In This Issue:
- Food Venture Financing Trends
- CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds
- Links to Relevant Content and Events
Food Venture Financing Trends
- Zbiotics, a startup that develops genetically engineered probiotics, announced that it has raised $12 million in its Series A round.
- New School Foods, a plant-based seafood emerging brand, has raised $6 million in a seed extension.
- Sunswap, a cleantech startup focused on cold chain logistics, confirmed that it has raised over 20 million Euros in its latest round of funding.
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is AF Ventures.
- AF Ventures (formerly AccelFoods, founded in 2013) manages over 30 portfolio brands across the consumer landscape of food & beverage, health & wellness, beauty, personal care, and pet.
- Advocating for emerging brands, AF Ventures offers its portfolio companies a proprietary suite of resources to achieve large-scale impact, improving the health of future generations.
- Portfolio companies include:
- Tractor Beverage Co.
- Wonder Belly
- Skinny Dipped
- Ready.Set.Food!
- Yumi
Links to Relevant Content and Events
ARTICLES
- Deere Leads HabiTerre’s $10 Million Series A First Close to Build ‘The Global Standard’ For Sustainability Metrics
- Nandi Proteins Secures £500,000 for Egg White Replacer for “Undesirable Ingredients”
- ZBiotics Raises $12 Million Series A for its ‘Proudly GMO’ Probiotics Targeting Gut Health, Hangovers and More
- EarthOptics and Pattern Ag Merge for Soil Digitization Powerhouse
UPCOMING EVENTS
Naturally Austin
Facility Tour - PrepATX
Tuesday, September 10 | 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CT
Location: PrepATX Commercial Kitchens, 1300 East Anderson Lane, Austin, TX
PrepATX is a premier commercial kitchen space in Austin focused on helping emerging brands access the space they need to scale their businesses. We will see behind the scenes, meet some of the founders, and watch them in action.
Naturally New York
Founder Workshop: Getting Ready for The Exit
Tuesday, September 10 | 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Corient Office, 101 Park Ave - 31st Floor, New York, NY
CPG Founders are appropriately focused on growing their companies and getting them to a point where an exit can make sense. But when should they start thinking about their own personal financial planning, and what are the issues they need to be aware of, and the challenges they will face?
Join David Spungen and Adam Katz, Partners at Corient, for an intimate discussion about the steps Founders can take to set themselves up for financial and personal success post-transaction. You'll hear from a panel of Founders who have been through the process to share their experiences and observations. QSBS rules and planning opportunities will be a significant part of the conversation.
Speakers:
- Adam Katz, Partner & Wealth Advisor at Corient
- David Spungen, Partner & Wealth Advisor at Corient
Naturally San Diego
Coffee + Convos at Suja Life HQ
Thursday, September 12 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT
Location: Suja Life, 3831 Ocean Ranch Blvd., Oceanside, CA
Join your fellow San Diego natural products community members for an in-person meet up at Suja Life HQ. This is your chance to meet, mingle and talk shop with one another in Naturally San Diego while enjoying your morning coffee.
Coffee + Convos is always free for members, and $20 for non-members.
Naturally Chicago
Digital Marketing and Promotions with Supernaturals
Thursday, September 12 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT
Titled Digital Marketing and Promotions with Supernaturals, the webinar will focus on how brands can turn new supernaturals customers into repeat customers with marketing and promotional strategies that are proven to work.
Naturally Bay Area
Fall Fling - Rooftop Party with Heffernan Insurance
Thursday, September 12 | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PT
Location: Heffernan Insurance Brokers, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
Get ready to party in style with the Naturally Bay Area community! Enjoy San Francisco's legendary September weather on Heffernan Insurance Broker's FiDi rooftop patio. Grab a lounge chair, play a game of shuffleboard, listen to live music, enjoy great nibbles and drinks, and vibe with the Bay Area's best!
Naturally New England
Member Meet-Up at Boston Harbor Distillery
Monday, September 16 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00p.m. ET
Location: Boston Harbor Distillery, 12R Ericsson Street, Boston, MA
NNE Members Meet-Up! Join Boston Harbor Distillery for a signature tasting event and cocktails!