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Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands | Technology

Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech

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32:01

Compilation: Fundraising from the Founder Perspective

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/25

This is a compilation episode about fundraising from the founders perspective. Some of their tactics, strategies when evaluating investors and how they reached out to investors. The founders featured are Kate Boyle, who is the founder of Banjo Robinson, Nadine Habayeb from Bohana, Adelle Archer from Eterneva, George Milton from Yellowbird Sauce, an amazing hot sauce company, and Jessica Rolph and Rod Morris, co-founders of Lovevery.

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47:50

Dan Graham (Springdale Ventures) - How He Scaled...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/22

I'd like to thank Adelle Archer for introducing me to today's guest Dan Graham, one of the co-founders and General partners of Springdale Ventures. Some of their investments include Eterneva, Literati, and Beatbox beverages. Previously, Dan co-founded BuildASign.com in 2005 and grew it to an over $100 million dollar CPG, Ecommerce business that was purchased by Cimpress (VistaPrint) in 2018 for $280M. This episode we talk all things Austin and CPG - the opportunity he saw to form Spingdale,

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45:17

Jessica Rolph and Roderick Morris (Lovevery) -...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/18

Hello and welcome to The Consumer VC. I am your host Mike Gelb and on this show we talk about the world of venture capital and consumer facing startups.Thank you very much Natalie Dillon for the intro to today's guests, Jessica Rolph and Rod Morris, the co-founders of Lovevery, Staged-based play essentials designed by experts, built for babies and toddlers up to age 3. Previously, Jessica co-founded and served as COO of Happy Family, an extremely successful organic baby food company. Rod

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60:53

George Milton (Yellowbird Sauce) - Becoming The Hot...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/15

I'd like to thank Fernando Gentil for introducing me to today's guest, George Milton, co-founder and CEO of Yellowbird Sauce, Spicy condiments crafted to take you on a fiery–fresh food adventure. This is a conversation all about things hot sauce, which I really enjoyed. George takes us through his journey from playing music gigs to becoming known as the hot sauce guy in Austin Texas and eventually scaling his condiment business nationally.You can follow George on Twitter at @geemilton. You

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54:05

Tyler Handley (Inkbox) -Tattoos, Defining and New...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/11

I'd like to thank Natalie Dillon for introducing me to today's guest Tyler Handley, co-founder and CEO of Inkbox, the tattoos for now. These are temporary tattoos that last for 1-2 weeks and fade as your skin naturally regenerates. We talk about the state of the tattoo market - both temporary and permanent, opportunity he saw at the early stages, how he was able to fundraise and scale. I'll be honest, before our conversation, I knew nothing about the tattoo market before this

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52:42

Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred Ventures) - Why There's Been...

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2020/06/08

We have a few Office Hours / AMAs coming up -> https://theconsumervc.com/events/Kanyi Maqubela is a Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures. Kindred Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund, whose mission is to back visionary and dedicated founders who want to solve the most important problems and vastly improve people’s lives around the world. Some of their investments include Uber, Poshmark, Otis and Blue Bottle Coffee.Prior to Kindred, Kanyi was a Partner at Collaborative Fund and co-founded

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23:37

Catharine Dockery (Vice Ventures) - Cannabis,...

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2020/06/04

Our guest today is Catharine Dockery founder of Vice Ventures. Vice Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund conquering stigmas and striving towards superior returns by investing in good companies operating in "bad" industries. Investments include early stage startups from non-traditional verticals including, cannabis, alcohol, CBD, e-sports, addiction recovery, sextech, and others. Some of her investments include Recess, Lucy and Player's Lounge. It was great chatting with

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20:36

Compilation: One Piece of Advice Investors Have for...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/06/03

This is my first compilation episode. I typically ask every guest what is one piece of advice he/she may have for B2C founders? I've pulled together a few that hopefully can be helpful to folks that are founders or are looking to found. Below are the investors featured and the minute marks on the episode when they share their thoughts if you'd like to jump around.Kiva Dickinson - 1:45Gautam Gupta - 4:10Nicole Quinn - 4:47Rishi Garg - 5:44David Wu - 6:28Charles Hudson - 9:03Caitlin Strandberg

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44:54

Nadine Habayeb (Bohana) - The Future of Superfood...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/28

Our guest today is Nadine Habayeb, CoFounder & CEO Bohana. Bohana is a popped water lily seed snack brand that believes in a free-spirited snacking.Thank you Madeline Keulen for the introduction!You can follow Nadine on Twitter @Nadinodxb. You can also follow your host, Mike, on Twitter @mikegelb. You can also follow for episode announcements @consumervc. For all episodes, please visit www.theconsumervc.comOn book that inspired her personally is Sell Your Specialty Food: Market, Distribute, and

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Daniel Gulati (Comcast Ventures) - Execution vs....

