the topics we love, including sports, movies, songs, and history. If we can talk about it with enthusiasm, we've got a show for it.
- Underdog Fantasy — Fantasy sports for real money
Matt Mullenweg is the CEO at Automattic Inc. Matt Mullenweg attended the University of Houston.
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- Software, Mobile, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Liquid AI — Building AGI, AI as Service, Generative AI
- NocoDB — Free & Open Source Airtable alternative. Turns any SQL database into a smart spreadsheet. Supports MySQL, Postgres, SQL server, MariaDB & SQLite.
- Mindset Health — Mindset Health is a digital therapeutics company that helps people manage chronic health issues like irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety with app-based hypnotherapy.
Madeline Darcy is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kaya Ventures. Madeline Darcy attended Harvard Business School.
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- Food and Beverage, Wellness, Consumer Goods
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- PERKS Showcase™ — We are leaders in the employee experience business. Through our brands, we help HR teams more effectively engage their employees with their brand and benefits.As the creators of Showcase™ - The employee experience platform, we give HR the power to effectively market their benefits and experiences to employees. PERKS helps employers find the rightbenefits, connects them with employees, and measures their success. In 2020, we helped small, medium, and Fortune 500 groups host successful virtual benefits, wellness, and open enrollment fairs for their teams. The Showcase platform was designed and built for both the annual fair and ongoing employee awareness. Our easy-to-use, vendor-friendly platform allows employers to:Host events with live vendors throughout the year, 24/7/365 Educate employees on their benefits, throughout the year Allows for personalized employee updates from HQ + vendors Tracks employee behavior and attendance, improving engagement Allows HR to design the future benefits experience based on employee - provided feedbackOwners & creators of PERKSCon - the world's largest employee-experience expo (SF, NYC, BOS, LA, CHI, TOR) Owners & creators of The People Ops Society - the leading new-age professional membership for forward-thinking HR/People leaders.
- Moku Foods — Plant-based jerky made from mushrooms. Vegan, gluten free snacks perfect for kids and adults.
- Showcase Insights — SHOWCASE is a next-gen product research startup, leveraging technology to generate targeted, efficient, agile consumer insights.
Mark Cuban is the founder of Fireside, Chairman and Founding partner of AXS TV, and the Owner of Dallas Mavericks. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Broadcast.com. Mrk attended the Indiana University Bloomington.
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- Blockchain, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Vietnam, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Leverage — Answering the Fundamental Question: "Where
- Regent — We build all-electric, passenger-carrying, wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to service coastal routes with technology available today.
- Bequest Finance — Succession and protection for digital assets. Trusts, Wills, Payable on Death, LLCs, tax efficient structuring for Crypto, Documents, Email data, and more.
David was hired at Google in 2000 as one of the first 200 employees, and was the first executive to lead their international BD, sales, and operations. He launched Google’s first international ads and founded their offices in Asia, Europe and Latam. He hired the first intl. mgmt. teams, and established Google’s overseas business. After Google,David co-founded XG Ventures, a Google alumni fund and was Co-founding Partner of SK Telecom Ventures, a $100M corp. VC fund based in Silicon Valley. His personal and VC investments include over 50 companies with 20+ acquisitions such as Tapulous (acq. by Disney), Posterous (acq. by Twitter), Scoopler (acq. by Google), ABitLucky (acq. by Zynga), Chai Labs (acq. by Facebook), Cue (acq. by Apple), Kabam (acq. by Netmarble), Chartboost, Wish, and many others. David is an LP in Y Combinator and SV Angel. In 2015, he partnered with Michael Bay (Transformers, The Rock) at 451 Media, to lead their tech and media investments and partnerships. David later formed Open Source Studios, a Stanford Business School based advisory group with prof. and two time Oscar winner Bill Guttentag, to help founders of tech & media startups such as MasterClass and Illumix. David is also a Partner at B&C Group, a leading talent mgmt. & prod. co., connecting Korea, Hollywood and Silicon Valley. He currently invests in emerging tech & media companies through his venture capital fund SLVC.David is on the advisory boards of ASES (Stanford Entrepreneurship Society), and HPAIR (Harvard Project for Asian & Intl. Relations).BloombergBusinessweek “Google’s Real Power” flic.kr/p/7FVJgr The Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/2UEQAujDecoding Silicon Valley: goo.gl/ZFAefzTechcrunch: goo.gl/9q9chzTop Angel Investors: goo.gl/4eqfbm“New Silicon Valley Stars of Korean Descent” goo.gl/ZwFCu6"[슈퍼리치]실리콘밸리 뉴 코리안 슈퍼리치" goo.gl/WBQOf0“스타트업 눈앞 이익만..." goo.gl/KB78mCSina News: bit.ly/2QaCqAc
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- Software, FinTech, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Japan, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Bolt Labs — Bolt Labs provides instant private payments for everyday purchases. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Right Rice — RightRice is a tasty new rice grain that's made from vegetables. It's what they all love about rice, but made even right-er. RightRice is a complete, plant-based protein that's delicious, nutritious, and easy to cook. Every bowl of RightRice has more than double the protein, five times the fiber, and almost 40 percent fewer net carbsthan a bowl of white rice. Just like rice, RightRice soaks up your favorite flavors and sauces. Original RightRice is ready to season your own way, or you can try one of their delicious, already seasoned varieties like Lemon Pepper, Spanish or Garlic Herb—all using real herbs and spices, nothing artificial, non-GMO, vegan, and a complete source of protein, all with a low glycemic index.
