Portfolio Companies
We back disruptive ideas and invest in strong leadership. Sure, we invest capital, but that’s not all and not what makes us different. We invest passion, wisdom, loyalty and mindfulness which has led to a portfolio comprised of best–in–class companies across the consumer, retail, restaurant, media and related technology and services companies.
Blueport Commerce
Blueport Commerce owns and operates Furniture.com, a leading furniture e-commerce portal that is well positioned to capitalize on the continued migration of furniture sales online.
Country Pure Foods
Country Pure Foods is a leading manufacturer of juice products in the United States, serving foodservice, private label and contract manufacturing customers.
El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) is the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain with handcrafted entrees using fresh ingredients inspired by Mexican recipes.
The Hain Celestial Group
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN) is a leading organic and natural products company with many well-known brands, operating in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Jamba Juice
Jamba, Inc., (Nasdaq: JMBA) is the category leader of the made-to-order smoothie market. Founded in California in 1990, Jamba operates 700+ company owned and franchised stores that offer great tasting blended-to-order fruit smoothies, squeezed-to-order juices, and grab-and-go food.
Shearer's
Shearer’s Foods, Inc. is a leading producer of high quality seasoned snack foods and related products. Founded in 1974, Shearer’s is the largest U.S. producer of kettle chips, the fastest growing potato chip category.
Spot Club
The Spot Experience is a leading provider of pet care services in the New York metropolitan area. Branded as “the first luxury experience of its kind for your dog”, Spot’s retail locations offer stress-free daycare, cage-free overnight boarding, salon-quality grooming, personalized walking and expert training.
Worldlynx Wireless
Worldlynx Wireless is a leading distributor of wireless products and services, exclusively offering Bell Canada’s complete portfolio of telecommunications solutions to retail consumers, and small-medium businesses/clients.
Blueport Commerce
Blueport Commerce owns and operates Furniture.com, a leading furniture e-commerce portal that is well positioned to capitalize on the continued migration of furniture sales online.
Country Pure Foods
Country Pure Foods is a leading manufacturer of juice products in the United States, serving foodservice, private label and contract manufacturing customers.
El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) is the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain with handcrafted entrees using fresh ingredients inspired by Mexican recipes.
The Hain Celestial Group
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN) is a leading organic and natural products company with many well-known brands, operating in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Jamba Juice
Jamba, Inc., (Nasdaq: JMBA) is the category leader of the made-to-order smoothie market. Founded in California in 1990, Jamba operates 700+ company owned and franchised stores that offer great tasting blended-to-order fruit smoothies, squeezed-to-order juices, and grab-and-go food.
Shearer's
Shearer’s Foods, Inc. is a leading producer of high quality seasoned snack foods and related products. Founded in 1974, Shearer’s is the largest U.S. producer of kettle chips, the fastest growing potato chip category.
Spot Club
The Spot Experience is a leading provider of pet care services in the New York metropolitan area. Branded as “the first luxury experience of its kind for your dog”, Spot’s retail locations offer stress-free daycare, cage-free overnight boarding, salon-quality grooming, personalized walking and expert training.
Worldlynx Wireless
Worldlynx Wireless is a leading distributor of wireless products and services, exclusively offering Bell Canada’s complete portfolio of telecommunications solutions to retail consumers, and small-medium businesses/clients.
Bout Time Wine
Bout Time Wine, was tired of the pretence, hassle, and limitation of traditional bottled wine, so they decided to do something about it.
Creminelli
Creminelli Fine Meats is an artisan salumi producer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Creminelli family has passed down the tradition of crafting artisan salami in and around Biella, Italy since the 1600s.
Fly Cleaners
FlyCleaners, the most convenient way to do laundry and dry cleaning. FlyCleaners provides on-demand pick-up and delivery service in as little as 20 minutes.
Insomnia Cookies
Insomnia Cookies was founded in a college dorm in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania. Insomnia specializes in delivering warm, delicious cookies right to the doors of individuals and companies alike.
Kopari Beauty
Kopari Beauty provides body and skincare products from 100% pure, organic coconut oil sustainably sourced from small family farms in the Philippines.
Kriser's
Kriser Natural Pet Store provides natural pet food and products, natural pet supplies and in most locations grooming services.
Los Sundays
Los Sundays is founded on the principles of quality, originality and style. A lifestyle tequila company strategically built to engage organically with consumers through the influential channels of social media, fashion and immersive events with a focus on the female and millenial demographics.
Mack Weldon
Mack Weldon makes great underwear, t-shirts and socks. They have smart designs and incorporate performance based fabrics with superior functionality.
Naf Naf Grill
Naf Naf Grill is the premium destination for fresh, authentic Middle Eastern food. Oven baked pitas, hand cut salads, and freshly prepared sauces all served as an accompaniment to award-winning shawarma and falafel.
Pizza Shelf
Pizza Shelf lets you make delicious Neapolitan wood-fire pizza fast, at home in only 90 seconds with Heatflection technology that reflects and concentrates the heat of the broiler in your oven.
Super Thins
Super Thins, utilizes ethically responsible cocoa while supporting small-scale farmers. Its USDA Organic, single-origin, signature cocoa powder is now the base of all of Super Thins products.
