In This Issue:
- Food Venture Financing Trends
- CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds
Food Venture Financing Trends
- Amara, an organic baby food brand, announced that it raised $20 million in its Series B financing.
- Liquid Death, a fast-growing non-alcoholic brand, announced that it has raised $67 million in funding, bringing the company’s total valuation to $1.4 billion.
- Koppiku, a Malaysia-based coffee chain, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding.
- Tierra Biosciences, a California-based startup developing AI-guided cell-free technology, announced that it has raised $11.4 million in Series A funding.
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund
This week’s featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Amberstone.
- Based in California, Amberstone supports ambitious entrepreneurs who want to grow their consumer product brands by using comprehensive data analysis and leveraging its extensive experience in consumer goods.
- Amberstone’s mission/investment philosophy:
- Build a healthier and more sustainable ecosystem.
- Cultivate an environment where entrepreneurs, investors, brands and consumers achieve positive outcomes through enduring partnership.
- Some of its food and beverage partners include the following:
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- Bloom
- Cleveland Kitchen
- Honey Mama’s
- MUSH
- Javy
- Partake Brewing
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