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A podcast about VC and investing in brands. For episode announcements & updates follow @mikegelb

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VMG is one of the premier consumer PE funds They invested in KIND Snacks, Sun Bum, Drunk Elephant etc. ...But they also have a $400m technology fund. Why? On the latest Consumer VC I chat with Carle Stenmark who runs their technology practice Link below to listen & subscribe

VMG is one of the premier consumer PE funds

They invested in KIND Snacks, Sun Bum, Drunk Elephant etc.

...But they also have a $400m technology fund.

Why?

On the latest <a href="/ConsumerVC/">Consumer VC</a> I chat with Carle Stenmark who runs their technology practice

Link below to listen &amp; subscribe
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Tomorrow's episode of Consumer VC is with David Friedberg david friedberg CEO of The Production Board & Bestie on The All-In Podcast • The future of brands • Beverage innovation • Food supply chains in emerging markets & more Join 3k others and subscribe below to be the first to listen

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New Consumer VC It was a pleasure chatting w/ david friedberg CEO of The Production Board Consumer portfo includes – Supergut Soylent EVERY® • How brands will be built in the future • Evaluating founders to back • Incubate vs invest Join 4k others & subscribe below 👇

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Just released the weekly Consumer VC Roundup Featuring the latest deals in: • Consumer Hardware & Software • CPG & Durable Goods • eCommerce & Retail Tech • New Funds Subscribe below to be in the loop

Just released the weekly <a href="/ConsumerVC/">Consumer VC</a> Roundup

Featuring the latest deals in:
• Consumer Hardware &amp; Software
• CPG &amp; Durable Goods
• eCommerce &amp; Retail Tech
• New Funds

Subscribe below to be in the loop
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New Consumer VC about a new topic – Why invest in CPG brands in India? I chat with Deepak Shahdadpuri from DSG Consumer Partners DSG Consumer Partners is India & Southeast Asia's leading consumer-only venture capital fund. The link below to listen to full episode

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Tomorrow's episode is a unique one for Consumer VC I chatted with two founders who started, scaled, sold...AND THEN bought back their businesses. Jon Sebastiani, Founder of KRAVE Jerky Mark Rampolla, Founder of Zico Coconut Water Thank you Ben Jang for your help

Tomorrow's episode is a unique one for <a href="/ConsumerVC/">Consumer VC</a> 

I chatted with two founders who started, scaled, sold...AND THEN bought back their businesses.

Jon Sebastiani, Founder of KRAVE Jerky
Mark Rampolla, Founder of Zico Coconut Water

Thank you <a href="/benjaminwjang/">Ben Jang</a> for your help
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Going to be interviewing Chaz Flexman founder of Starday on Consumer VC shortly Starday Foods uses data science to predict & create the winning brands of tomorrow And build a next-gen food conglomerate What questions do you have for Chaz? What should I ask?

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Will be releasing an episode on Tuesday with Mike Ghaffary where we debate – Are we in the iPhone moment for Generative AI? Mike is the first person to come on Consumer VC 3x & was one of the OGs of the pod Thank you James Currier – your episode was the spark for this one

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He raised $30 million for his first company but it ended up bankrupt. He then bootstrapped ButcherBox to $600 million New Consumer VC It was a pleasure chatting with Mike Salguero CEO/Founder of ButcherBox We discuss:

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He's using data science to build a new kind of food conglomerate New Consumer VC It was great chatting with Chaz Flexman CEO of Starday • How they create and launch new products very cheaply • What big food gets wrong about innovation & more Listen & Subscribe below

He's using data science to build a new kind of food conglomerate

New <a href="/ConsumerVC/">Consumer VC</a> 

It was great chatting with <a href="/Cflexman/">Chaz Flexman</a> CEO of <a href="/Stardayfoods/">Starday</a> 

• How they create and launch new products very cheaply
• What big food gets wrong about innovation &amp; more

Listen &amp; Subscribe below
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A startup will eventually figure out how to bring musicians into #web3 to build communities with their fans. Maybe it will be Nigel Eccles Vault Check him out on the Consumer VC pod. open.spotify.com/episode/4KttoU…

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5 podcasts to listen to on your hot smart rich walks this week: ✨ Steven Bartlett E253: story of building Deciem 💸 20VC_Tok “Financial Models at Seed with Looking Glass Capital 💘 Consumer VC bootstrapping ButcherBox to $600M the final 2 & why I like them >tiktok.com/t/ZT81tU4Pv/

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Will you be in Austin on March 11th? We're doing a LIVE Consumer VC podcast interview. Excited to chat with George Milton & Erin Link, founders of Yellowbird® Yellowbird produces some of the most delicious hot sauces I've ever tried. And has become a tradition to send

Will you be in Austin on March 11th?

We're doing a LIVE <a href="/ConsumerVC/">Consumer VC</a> podcast interview.

Excited to chat with George Milton &amp; Erin Link, founders of <a href="/YellowbirdSauce/">Yellowbird®</a> 

Yellowbird produces some of the most delicious hot sauces I've ever tried.

And has become a tradition to send
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Grateful for another fabulous annual meeting in Los Angeles. We talked about - longevity, staying younger for longer with Chris Mirabile Chris Mirabile founder of NOVOS Labs and The Detox Market Codex Labs - social commerce with Nectar AI @trendio and David Vasquez #titkokshop

Grateful for another fabulous annual meeting in Los Angeles.
We talked about 
- longevity, staying younger for longer with <a href="/SlowMyAge/">Chris Mirabile</a> Chris Mirabile founder of <a href="/NovosLabs/">NOVOS Labs</a> and <a href="/TheDetoxMarket/">The Detox Market</a> <a href="/CodexLabs/">Codex Labs</a> 
- social commerce with <a href="/getnectarAI/">Nectar AI</a> @trendio and David Vasquez #titkokshop