Hey friends,

Our guest today on the podcast is Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner at Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures is one of the premier family-backed venture capital fund in the food industry whose mission is to transform the food system into a better, more nutritious, and sustainable world. They invest at the Seed to Series A rounds and some of their investments include Factor, Meati, and Foxtrot.

We discuss:

* Why she became an investor in food

* Opportunities throughout the food value chain

* The difference in investing in food tech vs. brands

* When to vertically integrate

* How founders should approach their cap table

* The future of food

Thanks for listening.

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