- The Plug Drink — The Plug Drink is made with 100% natural ingredients. Bounce-back faster than ever.
Jinisha Sharma
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- Food and Beverage, Organic, Organic Food
- Seed
- India, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Goodmylk — Served all over India. Free home delivery available. Order now for plant-based dairy needs!
- Goodmylk — Goodmylk is a provider of beverage used intended to make raw, organic, and homemade plant-based milk and creamers. Its products are plant-based frozen concentrate and powder made of real food ingredients created with rich, creamy, and delicious homemade plant milk products come in original almond, pure almond, and original hemp flavors to create athick, creamy foam that creates perfect latte art every time that enable consumers and baristas to make almond and hemp-based milk by just adding water without any chemicals, binders, fillers, gums. or preservatives.
Christopher Emmanuel Paul is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association.
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- Food and Beverage, Sports, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, France, Portugal
Portfolio highlights
- Scout - Make Money Moves — Our mission is to make investing fun, relatable, and safe. Scout is an investing platform that allows you to build investment portfolios aligned with your interests. Think: eco-friendly brands, Women-led companies, Bitcoin, and the most popular Gen Z stocks. With Scout, you choose what you invest in, and we risk-manage your portfolio so you caninvest safely.
- Buoy — Zero sugar liquid electrolytes and ionic trace minerals that blend with any beverage, even alcohol and coffee. No sugar, no stevia, no dextrose, no flavorings and no artificial ingredients. Gluten and major allergen free. Vegan and non-GMO.
- Mitchell & Ness — Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia manufactures and retails apparel and accessories for men and women. It focuses on offering consumers a range of licensed apparel from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and AFL; and non-licensed active wear. The company offers adjustables, banners and pennants, bottoms, buckets, fitted products, fleece products, jerseys, outerwear,shirts, slouch products, snapback products, and strapback products; and headwear, duffle bags, gloves, scarves, and socks.
Justin Gold is the founder of Justin’s, a natural foods company that produces organic and all-natural nut butters and peanut butter cups. From humble beginnings at local Farmers’ Markets to launching a national brand, Justin’s is now one of the country’s fastest growing natural foods companies, with Gold serving as an innovator and thought-leaderin the space. Gold is a passionate entrepreneur who encourages others to follow their passion and never stop asking questions along the way. He lives in Boulder with his wife and children, finding his work/life balance by enjoying an active lifestyle there as an avid trail runner, mountain biker, skier and backpacker.
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- Food and Beverage, Wellness, Fruit
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Weller — Harness the power of broad spectrum CBD & immune boosting elderberry syrup in our functional sparkling water and drink mixes in six delicious flavors.
- Ginger Health Company (dba Wonderbelly) — Ginger Health Company provides digestive health products and solutions.
- Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha — Rowdy Mermaid is a modern functional beverage company on a mission to make wellness a delicious and beautiful adventure. All our products are made with sustainably-sourced functional botanicals, herbs and mushrooms and have unique, trend-forward flavors and health benefits.
