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Ancient Nutrition
4.18.23

Sprouts Farmers Market Partners with Ancient Nutrition on Climate-Friendly Regenerative Farming Approach

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Spindrift
4.18.23

Spindrift Spiked, America's Best Tasting Hard Sparkling Water, launches Spiked Strawberry Lemonade and brings Hard Sparkling Water back to its roots

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K18
3.31.23

K18 Debuts Its First Hair Oil

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Attentive
3.27.23

Announcing Attentive AI: A New Data-Driven Approach to Save Marketers Time and Increase Revenue

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[solidcore]
3.24.23

Meet The Black Executive Who Is Making Fitness More Inclusive

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Daasity
3.21.23

Daasity Delivers New Marketing Attribution Models to Help Consumer Brands Fully Analyze All Upstream Channels, Optimize Spend

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Bobbie
3.16.23

FDA Gives Greenlight for Bobbie’s First of its Kind Tolerance Formula

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Bobbie
3.2.23

Bobbie Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies 2023

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Afresh
3.2.23

Afresh expands into meat, seafood, deli, and foodservice

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Goli
2.9.23

Goli® Nutrition Announced as a Winner of 2022 NielsenIQ BASES Breakthrough Innovation Awards

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Kosas
1.31.23

Kosas just launched a glowy skin enhancer that'll make you look like you've had a full night's sleep and 8 glasses of water.

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Afresh
1.12.23

Afresh Technologies and Albertsons Companies Implement AI-Powered Platform to Help Improve Fresh Produce Inventory and Reduce Waste Going to Landfill

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Ancient Nutrition
1.9.23

Ancient Nutrition Unveils Innovative New Organic SuperGreens Line-Up

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Spindrift
1.3.23

Spindrift Announces New Flavors For 2023

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Boulevard
11.29.22

Boulevard Named to the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

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Ilegal Mezcal
11.27.22

Ilegal Launches A Rare Aged Mezcal

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Nécessaire
11.2.22

Nécessaire Receives B Corp Certification

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Ampla
11.1.22

Fintech startup Ampla buys Upside Financing to launch a buy now, pay later service for consumer-facing businesses.

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Daily Harvest
10.6.22

Daily Harvest Announces First Round of Grants to Underserved Farmers to Help Build a More Regenerative Food System

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K18
9.27.22

K18’s older sibling, Aquis, rebrands for the TikTok era

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The Good Face Project
8.23.22

Check out the pitch deck cosmetic startup The Good Face Project used to raise $5.65 million from investors like the cofounder of GoFundMe

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The Good Face Project
8.23.22

The Good Face Project raises $5.65 million for platform to streamline demand on R&D

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K18
8.6.22

The Brand Behind the Hair Treatment Kim Kardashian and Hailey Bieber Use Just Launched Two Shampoos

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Maev
7.21.22

Maev founder Katie Spies on going from dog walker to pet food CEO

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Milton's Craft Bakers
7.14.22

Milton's Craft Bakers Ranked The #1 Best Frozen Pizza At Costco, According To A Dietitian

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Nutpods
5.16.22

Nutpods Launches New Barista Oat Milk

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5.16.22

Hello Bello Expands Vitamin Offerings

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Ancient Nutrition
5.15.22

Ancient Nutrition Announces Greatest Mission Yet: To Save the World with Superfoods

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Popchips
4.8.22

Popchips Unveils New Look, Flavors

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3.21.22

The Pill Club Rebrands as It Expands Beyond Birth Control

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1.21.22

Is K18 The Next Big Thing in Hair Care?

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1.11.22

Hello Bello signs lease on spec building near Amazon, expanding its Waco diaper footprint

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Bobbie
1.1.22

Bobbie drinks up $50M to expand infant formula product line

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Humm
12.21.21

Humm Expands Platform as ‘Drink Better Co.’ with Probiotic Sodas and Seltzers

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12.21.21

Spindrift® Spiked Hard Seltzer Wins in 'Best of' Industry Awards

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12.11.21

[solidcore] Opening First Jersey City Studio Later This Month

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11.24.21

Celeb-Loved Medical Spa OVME Is Coming to the Main Line

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11.15.21

Startup Daily Harvest Reaches Unicorn Status With $1.1 Billion Valuation

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10.27.21

Rowan Raises $20M Series B to Expand Retail Footprint and Provide Job Opportunities for Nurses

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10.26.21

Hello Bello Celebrates Grand Opening Of First US Diaper Factory

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10.24.21

Goli Nutrition Expands its Award Winning Product Line with Goli Ashwa Gummies, made with the World's Most Powerful Full Spectrum Ashwagandha

