Consumer VC

Consumer VC

By Mike GelbBusinessInvesting
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Consumer VC episodes

  • Holiday Highlights: Natalie Dillon, Principal at Maveron

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Natalie Dillon.


    I'm excited to share highlights from my conversation with Natalie Dillon, Principal at Maveron. Maveron is a premier consumer focused fund that invests in seed and Series A companies that empower consumers to live on their terms. Some of their investments include eBay, Everlane, and Allbirds. Without further ado, here's Natalie.


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    21 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Anna Whiteman, Vice President at Coefficient Capital

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Anna Whiteman.


    I'm excited to share highlights from my conversation with 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. Without further ado, here's Anna.


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    28 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Charles Hudson, Founding Partner Precursor Ventures

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Charles Hudson.


    Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures. Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of investment for the most promising software and hardware companies. Some of their investments include The Athletic, Goodr and Co-Star.


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    24 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Sarah Kunst, Managing Director of Cleo Capital

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Sarah Kunst.


    Thank you Soraya Darabi for the intro to today's guest Sarah Kunst, managing director of Cleo Capital. Cleo Capital is an an early stage VC fund focused on the preseed & seed stages. Some of their investments include 42 Birds, Athena and Lovewellness. She's also a contributing editor at Marie Claire Magazine and previously served as a senior advisor to Bumble.


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    24 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Sasha Astafyeva, Partner at Atomico

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Sasha Astafyeva.



    Sasha Astafyeva, Partner at Atomico. Atomico invests in Europe’s most ambitious tech founders at Series A and beyond. Some of their investments include Farmdrop, Habito, and teatime games. Sasha leads new investments in consumer. Previously, she was a Principal at Felix Capital and VP of Finance and Business Intelligence at VivaReal.


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    20 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Michael Duda, Founding Partner of Bullish

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Michael Duda.


    Michael Duda, Founder and one of the Managing Partners at Bullish. Bullish is a pre-seed fund and creative agency, investing in early stage consumer companies. Some of their investments include Warby Parker, Peloton, Casper and Birchbox.


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    29 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Kanyi Maqubela, Managing Partner Kindred Ventures

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Kanyi Maqubela.


    Kanyi Maqubela, is the 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.


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    32 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Samara Hernandez, Founding Partner Chingona Ventures

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Samara Hernandez.


    My guest today is Samara Hernandez, founder of Chingona Ventures. Samara invests at the preseed and seed stages on industries that are massively changing and founders whose backgrounds uniquely position them to create businesses in growth markets that are often overlooked. We discuss how she analyzes overlooked opportunities, some of the differences when investing in consumer vs. enterprise, and Chicago.


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    26 min
  • Holiday Highlights: Eric Paley, Founding Partner at Founder Collective

    This episode are highlights from my conversation with Eric Paley.


    Thank you Adelle Archer for introducing me to today's guest, Eric Paley, who is one of the Managing Partners at Founder Collective. Founder Collective's mission is to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed. Some of Eric's investments include Uber, CoverWallet, Seat Geek, Whoop, Thred Up and so many other incredible companies.


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    27 min

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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…

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