David J. Namdar is the Co-Founder of NFT.com. Attended at University of Southern California.
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- Blockchain, FinTech, Financial Services
- Funding Round, Angel, Seed
- United States, Switzerland, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Docker — Docker is a platform designed to help developers build, share, and run container applications. We handle the tedious setup, so you can focus on the code.
- Aleo — Welcome to Aleo. The first platform for fully private applications. Write, run, and host private applications on Aleo. The ultimate toolkit for building private applications is finally here.
- Badger DAO — BadgerDAO is a decentralized collective of builders supporting community driven growth for Bitcoin across DeFi.
Jay Brown has served as a member of our Board since January 2014. Jay Brown, a 20-year music industry executive veteran, fostered the careers and discovered countless superstars including Rihanna and Ne-Yo and worked with artists such as NAS. Jay Brown is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roc Nation, a full-service entertainment companystarted in 2008. Mr. Brown currently overseas the careers of a diverse Roc Nation roster comprised of Grammy award winning and critically acclaimed recording artists, writers and producers including Rihanna, Shakira, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue and Santigold. Prior to Roc Nation, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President for Def Jam Recordings from 2005 to 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Elektra Records from 1999 to 2004. Our Board has concluded that Mr. Brown should serve on the Board based upon his experience as an entrepreneur and senior executive and his broad knowledge of the music and entertainment industries.
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- Beauty, Retail, Fashion
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Pela — World's First 100% Compostable, Eco-Friendly iPhone and Android phone cases working towards plastic free oceans!
- Right Rice — RightRice is a tasty new rice grain that's made from vegetables. It's what they all love about rice, but made even right-er. RightRice is a complete, plant-based protein that's delicious, nutritious, and easy to cook. Every bowl of RightRice has more than double the protein, five times the fiber, and almost 40 percent fewer net carbsthan a bowl of white rice. Just like rice, RightRice soaks up your favorite flavors and sauces. Original RightRice is ready to season your own way, or you can try one of their delicious, already seasoned varieties like Lemon Pepper, Spanish or Garlic Herb—all using real herbs and spices, nothing artificial, non-GMO, vegan, and a complete source of protein, all with a low glycemic index.
- Alchemy — Whether you're a beginner, working on a side project, or one of the largest teams in the blockchain space, Alchemy makes Ethereum development easy with enhanced APIs, node infrastructure, and developer tooling. Get started for free!
Jake Lodwick has been involved with a number of internet startups. He is best known for founding Vimeo.Lodwick's first internet success was with his website, Blumpy.org.Lodwick was the initial web developer for CollegeHumor and the resulting Connected Ventures in 2004. After departing Vimeo and selliung it to Shimon Haber TLC, Lodwickworked as an independent creative engineer, launching Pummelvision.He recently started Elepath, a consumer tech company.
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- Events, Organic Food, Enterprise Software
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Wake — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
- HowGood — Measure, communicate, and improve your impact with Latis, the world's largest product sustainability database.
- Offline — The owner of this domain is open to offers including but not limited to equity or other strategic partnerships with brands and startup companies. For more information please click the contact owner button or a hire a broker to negotiate the best deal.
Early Stage Tech Investor; LP; Mortgage Backed Securities Trader, Columbia MBA, Portuguese, Spanish and English.
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- E-Commerce, Marketplace, FinTech
- Seed, Debt Financing, Series A
- United States, India, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Brandefy — Dupe Alert | The app helping beauty enthusiasts find affordable alternatives to cult-favorite products through extensive comparative reviews.
- Matriark Foods — Matriark Foods is a social enterprise business that captures surplus produce and upcycled fresh-cut remnants within local food systems and creates nutritious and affordable value-added products for food service businesses, schools and hospitals.
- Kernal Biologics — Kernal biologics is an onco-selective mRNA therapeutics company located in Cambridge, MA
Manish Chandra is the founder and CEO of Poshmark, the largest social marketplace for fashion where millions of people come to buy, sell and share their personal style. Manish has always been passionate about building communities and founded the first social shopping company, Kaboodle, which was acquired by Hearst Corporation in 2007. WithPoshmark, Manish has applied his understanding of technology to change the way women think about shopping, building a passionate community based around people's love for fashion and each other. Manish received a BTech from IIT Kanpur, MS from UT Austin, and an MBA from Haas School of Business.