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10.12.21

Ancient Nutrition Launches First Clinically Studied Collagen Peptides for Results in as Little as One Day

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Rowan
10.11.21

Ear-Piercing Firm Rowan Valued at $100 Million in Funding Round

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9.20.21

[solidcore] Breaks Ground on First Two Studios in Los Angeles

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9.11.21

With VMG Investment, Shani Darden Hires New CEO and Plans Growth

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Briogeo
8.11.21

Briogeo Launches a New 360-Degree Brand Campaign To Bring Their Core Mission To Life

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6.25.21

Master Class: Yatsen Founder David Huang

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6.25.21

Hershey Completes Acquisition of Lily's Confectionery Brand

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6.15.21

The Pill Club takes on primary care with $41.9M in fresh funding

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6.11.21

Kristen Bell, Hello Bello donate 10,000 diapers to TAKE5 to Care Diaper Drive in Las Vegas

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6.1.21

Frédéric Fekkai, Nancy Twine Discuss Consumers’ Gravitation to Self-Care, Experimentation and Hair Treatments

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5.20.21

Daily Harvest Has New Dairy-Free Ice Creams, and They Taste Like the Real Deal

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5.19.21

Vera Bradley Picks Nancy Twine for the Board

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5.18.21

Hershey to Acquire Lily's Confectionery Brand

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Nutpods
5.14.21

Nutpods Brings Needed Category Innovation With the Launch of Zero-Sugar Sweetened Coffee Creamers

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4.22.21

Daily Harvest Contributes to a Sustainable Plant-Based Planet

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4.21.21

This Bellevue mom found a multimillion-dollar idea in her coffee cup

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4.15.21

Ancient Nutrition Launches R.A.N.C.H. Project Radically Committing To Sustainability

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4.1.21

How Kind Snacks Grew Faster Than Ever During a Recession

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4.1.21

Stone Brewing Announces Buenavida Hard Seltzer, Crafted for the Good Life

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3.24.21

In Its First Campaign, Lily's Sweets 'Reimagines' The Chocolate Experience

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3.15.21

Spindrift® Disrupts the Hard Seltzer Category with Spindrift Spiked

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3.9.21

TOP 5 FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN THE VEGAN WORLD

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3.5.21

Stone Brewing Releases Dayfall Belgian White

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3.2.21

Perfect Diary’s Yatsen to Buy Eve Lom From Manzanita Capital

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2.19.21

Stitch Fix’s former data chief wants to personalize your food at Daily Harvest

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2.18.21

How Amazon Is Scaling Conscious Consumerism by Partnering with Brands, Certifications

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2.15.21

Spindrift® Reimagines Lemonade as an Unsweetened Sparkling Water

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2.12.21

Not too late! Lifestyle expert Limor Suss shares some great Valentine's Day gift finds!

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2.10.21

Ancient Nutrition Launches First Multi Collagen Formula With Clinically Studied Ingredients To Deliver Real Results

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2.3.21

How a home kitchen experiment led to Lily’s Sweets

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2.1.21

Meet Rachel Drori: Founder of Daily Harvest & Changemaker in the Health Industry

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1.27.21

I Knew This Conditioner Was ‘The One’ After One Wash

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1.25.21

As it hits $100 million run rate, The Pill Club adds former Uber exec Liz Meyerdirk as CEO

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1.22.21

Daily Harvest founder shares inspiration behind food delivery service

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1.15.21

Stone Brewing Adds Neverending Haze IPA to Core Lineup

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1.8.21

The Best Sparkling Water Brands to Keep Hydrated with in 2021

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1.6.21

Daily Harvest Just Unveiled Its Own Line of Almond “Mylk”

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1.6.21

Costco fans can't get enough of this dairy-free creamer

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1.6.21

Stone Brewing Brings Back Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA

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Briogeo
12.21.20

One-time Sephora-exclusive Briogeo links with Ulta

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12.18.20

Humm ZERO Recognized in BevNET's Best of 2020 Awards

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12.15.20

Hello Bello to Begin Diaper Manufacturing in Waco

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12.12.20

The Best Disposable Diapers for Babies, Toddlers, and the Environment

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12.12.20

Healthy, tasty treats to consider for the holidays

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12.2.20

KIND Announces Acquisition of Better-for-You Snacking Company Nature's Bakery

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11.26.20

The 8 Best Birth Control Delivery Services of 2021

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11.24.20

Stone Brewing Releases Low-Calorie, Low-Carb IPA

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11.19.20

C-Beauty Perfect Diary’s Parent Yatsen Raises $617 Million in U.S. IPO

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11.16.20

Stone Brewing Introduces Stone Twelve Days of IPAs Mixed Pack

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11.11.20

Stone Brewing Donates More Than $140,000 to Pandemic-Impacted Workers

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11.5.20

H&H Group acquires premium pet nutrition brand Solid Gold

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10.30.20

Yatsen Acquires Galénic From Pierre Fabre

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10.27.20

Velocity Snack Brands Extends Popchips™ with Two New Product Lines

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10.27.20

Hello Bello™ Announces 'Texans for Texans' Fundraising Diaper Initiative

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9.17.20

Sparkling water brand Spindrift appears on upcycled hats at New York Fashion Week

