创始人社区

2023年3月22日

家庭基金创始人&社区,F3C世锦赛,宣布2500万美元的新资本承诺和专注于成为最大的社区投资的创始人late-seed系列阶段的消费品牌。普通合伙人Kurt两难的创始人至关重要的蛋白质;创始人肖恩·凯利SnackNation Caroo;Forcebrands的创始人和乔希的魔杖,已经积累了超过50社区创始人和首席执行官,包括阿曼达·鲍德温Supergoop,泰勒瑞克斯在SuperCoffee,杰克坎森在MVMT和约旦在跳WTR低音。与新风险基金,他们将导师积极进取的创始人主要消费者和消费类技术品牌。我们看到另一个消费品牌创始人最近,这样做:丹尼尔·Lubetzky创始人的零食,计划部署3.5亿美元消费品牌通过新的风投公司,卡米诺的合作伙伴。凯利告诉TechCrunch F3C世锦赛的“秘密武器”,他们都是运营商,因此非常熟识启动旅程,如何开发一个成功的公司。他回忆会议Caroo帮助塑造战略的人,不仅仅是那些投资,但他们成功的创业者和运营商。事实上,他们帮助他看到他需要主他的生意,他说。如果早期创业者能让这种深层网络在早期,它真的可以帮助,凯利补充道。 And while some venture capital firms merely inject funding, F3C’s focus is more on mentorship and extending its network of partners and vendors, or whatever else can help with a company’s operations, marketing and logistics. “It was important to me to create a community of seasoned founders who could offer support and advice to entrepreneurs throughout their journey,” Kurt Seidensticker said via email. “Having such advisors to offer learnings and first-hand insights not only helps founders rapidly execute but provides them with the right strategy to accelerate growth and create category leading brands.” F3C is looking at companies for investment that have a durable value proposition that can reach profitability as a result of positive unit economics and good repeat behavior, Kelly said. The new fund has made nine core investments to date, including Flossy, a pay-as-you-go dental services company; Elemind Technologies, developing a new type of wearable that modulates your brainwaves through ultrasound to adjust your behavior and even help you sleep better; Hopwater, a non-alcoholic beverage; and Ghost, a supplement and energy drink company. “We believe the consumer ecosystem is really durable,” Wand said in an interview. “As you look at our active network of founders, everything we do is supportive within the entire consumer ecosystem, not just brands. We just want to do that really well.”