The Real Real
The RealReal is a premier site for online luxury consignment with over 600 employees and multiple locations across the United States that accept and ship product worldwide.
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy® Rum is based on the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer rum runner of the Prohibition era.
Votto Vines
Votto Vines is a family-operated business headquartered in Connecticut focusing primarily on the importation and wholesale distribution of fine wines produced by leading boutique vineyards around the world as well as high-profile private label and wine licensing transactions.
Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital customer payloads onboard regularly scheduled satellites missions, and handles the entire mission as a service.
Aether Diamonds
Aether Diamonds are physically and chemically identical to mined diamonds, except they don’t come from deep inside the earth—they are transformed from excess carbon pollution in the atmosphere that would otherwise contribute to global warming.
Venture Partners
Ketch Ventures
Ketch Ventures makes early stage, minority investments in consumer facing businesses. Ketch is focused on branded food & beverage, consumer products and related technologies and services.
Fly Cleaners
FlyCleaners, the most convenient way to do laundry and dry cleaning. FlyCleaners provides on-demand pick-up and delivery service in as little as 20 minutes.
Kopari Beauty
Kopari Beauty provides body and skincare products from 100% pure, organic coconut oil sustainably sourced from small family farms in the Philippines.
Los Sundays
Los Sundays is founded on the principles of quality, originality and style. A lifestyle tequila company strategically built to engage organically with consumers through the influential channels of social media, fashion and immersive events with a focus on the female and millenial demographics.
Mack Weldon
Mack Weldon makes great underwear, t-shirts and socks. They have smart designs and incorporate performance based fabrics with superior functionality.
Naf Naf Grill
Naf Naf Grill is the premium destination for fresh, authentic Middle Eastern food. Oven baked pitas, hand cut salads, and freshly prepared sauces all served as an accompaniment to award-winning shawarma and falafel.
Pizza Shelf
Pizza Shelf lets you make delicious Neapolitan wood-fire pizza fast, at home in only 90 seconds with Heatflection technology that reflects and concentrates the heat of the broiler in your oven.
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy® Rum is based on the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer rum runner of the Prohibition era.
Votto Vines
Votto Vines is a family-operated business headquartered in Connecticut focusing primarily on the importation and wholesale distribution of fine wines produced by leading boutique vineyards around the world as well as high-profile private label and wine licensing transactions.
Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital customer payloads onboard regularly scheduled satellites missions, and handles the entire mission as a service.
Aether Diamonds
Aether Diamonds are physically and chemically identical to mined diamonds, except they don’t come from deep inside the earth—they are transformed from excess carbon pollution in the atmosphere that would otherwise contribute to global warming.
Venture Partners
Ketch Ventures
Ketch Ventures makes early stage, minority investments in consumer facing businesses. Ketch is focused on branded food & beverage, consumer products and related technologies and services.
Bout Time Wine
Bout Time Wine, was tired of the pretence, hassle, and limitation of traditional bottled wine, so they decided to do something about it.
Creminelli
Creminelli Fine Meats is an artisan salumi producer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Creminelli family has passed down the tradition of crafting artisan salami in and around Biella, Italy since the 1600s.
Insomnia Cookies
Insomnia Cookies was founded in a college dorm in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania. Insomnia specializes in delivering warm, delicious cookies right to the doors of individuals and companies alike.
Kriser's
Kriser Natural Pet Store provides natural pet food and products, natural pet supplies and in most locations grooming services.
The Real Real
The RealReal is a premier site for online luxury consignment with over 600 employees and multiple locations across the United States that accept and ship product worldwide.
Super Thins
Super Thins, utilizes ethically responsible cocoa while supporting small-scale farmers. Its USDA Organic, single-origin, signature cocoa powder is now the base of all of Super Thins products.
I Heart Keenwah
I Heart Keenwah makes healthy quinoa-based snacks that are gluten free and all-natural with organic Bolivian Royal Quinoa.
Square Roots
Square Roots is an urban farming company powered by community, technology and local, real food. Square Roots provides a seed-to-sales urban farm, a farm technology platform and a next-gen farmer training program. Of course everything is non-GMO, pesticide-free, and grown with love.
Square Roots
Square Roots is an urban farming company powered by community, technology and local, real food. Square Roots provides a seed-to-sales urban farm, a farm technology platform and a next-gen farmer training program. Of course everything is non-GMO, pesticide-free, and grown with love.
I Heart Keenwah
I Heart Keenwah makes healthy quinoa-based snacks that are gluten free and all-natural with organic Bolivian Royal Quinoa.
ViewServy
Servy is a mobile app that rewards frequent diners and hospitality experts for giving private feedback to restaurants.
Investment Criteria
Our philosophy is rooted in disruptive businesses and brands that people love. We champion change, boldness and execution both online and off.
Our
Team
Our investment professionals have in-depth experience as investors and operators, spanning venture capital, the middle market and public companies.
Investment Criteria
Our philosophy is rooted in disruptive businesses and brands that people love. We champion change, boldness and execution both online and off.
Our Team
Our investment professionals have in-depth experience as investors and operators, spanning venture capital, the middle market and public companies.