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- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Local
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Shef — Enter code FIRST10 at checkout and save $10 on your first order
- Swimply — Swimply is an online marketplace that allows owners of underutilized swimming pools to monetize their pools’ downtime by sharing them locally by the hour. Think Airbnb, but for swimming pools.
- Belong — Renting is the new American lifestyle. We didn't create it. But we're making it sing.
Kenneth Hertz, is a Senior Partner in the Beverly Hills law firm of Hertz Lichtenstein & Young LLP. Ken and his partners specialize in representing talent and new media companies in the sports and entertainment industries. The firm's clients include Will, Jada, Willow and Jaden Smith, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am,Keith Richards, Herbie Hancock, Jason Mraz, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, David Blaine, Shaun White, Wayne Gretzky, Jamie Oliver, James Patterson, Lionel Richie and Enrique Iglesias.
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- Video, Internet, Consumer
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Whalar — Whalar is on a mission to Liberate the Creative Voice and make advertising more inclusive, diverse and effective.
- Vita Coco — Vita Coco is naturally loaded with the five key electrolytes: potassium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and calcium. It's what you need to stay hydrated. On a diet? No sweat! Vita Coco is also fat and cholesterol free. All Market Inc., doing business as Vita Coco, provides non-carbonated beverages.
- Global Belly — Get inspired! Discover new products and recipe kits from your favorite chefs and bloggers. From cooking to baking - we have everything you need to enjoy something special today.
Justin Mateen is the Founder of Tinder, the world's largest dating platform. Founded in 2012, Tinder is the highest grossing app on Apple's app store since 2017 and was valued at over $40 Billion dollars in 2021. In 2021, Business Insider ranked Mateen as the best early stage investor in the US, placing him at the number 1 spot on thetop 100 list of US Seed Investors. In 2020, Forbes included Mateen on their list of the decade's top 10 tech entrepreneurs. Fast Company has listed him as one of the most creative people in business.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Mexico, India
Portfolio highlights
- Rise — We make it easy for you to find, hire, pay, and manage contractors internationally while ensuring full compliance. Pay your team in fiat or crypto.
- Slash — Tens of thousands of online businesses use Slash to track their profits, earn cash back, and get faster payouts from platforms like GOAT and Amazon. No LLC required, no account fees, no minimum balance, and no credit checks.
- Somethings — Somethings is a platform for wellness tailored to young people that links youngsters with qualified mentors.
Alex Pattis is a General Partner at Riverside Ventures. He attended The University of Arizona.
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- Food and Beverage, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Commsor — Commsor is the world's only full-stack company, providing Community-Led companies with the software, resources, and education to unlock the full power of community.
- Hazel — Our little luxuries make living your best life a whole lot easier.
- minisocial — minisocial is a user generated content platform that facilitates the production of UGC on-demand and at scale via micro influencers.
Eric Marcoullier is the Co-founder, Head of Strategy, and Director of Enaia. He was the Director at Compliable before that. He attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Florida, and Tulane University.
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- Local, Handmade, E-Commerce
- Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Foodzie — A good life starts with great food.
- Zentact — Zentact offers a service that helps users stay better connected with their contacts. It is a browser plug-in that reads the same pages you do as you surf the Web and alerts you when there is a contextual match to one of the tagged interests of someone in your email contact list. It reminds you to reach out to those contacts when you run acrosssomething they might be interested in.
Howard Tullman has over 45 years of start-up, management, IPO and turn-around experience and an extensive operations background in web development, online services, large-scale information assembly and delivery systems, database design and implementation and the development, creation and production of all types and formats of multimedia, computergames and audio/video digital content. He has designed and developed GUI and natural user interfaces, interactive and immersive games and instruction systems and other electronic entertainments, training products and services, as well as other information-based products and services in a variety of fields including automotive, insurance, CRM, employment, real estate, consumer goods and social media.
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- Education, SaaS, EdTech
- Seed, Angel, Series B
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- UPshow — UPshow is the customizable engagement platform that capitalizes on businesses’ existing screens to deliver better audience experiences. UPshow’s technology seamlessly connects TV screens and mobile devices, creating a revolutionary in-venue network that drives customer and employee behaviors and maximizes profitability and efficiency. Founded in2015, UPshow reaches audiences on screens around the world.
