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

A podcast by Mike Gelb

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Business

318 Episodes

  1. Aimy Steadman (BeatBox) - How she created a drink for music festivals, fundraising on SharkTank and how a change in product packaging was an unlock to scale

    Published: 1/26/2023

  2. Wyatt Taubman (Vive Organic) - How he discovered immunity shots, the learning curves building a CPG brand and why they sold to Suja Juice

    Published: 1/24/2023

  3. Yanni Hufnagel (Lemon Perfect) - Why He Left Basketball To Founding a Lemon Water Company, Getting Beyoncé to Invest, and How He Scaled Distribution Nationally

    Published: 1/19/2023

  4. Elly Truesdell (New Fare Partners) - How she started a cat food brand with Bobby Flay, Going from Whole Foods to launching VC fund, When brands should vertically integrate

    Published: 1/17/2023

  5. Annie Kadavy (RedPoint Ventures) – How she invested in Patreon, Classpass and DoorDash, What Are Investible business models, and Lessons Learned as a Founder

    Published: 1/12/2023

  6. Chris Ashenden (Athletic Greens) - How he founded a billion dollar nutrition brand, why he waited until $150m in sales to raise capital, and creating a new consumer habit

    Published: 1/10/2023

  7. Davis Smith (Cotopaxi) - Why he started a mission-led outdoor apparel brand, the difference between Cotopaxi and Patagonia, and lessons learned from his first two businesses

    Published: 1/5/2023

  8. Matt Higgins (RSE Ventures) - How he became a Shark on SharkTank, Why he invested in Gary Vee, and the future of Direct to Consumer

    Published: 1/3/2023

  9. Josh Cliffords (FreeWater) - How He Found a New Business Model for Bottled Water

    Published: 12/30/2022

  10. Sean Riley (DUDE Wipes) - How he went from $0 to $90 million in sales selling flushable wipes, Getting Mark Cuban to Invest on SharkTank and Why he chose bootstrapping

    Published: 12/27/2022

  11. Holiday Highlights: Ty Haney (Outdoor Voices, Joggy, TYB)

    Published: 12/27/2022

  12. Holiday Highlights: Chuck Newhall (NEA)

    Published: 12/27/2022

  13. Holiday Highlights: Steve Case (AOL.com, Revolution, Rise of the Rest)

    Published: 12/27/2022

  14. Holiday Highlights: Jessica Peltz-Zatulove (Hannah Grey

    Published: 12/27/2022

  15. Holiday Highlights: Joe Kudla (Vouri)

    Published: 12/27/2022

  16. Holiday Highlights: Mike Ghaffary (Canvas VC)

    Published: 12/23/2022

  17. Holiday Highlights: Greer Tessler & Cara Kaufman (Simple Food Ventures)

    Published: 12/22/2022

  18. Holiday Highlights: Jason Karp (HumanCo)

    Published: 12/21/2022

  19. Holiday Highlights: Nagraj Kashyap (SoftBank Investment Advisors)

    Published: 12/18/2022

  20. Sarah Foley (SWAT Equity Partners) – Investing in Consumer vs. Tech

    Published: 12/15/2022

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The 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 subscription. Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch. This podcast also includes bonus episodes. Each bonus episode dives into a particular subject that might not have to due with the fundraise or venture capital, but still would be helpful to founders. For example, a bonus episode on brand strategy or how to construct a board of directors. All bonus episodes will be clearly labeled. For all episodes, please visit www.theconsumervc.com. For updates, you can follow @mikegelb on Twitter.