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9.1.20

Stone Brewing Announces Maria Stipp as CEO

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8.31.20

Stone Brewing Announces the Release of Black is Beautiful

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Briogeo
8.10.20

How I Built This with Guy Raz | Briogeo: Nancy Twine

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7.29.20

Spindrift® Launches The Drifter Pack, A Tasting Experience For Flavor Fans

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3.1.23

Championing Change Makers: VMG’s Rebrand

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8.4.22

Honest Retail Podcast with VMG Partners' Alex Sonageri

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4.18.22

Brick by Brick: Lessons Learnt from Over 15 Years of Consumer Investing

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4.8.22

Institutional Investors Drink Up as Celebrity-Backed Beverage Brands Beckon

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2.3.22

15 Minutes of Genius - Episode 121 with Wayne Wu of VMG Partners

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1.14.22

Quick Bites: What to Expect in the 2022 Food & Beverage M&A Market

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11.17.21

Consumer Brands Podcast: Unseen Upside - Cambridge Associates ft. Robin and Wayne

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11.10.21

VMG Consumer Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $200 Million Initial Public Offering

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9.3.21

San Francisco private-equity investor expands to East Coast with New York City office

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8.26.21

VMG Partners Welcomes Brianna Rizzo as Talent Partner

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4.7.21

The Glossy Beauty Podcast: Robin Tsai of VMG Partners

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3.8.21

VMG Closes Fund V, Invests in Milton’s

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3.25.21

Stop Asian Hate Statement

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3.10.21

Investing in the Future of Food: VMG Partners raises $850m to invest in CPGs with potential to be iconic

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3.10.21

VMG Partners Closes New Growth Fund With $850 Million

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3.8.21

VMG Raises $850 Million for Food and Beverage, Wellness Bets

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3.8.21

VMG Partners Closes Growth Fund V at its $850 Million Target and Hard Cap

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7.20.20

VMG Partners Appoints Four New Partners

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12.1.20

Alex Cole to Speak at Nosh Live Winter 2020

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3.16.20

Growing a Healthy Portfolio: VMG’s founder-friendly approach helps scale health and wellness brands

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1.11.21

McConnell Smith to Judge Naturally Bay Area's 2021 Pitch Slam

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9.1.20

Let's Eat with Mark Samuel Podcast: Wayne Wu

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12.8.20

VMG Named in Bobsled Marketing's List of Best Ecommerce and Retail Podcasts

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6.23.20

NOW, NEXT & NEW Speaker Series: Wayne Wu

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9.6.20

The Venture Brief Podcast: Wayne Wu - Investing In The Iconic Brands of Tomorrow

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9.15.20

The Consumer VC: Wayne Wu – His Ecosystem Approach, How He Builds Community In CPG, and Advice for Founders Located in Secondary Markets

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9.18.20

Consumer Packaged Podcast: Wayne Wu

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7.29.20

Behind the Buyouts: VMG Partners Embraces Diversity

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6.15.20

25 Black Women in Beauty: Alisa Williams + Cara Sabin Instagram Live

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3.2.20

Why Getting More Women on Corporate Boards Makes Economic Sense

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3.2.20

Women on Boards Project Announces Consortium With Esteemed Private Equity Firms & an Inaugural Cohort of 20 Consumer Companies

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7.24.19

VMG Partners Announces Closing of Debut $250MM VMG Catalyst Fund

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1.8.18

VMG Partners Promotes Robin Tsai to Managing Director

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5.16.19

VMG Partners Aims to Join with Brands Offering Something Unique

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1.31.19

Angad Hira Transitions into Chief Financial Officer Role at VMG Partners

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3.25.19

VMG Partners talks CBD, navigating Expo West, picking winners, & 'scrappy' Entrepreneurs