- Rise Gardens — With 4 different indoor garden options, you can grow your own produce year round with Rise Gardens. Shop now!
- Packback — Packback is an inquiry-driven online discussion pedagogy and platform which improves student motivation and critical thinking through discussion.
Serial startup founder, CEO Appi Creative Solutions and investor in companies including Cleanit.Africa, Xfests and Djama. By far the coolest startup tech guy you will ever meet… ever. He blends his unique experiences as software developer, design artist and entrepreneurship, With over 10 years experience in the technology scene, he has workedwith so many internationally renowned brands including Uber, Alstom, G.E, Apple ,IBM etc and a track record of projects and startup Jonathan is a hands-on entrepreneur that likes to get the job done.A software developer turned entrepreneur that made over 200% in profit in his first year in business as a technology company and is set to achieve big feats with the new set of digital products
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- Web Apps, Mobile Apps, Restaurants
- Pre-Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- appiEatz — AppiEatz is an online food ordering platform that allows customers order affordable meals fro local restaurants and have the meal delivered within the shortest possible time Customers can select from a variety of tropical cuisines, continental dishes , great breakfast options, exciting sides and the quantities they want to order at veryaffordable, then pay via the app and either choose to pick up from the restaurant or have it delivered at their doorstep within the shortest time. Appieatz also allows customers monitor the progress of their orders by showing the customers the status of their orders and location of the delivery service in real-time
Steve Sacks is Chairman at Sonnant. He attended Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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- Food and Beverage, Software, Audio
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, Australia
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- Sonnant — Sonnant is layering voice to text transcription with machine learning technology to extract useful metadata from your audio/audiovisual content
- motiveOS — motiveOS automates compensation for businesses and their sales teams.
- Spiceology — Join us on our mission to eliminate dull flavors from the kitchen. Experiment with flavor using our 300+ fresh ingredients and bold spices.
Nate Redmond is the Managing Partner of Alpha Edison. he is also the Managing Partner of Basepoint Ventures. He attended Harvard Business School and the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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- Software, Video Games, Digital Media
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United States
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- Bambee — Bambee is the leading outsourced HR solution for small to large businesses. You get a full range of services including payroll, benefits, and compliance.
- Carro — Unlock a new sales channel and let Carro uncover the perfect brand partners on Shopify. Carro enables top brands on Shopify to sell each others products through cross-store selling.
- THEO's Plant-Based — THEO's is bringing REAL plants to the center of plant-based foods, with our first recipe: BEET Jerky! BEET Jerky is a savory, vegetable snack that comes in three BOOMIN' flavors: Salt & Pepper, Savory BBQ, and Ginger Teriyaki!
Shally Shanker is the Founder and Managing Partner of AiiM Partners. Focus on portfolio strategy, investment thesis, diligence & management. Formerly of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Hillspire, and the Stanford School of Medicine.
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- Organic, Organic Food, Food Processing
- Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Atlast Food — Beneath the forest floor lies a hidden root system called mycelium. MyForest Foods has figured out how to replicate the forest environment to grow mycelium inside vertical farms, using it as the primary ingredient in meat alternatives. MyBacon, the first product, is a plant-based, clean-label, whole
- ReMo Energy — ReMo Energy is a pioneer in the use of renewable energy in place of fossil fuels to produce industrial goods.
Lori Greiner - Owner @ For Your Ease Only
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- Food and Beverage, Retail, Pet
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- Plufl — The Plufl is the ultimate napping product designed to reduce stress and anxiety. Fall right asleep with cloud-like comfort and built-in sensory relief.
- Slick Barrier — Slick Barrier is a REVOLUTIONARY pest barrier technology designed to keep crawling pests out of homes and businesses. No pesticides, Slick Barrier works to protect your home or business with a smooth, clear, physical barrier.
- Nature's Wild Berry — Nature's Wild Berry
Youcef Oudjidane is the founder of Byld Ventures and co-founder of Bloom (YC W22)
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Organic Food
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Egypt
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- Theneo — Generate Stripe-like API docs in just a few clicks. We support OpenAPI, Postman, GraphQL and much more
- FloatPays — Floatpays help your employees achieve financial wellbeing by giving them early access to earned wages.
