Portfolio
Painterland Sisters
Description: Painterland Sisters is a fourth-generation, women-founded dairy brand turning their family farm’s organic milk into crave-worthy, high-protein skyr yogurt that brings a fresh, sustainable take on American farming to your fridge.
Sector(s): Dairy, Sustainable, Food
Website: painterlandsisters.com
Jess & Ben's
Description: Jesse & Ben’s makes crave-worthy, house-cut fries cooked in avocado oil or grass-fed beef tallow—never seed oils—using simple, transparent ingredients for a cleaner, better-for-you snacking experience.
Sector(s): Frozen, Better-for-You, Food
Website: jesseandbens.com
Mimi Cheng's
Description: Mimi Cheng’s brings their beloved NYC Taiwanese eatery to your freezer with handmade, high-quality dumplings crafted from real, thoughtfully sourced ingredients for effortless, elevated home cooking.
Sector(s): Frozen, Better-for-You, Food
Website: mimichengs.com
Chamberlain Coffee
Description: Chamberlain Coffee consists of delicious ready-to-drink lattes, numerous coffee blends, both ground and whole beans, and a variety of flavored matcha, making quality coffee more accessible in thousands of stores nationwide.
Sector(s): Beverage, Coffee, RTD
Website: chamberlaincoffee.com
Oh Norman!
Description: Veterinary nutritionist developed pet wellness supplements and treats that promote longevity and preventative care.
Sector(s): Pet Wellness, Supplements, Longevity
Website: ohnorman.com
Happy Pop
Description: A sparkling beverage designed to support your mood. Made with dopamine-inducing adaptogens, real fruit juices, and 100mg of pure, organic caffeine.
Sector(s): Beverage, Clean Energy, Adaptogenic
Website: drinkhappypop.com
Basketball Africa League
Description: The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), is a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. The league marks the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside of North America. Investors include former NBA players Luol Deng, Grant Hill, Dikembe Mutombo and Joakim Noah. Most recently former US president Barack Obama joined the team as a strategic partner.
Sector(s): Sports & Entertainment
Website: bal.nba.com
Microtraction
Description: Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage. We prefer to be the first check for Africa's most ambitious and remarkable founders, investing $100,000 for 7% in their businesses.
Sector(s): Fintech, Consumer Tech
Website: microtraction.com
FoodCourt
Description: The FoodCourt app lets people order from a curation of virtual restaurant brands & shops focused on the most popular food & convenience categories wherever you are in Africa. With FoodCourt, you don’t have to decide between burgers, traditional Nigerian food, Chinese food or even liquor & snacks. You can order across brands & have everything delivered in a single order!
Sector(s): Consumer Tech, App
Website: getfoodcourt.com
SKU Accelerator
Description: SKU is an accelerator program for stellar consumer product startups where they receive the resources and relationships that they require to become breakout successes and household names. SKU surrounds those stellar startups with an infrastructure of seasoned entrepreneurial mentors, customized educational content, advanced operations support, and access to funding.
Sector(s): Consumer Goods, Accelerator
Website: sku.is
Bar Track
Description: Hospitality technology company that is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their draft beverage quality, eliminate waste, and boost profits.
Sector(s): Beer, Beverage, SaaS
Website: bartrack.beer