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

318 Episodes

1. Cristina Nuñez (True Beauty Ventures) - How to invest in beauty and personal care brands

   Published: 9/20/2022
2. Alison Cayne (Haven's Kitchen) - From founding a cooking school to creating a sauce brand

   Published: 9/15/2022
3. Chuck Newhall (NEA) - How he founded one of the most successful venture capital firms in history

   Published: 9/8/2022
4. Nick Moran (New Stack Ventures) - Going from podcast to syndicate to fund, how he’s investing in founders outside major markets and the state of the current VC market

   Published: 8/25/2022
5. Sita Chantramonklasri (Siam Capital) - How to raise a VC fund as a first-time manager, what investing in sustainability really means and her due diligence process

   Published: 8/23/2022
6. Clément Pointillart (Verlinvest) - How do you examine brand equity, Why rummaging through the trash made him interested in consumer and Does product innovation matter in CPG

   Published: 8/18/2022
7. Jonathan Wolfson (Brainiac Foods) - What nutrients have been missing for kids and how he’s changing it

   Published: 8/16/2022
8. Susan Lin (Felix) - What consumer-driven means, what are real competitive advantages for companies, and why Felix raised $600 million

   Published: 8/9/2022
9. Ollie Forsyth (Antler) - The New Creator Economy, Web3 and what social platforms are most vulnerable right now

   Published: 8/4/2022
10. Mike Asem (M25) - Why the midwest the perfect place to launch and invest in consumer startups, diversity report insights and creating a VC board game

    Published: 8/2/2022
11. Jeff Nobbs (Zero Acre Farms) - How he's changing cooking oil for the better

    Published: 7/26/2022
12. Mark Achler (MATH Venture Partners) - How to Exit Right

    Published: 7/21/2022
13. Justine Palefsky (Kindred) - How she created a travel community that led to a house swapping platform, how to construct a marketplace where your supply equals your demand, and approach to monetization

    Published: 7/19/2022
14. Juan Pablo Cappello (Nue Life) - Ketamine and psychedelic therapy, what’s wrong with current healthcare incentives, and picking the right investment partners

    Published: 7/14/2022
15. Luke Vernon (Ridgeline Ventures) - Why family offices are great investment partners for brands, investment timelines and do brands need product innovation to succeed?

    Published: 7/12/2022
16. Joe Spector (Dutch) - How he’s changing the pet industry and how his approach to fundraising has evolved

    Published: 7/8/2022
17. Brian O’Malley (Forerunner Ventures) - How he’s investing in the empowerment economy, the evolution of consumer venture capital and raising $1 billion fund

    Published: 7/5/2022
18. John Timar (Kill Cliff) - Why they doubled down on their core audience in times of doubt, How the Navy SEALs inspired the creation of the brand, and His approach to partnerships for growth

    Published: 6/29/2022
19. Patrick Chun (Juxtapose) - What is an inception stage investment firm, why it’s less risky than modern venture capital, how he recruits CEOs to lead each business he incubates

    Published: 6/23/2022
20. Patrick Schwarzenegger (MOSH) - Why he's creating the tools for a "mindstyle" lifestyle, why he co-founded a brain bar brand and how he got into angel investing in health and wellness brands

    Published: 6/21/2022