- Sundial Foods — Sundial Foods utilizes a macro and microstructural engineering approach to create plant-based meat alternatives for conscious consumers.The company is passionate about making the affordable, accessible, and nutritional value of plant-based meats, made from ingredients that customers know and created using simple processes.It is headquartered inBerkeley, California in 2019.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, director, model, dancer, fashion designer and businesswoman. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child.
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- Food and Beverage, Retail, Apps
- Seed, Series A
- United States, France
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- Destree — Destree is a ready-to-wear and accessories label.
- WTRMLN WTR — Delicious Hydration Straight from the WTRMLN. Thirst-quenching natural electrolytes made with Liquid Love.
- Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.
Takuya Noguchi founded and was appointed as CEO of BULK HOMME.
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- Organic, Software, Nutrition
- Seed
- Japan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
- .sfty — Teatis is a plant-based sugar-blocking superfood powder for diabetic consumers.
Alan is a successful serial entrepreneur with multiple exits over a 15 year period to companies including Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) and Internet Security Systems (now NYSE: IBM). He is a 2014 Finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for Central Texas and has been a Founder, Executive,Angel Investor and Fund Manager throughout his career in the private sector after serving in the United States Army as an Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger qualified Captain in the Corps of Engineers. He has also created and managed companies that have won both regional and national awards for growth, including the # 36 ranking on the 2014 Forbes list of America’s Most Promising Companies, the # 1 ranking on the ABJ Fast50 list of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Central Texas, the # 40 ranking on the 2013 Inc. list of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the United States, the # 4 ranking on the 2013 Inc. list of the 500 Fastest Growing Software Companies in the United States, the # 2 ranking on the 2008 Deloitte list of the Technology Fast 50 in Orange County and the # 21 ranking on the 2008 Deloitte list of the Technology Fast 500 in North America. As a mobile and multiscreen industry expert, Alan is frequently quoted in trade publications, serves as a panelist at industry events and writes for the Wall Street Journal’s Accelerators Blog.Previously, Alan was President of Alternative Investments for Curo Capital LLC and Managing Director for Trymetris Capital Management LLC. In the past, he was a Co-Founder and Director of Telverse Communications, a next-generation advanced services ASP focused on wholesale communications services for carriers and service providers, which was acquired in July 2003 by Level 3 Communications. Before this time, Alan was Director of Marketing for the Voice Technology Group at Cisco Systems and was responsible for business, market and community development, including business planning and strategy for Cisco’s global packet communications initiatives. In November 2000, Alan joined Cisco as part of the Vovida Networks acquisition, where he served as Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer and led the company from idea conception through its eventual acquisition by Cisco. Alan holds an MSIE degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a BSIE degree from The U. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Kelly and their four children and serves on the President’s Council at the University of Miami (FL).
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- Cooking, Delivery, E-Commerce
- Funding Round
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- SunBasket — Get healthy meal delivery featuring fresh, organic produce & clean ingredients delivered to your door.
Ted Robb - Co-Founder @ New Barn
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- Nutrition, Organic Food, Food and Beverage
- Series A
- United States
Portfolio highlights
- New Barn — New Barn has quickly grown to become the leading branded organic refrigerated almondmilk range in the natural channel (US) . The company makes and markets Organic almondmilks, as well as a unique non-dairy frozen dessert lineup called AlmondCrème, to thousands of natural, specialty and conventional retailers nationwide. The company's BaristaAlmondmilk is the current breakout item, giving pro and home baristas for the first time a non-dairy milk that performs like dairy, and giving consumers a luscious drinking experience hot or cold.
Ex-Apple, ex-Google, ex-BlackBerry product hardware veteran turned parallel-entrepreneur. Currently President and Founder at Omni Venture Labs. #hardware #deeptech #industry4.0 #frontiertech. Prolific inventor with over 50 patents, experienced product and innovation architect. Lover of advanced composites. I am driven to make impossible productspossible, functional and elegant. follow me on LinkedIn for your daily dose of design, manufacturing and engineering innovation.
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- SaaS, Hardware, Wireless
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- United States
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- Boon — Take your referral hiring to the next level with an authentic and engaging referral program that produces consistent and scalable results without all the legwork.
- Miravel — Miravel designs automated indoor wall gardens that beautifully grow fresh greens and herbs in any home environment.
