About

We come with a new perspective and a pioneering spirit. We’re ambitious; our goals surpass profit. We aspire to the kind of success in which everyone becomes a winner: the consumer, the company, the people and the planet. This is the future of business and we’ll all profit from it.

We are the innovators of the investment industry.

We turn small consumer businesses into bigger ones, and help big businesses become greater through investment, support and strategic innovation.

If we believe in a brand, there’s nothing we won’t do to ensure its success. That includes sharing our offices, our insight, our network and our funds. We believe in joining brands for collaboration rather than competition, connecting our extraordinary network of companies to one another to create new and unprecedented ideas.

We’re B Corp registered, which is hard to find in our line of work - and we’re driven by people first. Everything we do is about finding new ways to grow businesses so they better serve the consumer and the world we all share.

WHAT MAKES TRUE DIFFERENT?

We have two funds, but investment is only part of what we do. We accelerate startups, grow businesses and help industry giants exceed their potential by identifying opportunities for companies great and small to connect. This creates a collaborative community that gives our members an edge over the competition.

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