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/26

Our guest today is Daniel Gulati. Daniel has spent the last 6 years at Comcast Ventures, a financially-focused venture capital firm with a 20 year history investing in consumer, enterprise, and frontier technology companies. He joined as Entrepreneur in Residence, and worked his way up the ranks to Principal, Partner and Managing Director at the firm. His seed stage portfolio includes D2C company Away (now worth $1.4B), sports media company The Athletic (reportedly worth over $500M) and digital

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35:12

Byron Ling (Canaan) - Analyzing Teams, Why It Might...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/21

Thank you again Courtney Nelson for introducing me to our guest today, Byron Ling.Byron is a partner at Canaan. Canaan is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionaries with transformative ideas. Byron invests in consumer companies that are reinventing the way we shop, entertain and educate ourselves. Some of his investments include Roman, Papa, and Bravo Sierra. He was previously an investor at Primary Venture Partners and, prior to the venture world, was an early operator at Gilt

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35:32

Claire Fauquier (Highland Capital Partners) -...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/18

Our guest today is Claire Fauquier a Principal at Highland Capital Partners. Highland Capital Partners is one of the oldest venture capital funds that invests primarily at Series A and focuses on the early growth stage. Some of their investments include Harry's, Rent the Runway, and Clearbanc. In this episode we explore some of the differences and milestones companies typically have at the seed and series A stages. explore the milestones at Series A for technology startups and the purchase

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53:10

Anna Whiteman (Coefficient Capital) - Bold Marketing...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/14

Anna Whiteman, Vice President at Coefficient Capital. Coefficient Capital is a new venture capital fund that leads early growth investments in fast-moving consumer goods, typically investing in Series A and B rounds. So far they've invested in Just Spices, NomNom, Hydrant and Personal Care. Anna also founded Rad Ladies, a private network of female founders. Previously Anna worked at VMG on investments including Health Warrior and Vermont Smoke and Cure, and also at Tribeca Venture Partners and

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Adelle Archer (Eterneva) - From Ashes To Diamonds, A...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/11

Adelle Archer is the founder of Eterneva, which celebrates remarkable lives by making diamonds from Ashes. Eterneva was featured on Shark Tank, in which Mark Cuban joined other incredible angels and VCs as an investor. This episode focuses in the end of life space.You can follow Adelle on Twitter @adellearcher. You can also follow your host, Mike, on Twitter @mikegelb and for episode annoucements, you can follow @consumervc.A couple books that inspired Adelle are Never Split The Difference by Chris

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44:51

Bonus: Sasha Strauss (Innovation Protocol) - Brand...

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2020/05/07

Sasha Strauss is the founder and Managing Partner of Innovation Protocol, a full-service strategic brand consulting and design firm based in Los Angeles, with a presence in San Francisco and New York. Some of his clients include Google, Doordash, Nestle, Paypal, and Concur Endurance Group. Sasha also teaches Brand Strategy to MBAs at UCLA, USC and UC Irvine.Highly recommend Sasha's TED Talk if you are looking for more resources about the power of brand and want to be inspired.One book that

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52:43

Michael Duda (Bullish) - Why TAM Is Overrated,...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/05/04

Michael Duda is the Founder and one of the Managing Partners at Bullish.Bullish is a creative agency and a pre-seed fund, investing in early stage consumer companies. Some of their investments include Warby Parker, Peloton, Casper and Birchbox. Prior to founding Bullish, Mike spent 13 years at Deutsch Inc., where he became the youngest Partner in the company’s 35-year history overseeing business development, marketing and corporate strategy.You can follow Michael on Twitter @mikeduda You can also

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Joe Tonnos (Ketch Ventures & Mistral Equity Partners)...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/04/30

Joe Tonnos is a Principal at Mistral Equity Partners and a Co-Founder of Ketch Ventures. He invests across the consumer spectrum from seed/pre-series investments at Ketch to growth equity, private equity buyouts and even some public market investments at Mistral Equity Partners. Joe is also a Venture Partner at Natureza – a newly formed consumer VC focused on Series A investments. Some of his investments include Los Sundays, byCHLOE, and Oros.In this episode we discuss -What attracted him to

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Bonus: Arie Abecassis (ICONYC Labs) - The Board of...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/04/27

Arie Abecassis, is the founder and partner of ICONYC Labs and was the chairman of the board at SeatGeek. ICONYC labs is a business and funding acceleration platform customized for early-stage Israeli tech startups looking to accelerate growth and cut time to market. SeatGeek is the largest internet event ticket search engine. Arie also is a venture partner / mentor at DreamIt Ventures and has over twenty years of experience in building technology companies as an operator, advisor and venture capital

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47:11

Kate McAndrew (Bolt) - Distributed Teams, Fundraising...

Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I... ·

2020/04/23

Kate McAndrew (Bolt) - Distributed Teams, Fundraising Outside the Major Hubs, and Impact of COVID

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Bonus: Brian Wang (Dashing Leadership) - Why A...

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2020/04/20

Brian is an executive coach and owner of Dashing Leadership. He helps early-stage founders grow into more effective leaders. Previously he started and ran Fitocracy, one of the largest fitness social networks of its time, and sold it in 2015. Afterwards, he joined 500 Startups as a venture partner and later led major product initiatives at Credit Karma and Eaze.If you’re interested in learning more about how coaching can help you perform better as a leader, please schedule an introduction call at

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