- APHRODITE — Analytics for next generation entrepreneurs
Ben Ling is a founder and partner at Bling Capital. Previously he was an Investment Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he is focused on mobile and Internet, marketplace, consumer health and data businesses. He is an accomplished executive and angel investor, with senior operating roles at Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Badoo. His personalinvestments include Square, Palantir, Quora, and PracticeFusion, Fab, DogVacay, and he holds advisory roles at Pinterest and Pulse.Ben currently serves on the board of Wattpad, Tapingo, Academia.edu, TheHunt, Quantopian, and Pymetrics.At Google, he was Google’s Senior Director of Search Products and Local Business Products, including overseeing Images, Videos, Books, News and Finance. At YouTube, he was Senior Director of Partnerships and Platform, responsible for Music, Movies, Sports, News, as well as Mobile, TV, and API partnerships. In his first role at Google, Ben was the founder and GM of Google’s Commerce group, including Google Wallet and Shopping.At Facebook, Ben was Director of Facebook Platform overseeing the Facebook developer ecosystem, and led product, marketing, developer operations, partner solutions, and helped build Facebook Connect, which has helped Facebook grow across the web.Ben holds a Ph.D. and Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.Ben is a Department of Defense Fellow and recipient of UC Berkeley’s Bechtel Achievement Award (Top graduating senior in College of Engineering).
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- Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, India, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Capchase — Capchase is a fintech company that provides financial solutions to startups by allowing access to funds as they grow.
- Hedge — Hedge develops a protocol that provides access to liquidity for assets on all chains.
- Merlin Labs — Merlin is the aviation technology company propelling the future of fully autonomous flight.
Vera Baker is an Angel Investor for Atomico, and an Investment Advisor to The Jua Fund, an early-stage, Pan-African, Venture Capital Fund that invests the first check into exceptional founders at the pre-seed and seed stage. Additionally, she works directly with budding startups as a Director at the Founders Institute Paris Chapter and a mentor tounderrepresented founders at the Colors Accelerator in Paris and the Unconventional Accelerator in the Nordics.
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- Food and Beverage, B2B, AgTech
- Seed
- United Kingdom, United States
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- Climate X — Climate X combines climate science and econometrics to deliver precise climate risk data without any black boxes.
- Omni — Omni provides Healthy Vegan Dog Food in the UK, made by vets to be a nutritionally complete meal for your dog. Feed your dog all the goodness of plants backed by science.
- Sundial Foods — Sundial Foods utilizes a macro and microstructural engineering approach to create plant-based meat alternatives for conscious consumers.The company is passionate about making the affordable, accessible, and nutritional value of plant-based meats, made from ingredients that customers know and created using simple processes.It is headquartered inBerkeley, California in 2019.
Seth Rodsky is the founder and managing partner at Strand Equity. He is also the founder of Hello Sunshine Official, Draper James, and Spotlight Brands. Seth is a former chairman at Strategic Group.
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- Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Health Care
- Series A, Private Equity, Series B
- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- HUM Nutrition — HUM is an LA based start-up with one mission: to make you look great and feel even greater. Hum's online platform connects consumers with Nutrition experts and cutting edge products. The company’s profiling methodology and line of vitamins have been developed with leading researchers in nutrition and are widely popular within the nutritionistcommunity.
- Revive Kombucha — Since 2010, we have been brewing up beverages that taste as good as they are good for you! Revive is the healthy alternative to soda. Our award winning and innovative new Revive Sparkling Kombucha line; with 5g sugar, 20 calories and 5 billion probiotics, is your delicious and healthy adventure ready partner in a can.
- Spotlight Brands — The next generation brand investment & management platform
Mark Cuban is the founder of Fireside, Chairman and Founding partner of AXS TV, and the Owner of Dallas Mavericks. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of Broadcast.com. Mrk attended the Indiana University Bloomington.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Leverage — Answering the Fundamental Question: "Where
- Bequest Finance — Compliant, easy and non-custodial digital asset management.
- Deep Cognition — Deep Cognition uses AI based solutions to extract data and enter the data into TMS or ERP systems to automate your data entry process with paperentry.
Ashley Graham is an American model and television presenter.
