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Backing founder Dianna Cohen’s vision for a new generation of prestige haircare.
Investment Details: Pre-Seed, Brand Foundry (Peloton, Warby Parker, Allbirds, Glossier, & Harry’s)
Series C: Stride Consumer Partners (Patrick Ta Beauty, Skinfix, & Tatcha)
Advisor & Investor, Pre-Seed, Beauty CPG
Helping shape the brand and go-to-market strategy from launch. The company has scaled to 8,000+ retail locations across the USA.
Investment Details: Angel Round (Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss & Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn)
Growth Rounds: Invus (Blue Buffalo, CAVA, Bluemercury, WeightWatchers, & Thrive Market)
Advisor & Investor, Pre-Seed, Health/Wellness CPG
CURIE
Backing the brand from its earliest stage through its evolution into a nationally distributed personal care brand, including a 4,300-store Walmart rollout and $10M in reported revenue.
Investment Details: Pre-seed angel round
Growth Investment: Subsequent rounds including Mark Cuban & Barbara Corcoran.
Investor, Pre-Seed, Personal Care CPG
SMART SWEETS
Pre-seed investor in SmartSweets, supporting the brand at the earliest stage as it grew from an innovative better-for-you candy concept into a category-defining global consumer brand.
Investment Details: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Growth Series: TPG
Investor, Pre-Seed, Better-for-You Confectionery CPG
TALKSHOPLIVE
Supporting its growth from early-stage startup to a leading livestream commerce platform powering Walmart and the go-to platform for leading celebrity product launches.
Advisory Role: Operations & capital raise.
Growth Capital: 16M+ (Spero Ventures & Raine Ventures)
Advisor, Pre-Seed, Retail Technology
HALOO
Backing its vision to transform trademark protection through AI. The company has since raised $8M in venture funding and earned backing from BDC Capital and Google.
Investment Details: Pre-seed investment
Growth Capital: Subsequent investors included Prosus, BDC Capital, iNovia, The51 and Hashed VC.