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Vanterra Capital’s Steven Himmel on growth vs. profitability: ‘At the end of the day, cash is king’
Vanterra Capital was better positioned than many businesses going into 2020. “The pandemic just pushed us to double down on our thesis,”...
How HumanCo Plans To Make Living A Healthier Life Easier
After a health scare in his life, Jason Karp, started to really study the food that he was putting in his body. That led him to start Hu,...
Vanterra Capital Is Investing In Healthy and Sustainable
In the universe of eco-friendly business acronyms, the one most people are familiar with is ESG – short for Environmental, Social, and...
Golde's Trinity Mouzon Wofford Is Reclaiming the Wellness Industry for Women of Color
If the last year of living in quarantine has taught us anything, it's that self-care is nonnegotiable. And if there is anything that...
Fighting Anxiety with Arrae Calm
Our names are: Siffat Haider and Nish Samantray. We're known for being: Co-founders of targeted supplement line, Arrae . Siffat is also...
Moku: Forbes Under 30 Entreprenreur and Former JUST Head Chef Create Plant-Based Beef
Hawaiian brand Moku , producer of plant-based beef jerky, has received financial backing from a plethora of investors from the...
Drinkable oatmeal brand Oats Overnight secures $2m in funding
Oats Overnight has raised $2 million in seed funding to expand the distribution of its oat formula and support its research and...
Austin CPG holding company HumanCo launches first brand: Snow Days pizza bites
HumanCo LLC announced on March 2 the launch of its first incubated brand: Snow Days pizza bites. The Austin-headquartered investment firm...
Hu Chocolate Executives Reflect On Their Journey To Mondelēz Acquisition: ‘Entrepreneurship Is . . .
Paleo chocolate maker Hu Master Holdings’ recent acquisition by Mondelēz has been widely perceived as a natural move by a snacking market...
How Paravel Is Creating The World’s Most Stylish And Sustainable Luggage For Conscious Travelers
As a professional speaker, in pre-COVID days I would spend a lot of time flying around the world, and finding the right luggage became...
How Hawaiian Brand MOKU Is Innovating Plant-Based Foods With The Launch Of Its Vegan Jerky
As more and more innovation happens in the plant-based space, I was intrigued to see the recent launch of Hawaiian brand Moku which...
Moku mushroom jerky targets health-conscious meat eaters: 'We want to build a clean label . . .'
Moku, an emerging mushroom jerky brand, is laying down the foundation to build a highly-scalable, clean label meat alternative platform...
The Only Black Woman at the Helm of a Major Wellness Brand
In 2020, the Black-owned wellness company Golde made five times the amount of revenue that it did in 2019. In the month of June alone,...
Mondelez Agrees to Buy Rest of Paleo Chocolate-Bar Maker Hu
Mondelez International Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy paleo chocolate-bar maker Hu Master Holdings, the latest move by an established...
THE STARTUP STORY: David Roger, co-founder of Felix Gray
My guest this week is David Roger, the co-founder and CEO of Felix Gray. Felix Gray is a pioneer in the eyewear industry. They have...
How Vanterra Capital’s Accelerator Fund Is Helping Early Stage Purpose-Driven Companies Scale . . .
Vanterra Capital's Accelerator Fund (VAF) is a leading fund dedicated to helping mission-driven consumer companies scale and drive...
THIS NY-BASED BRAND IS DISRUPTING THE LARGEST HAIRCARE SEGMENT, ONE FLAKE AT A TIME.
Just under 3 years ago, Jupiter ’s Co-Founders Ross Goodhart and Robbie Salter found themselves in a rather relatable situation. They,...
Good Company: Paravel Luggage Mixes Aesthetics and Sustainability
As an intrepid globe-trotter following his graduation from Harvard—and later, when he worked in merchant banking at Goldman Sachs in New...
Social Impact Investors: How Shad Azimi of Vanterra Capital Is Helping To Create . . .
In our consumer venture fund, every investment we make has what we call an ESY component. Better for Environment, better for Society, and...
Dose Launches with Four Functional Wellness Shots For Liver, Soreness, Immunity and Skin
Dose, an emerging wellness brand setting new quality standards with its functional beverages, each formulated with the highest quality...
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