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- Retail, Fashion, Women's
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- United States, Canada
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- Knix Wear — Knix is a women underwear brand designed with women's needs in mind. The company's underwear are designed to have leak proof, absorbent and anti-odor feature within them. Knix believes in embracing the blood, sweat, and tears that accompany a life well lived.
- Right Rice — RightRice is a tasty new rice grain that's made from vegetables. It's what they all love about rice, but made even right-er. RightRice is a complete, plant-based protein that's delicious, nutritious, and easy to cook. Every bowl of RightRice has more than double the protein, five times the fiber, and almost 40 percent fewer net carbsthan a bowl of white rice. Just like rice, RightRice soaks up your favorite flavors and sauces. Original RightRice is ready to season your own way, or you can try one of their delicious, already seasoned varieties like Lemon Pepper, Spanish or Garlic Herb—all using real herbs and spices, nothing artificial, non-GMO, vegan, and a complete source of protein, all with a low glycemic index.
- Coterie — Coterie creates smart, innovative products that make parents' lives easier, starting with their high-performing diapers and wipes. They've engineered their diaper to outperform every other product on the market, according to every metric that matters to babies and parents — all while making the most sustainable choices possible.Thecompany was founded in 2018 and based in New York City, New York.
John Foraker is the Co- Founder & CEO at Once Upon a Farm .
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- Food and Beverage, Retail, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States
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- Meati — Meati Foods is a consumer goods company that offers carbon materials, bioengineering, and filtration. It focuses on using proprietary, clean technologies to provide nutrient-dense, plant-based meat alternatives that everyone can enjoy and feel good about eating every day.
- Partake Foods — Gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO and free of the top 14 allergens, our super delicious cookies are made with real, healthy, and safe ingredients that everyone can share and enjoy. Choose from multiple flavors including carrot oat, chocolate chip, double chocolate, and sweet potato millet.
- Back to the Roots — Back to the Roots offers gardening kits to grow organic and gourmet mushrooms at homes. Founded in 2009 by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora as a 100% sustainable urban mushroom farm, BTTR has transformed into a company focused on bringing sustainable grow-at-home products into households. Their Grow-at-Home Mushroom Garden is completely indoors andcan grow up to 1lb of oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days. They provide a simple, eco-friendly, and quick way to have fresh oyster mushrooms right in the kitchen.
Dr. Peter Hsieh is a General Partner of Acorn Pacific Ventures, based in Silicon Valley.He did Venture Capital from 1997-2004 in Silicon Valley, then 2004-2013 in Beijing.Dr. Hsieh received his master's and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Stanford University and his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from NationalTaiwan University.
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- Software, Information Technology, Internet of Things
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, China
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- FarmX — FarmX helps farmers save time and resources while increasing productivity. FarmX’s FarmMap alerts growers about critical field available water content, plant stress indicators and environmental pest/ disease pressure with FarmMap Sensors. FarmMap Sensors push field data to the FarmMap cloud which provides real time analytics based onstate-of-the-art machine learning processes. The FarmMap cloud leverages multiple data sources to drive precise recommendations that drive productivity gains while reducing costs.
- Datometry — Datometry is empowering global enterprises to gain competitive advantage by up-leveling their data management to become cloud-native quickly and effectively. With the company’s suite of SaaS solutions, enterprises can replatform existing data warehouses to the cloud at up to 80% savings of replatforming time, cost, and risk, and withoutapplication rewrite. Powered by Datometry Adaptive Data Virtualization™ technology, the company’s SaaS offerings include: Datometry Hyper-Q™, the flagship product enabling replatforming of existing applications on any cloud database in real-time; Datometry qInsight™, the only product in the market to provide unprecedented insights into data warehouse workloads; and, Datometry qShift™ automating the generation of optimized destination data warehouse schema.
- Eta Compute — The most energy-efficient, accurate & easy-to-deploy edge vision sensor that monitor resources & optimize health, safety, energy & utilization
Howard Lindzon - Founder & General Partner @ Social Leverage
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- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- Jar — Jar is a daily gold savings app that lets you save money. It invests spare change from your online transactions into digital gold, automatically. Jar is the 1st Made in India app to come up with an innovative solution to save money daily & invest in digital gold.
- Stonks — Invest in Pre-IPO deals
- Vestaboard — Vestaboard has totally re-imagined the design of a split-flap display you might see at a train station in Europe.
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