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11.8.18

Women to Watch: Female Influencers Making Their Mark on Private Equity

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11.30.18

VMG Partners Sees Big Growth Potential As The World Becomes A Smaller Place

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6.12.18

CircleUp25: Announcing the 2018 Winners

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Rinsed
5.30.23

Why We Invested in Rinsed

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8.3.22

Announcing Our New $400M Fund: VMG Catalyst II

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Afresh
8.11.22

Why We Invested in Afresh

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11.18.22

VMG Catalyst Shares What They Believe Sustainability Practices Will Look Like Over the Next Few Years

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Milk Moovement
7.12.22

Why We Invested in Milk Moovement

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12.7.22

Bea Dixon, The Honey Pot

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4.29.22

Jerry Rice & Jaqui Rice, G.O.A.T. Fuel

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4.29.22

Anne Mahlum, [solidcore]

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2.3.22

Larry Liu, Weee!

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11.2.21

April Gargiulo, Vitner's Daughter

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9.22.21

Saeju Jeong, Noom

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5.5.21

Nailah Ellis, Ellis Isle

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3.30.21

Bentley Hall, Good Eggs

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3.3.21

Marc Washington, Muniq

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2.11.21

Denise Woodard, Partake Foods

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1.22.21

Mark Taira & John Linehan, King's Hawaiian

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8.13.20

Alex Buckley, Maggie Patton, Gabrielle Union, BITSY'S

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3.17.20

COVID-19 Special

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3.2.20

Randi Christiansen, Necessaire

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3.26.20

Jens Greda, FRAME

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2.5.20

Rachel Drori, Daily Harvest

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1.10.20

Dave Heath, Bombas

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1.10.20

Nancy Twine, Briogeo

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1.10.20

Laura Modi, Bobbie

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1.10.20

Bill Creelman, Spindrift

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1.10.20

Kat Nouri, Stasher

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7.23.19

Madeline Haydon, Nutpods

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7.23.19

Kerry Cooper, Rothy's

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7.23.19

Matthias Metternich, Art of Sport

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5.23.19

Nicole Dawes, Late July Organic Snacks

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5.23.19

Kevin Cleary, Clif Bar

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3.29.19

Courtney and Gordon Gould, SmartyPants Vitamins

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3.29.19

Tina Sharkey, Brandless

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2.20.19

Nick Green, Co-Founder & CEO Thrive Market

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2.20.19

GT Dave, Founder & CEO GT’s Kombucha

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2.20.19

Josh Tetrick, Co-Founder & CEO JUST

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2.20.19

Sheena Yaitanes, Founder & CEO Kosas Cosmetics

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2.20.19

Philip Krim, Co-Founder & CEO Casper

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2.20.19

Doug Bouton, President & COO Halo Top

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2.20.19

Tarang Amin, Chairman & CEO E.L.F. Cosmetics

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2.20.19

Katlin Smith, Founder & CEO Simple Mills

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2.20.19

Tiffany Masterson, Founder Drunk Elephant

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2.20.19

John Coogan, Co-Founder Soylent

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2.20.19

Moj Mahdara, Co-Founder & CEO Beautycon

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2.20.19

Miguel & Veronica Garza, CEO & President Siete Foods

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2.20.19

Eric Ryan, Co-Founder Method, Co-Founder & CEO Olly

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2.20.19

Jillian Michaels & Giancarlo Chersich, Co-CEOs Lucky Jack

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2.20.19

Sarah Michelle Geller & Greg Fleishman, Co-Founders Foodstirs

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2.20.19

Jack Normandin, Co-Founder & CEO Dirty Lemon

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2.20.19

Sheryl O’Laughlin, CEO REBBL

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2.20.19

Conor Begley & Jonathan Namnath, Co-Founders Tribe Dynamics

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2.20.19

Adam Lowry, Co-Founder Method, Co-Founder & Co-CEO Ripple Foods

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2.20.19

Jody Levy, Co-Founder & CEO WTRMLN WTR

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2.20.19

Tim Brown, Co-Founder & Co-CEO Allbirds

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2.20.19

John Foraker, CEO Once Upon A Farm

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2.20.19

Neil Grimmer, CEO Habit

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2.20.19

Bill Weiland, CEO Presence Marketing

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2.20.19

Amy Regan, CEO Skinfix

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2.20.19

Koel Thomae, Founder Noosa Yoghurt

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2.20.19

Leandra Medine, Founder Man Repeller

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2.20.19

Bill Keith, CEO Perfect Bar

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Within each news publication included on this page, statements made by portfolio company executives about VMG are the opinions of such executive and are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not guarantee any results or experiences.  Portfolio company executives  have not been compensated for their quotes, though they generally are investors in VMG Funds.  Therefore, we note that as a result of their positions and investments, they may be inclined to have a favorable view of VMG.