Organic snack brand Hippeas just closed on an additional $8M of financing, which was led by existing investor CAVU Venture Partners.
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Organic snack brand Hippeas just closed on an additional $8M of financing, which was led by existing investor CAVU Venture Partners.
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Electrolyte-infused beverage brand Roar Organic has closed on $5.6 million in funding led by NYC-based AccelFoods.
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Walter Robb has taken an undisclosed stake in Cece’s Veggie Co, a Texas-based producer of organic meal kits and vegetable noodles.
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Green Mountain CBD, a Vermont-based organic hemp grower and maker of CBD products, has raised $7M from One Better Ventures and will rebrand itself as SunSoil in 2019.
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Organic dressing and salsa company Drew’s Organics has been purchased by Schlotterbeck & Foss, a manufacturer and distributor of gourmet foods, for an undisclosed sum.
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The Pietrasanta farming operation in Colombia, which encompasses 570 acres of organic coconut development, has closed on its second round of funding and is expected to apply for USDA organic certification in 2019.
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Bill Moses, co-founder and CEO of KeVita, just raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ecosystem Integrity Fund for Flying Embers, his organic hard kombucha company.
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California-based Rael, which sources organic cotton for its products from Texas, has closed a $17.5M Series A led by Mirae Asset and GS Retail Fund.
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Los Angeles-based Vive Organic, a maker of organic, functional juice shots, has closed a Series A round led by PowerPlant Ventures.
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Hillhouse Capital and VMG Partners will co-invest in consumer brands seeking to expand their global reach, with organic baby food brand Little Freddie as their first investment.
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The organic HPP baby food powerhouse, co-founded by John Foraker, Jennifer Garner, Cassandra Curtis and Ari Raz, has just closed on a $20M round, led by CAVU Venture Partners.
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Planet Organic, a London-based chain of organic/natural grocery stores, has been purchased by Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm.
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Albertsons has teamed up with venture capital firm Greycroft to invest in and develop grocery-related technology companies.
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Brandless, the online company that offers organic and Non-GMO consumer products and foods, has raised $240 million in Series C funding.
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Apeel Sciences, which makes an organic, plant-based skin that extends the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, has raised $70m from Viking Global Investors, Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures, S2G Ventures and others. Former Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb has also joined the company’s board of directors.
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ReThink Water, which sells USDA certified organic flavored water for kids in 11,000 outlets throughout the country, has closed a $6.7M round of financing led by AccelFoods.
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Alliance Consumer Growth, which has invested in brands such as Suja, Tata Harper and Babyganics, has just closed a $350M fund to invest in ‘Rising Star’ brands.
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GrubMarket, which sources organic food directly from farms and then delivers it to consumers and businesses at a big discount versus its competition, just closed on a $32M round led by GGV.
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Tea Drops, which makes bagless, organic tea drops that disintegrate in your cup, has just closed on a $1.9M round of financing.
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Almanac Insights, a fund started by Blue Hill’s David Barber, has led a $2.5M round of financing for organic pasta brand Sfoglini.
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LOLA, a direct-to-consumer subscription service delivering tampons, pads, condoms, lubricant, and feminine cleansing wipes — all of which are “100% organic” by nature — has just announced a $24M Series B led by Alliance Consumer Growth, with support from existing investors Spark Capital, Lerer Hippeau and Brand Foundry Ventures.
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NYC-based Soozy’s, a maker of paleo and grain-free muffins, has landed an investment from AccelFoods and BIGR Ventures.
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Back from the brink, SF-based online grocer Good Eggs has closed on a $50M investment and now aims to take on Amazon-Whole Foods.
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NYC-based Hu Products, which sells organic coffee and chocolate bars, has just closed a round of financing, led by Jon Sebastiani’s Sonoma Brands and with participation from Tim Ferriss, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Peter Attia and billionaire Nelson Peltz.
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