Mark Balok

Sweet Leaf Tea Co. produces and sells bottled tea and beverages. Its products include coffee-tea blends, sweet teas, green teas, fruit teas, lemonades and zero-calorie teas. The company was founded by Clayton Christopher and David Smith in 1997 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Nulo, Inc. produces and markets pet food products for dogs and cats. It sells its products through retail stores in the U.S. The company was founded by Michael Landa in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rhythm Superfoods, LLC produces and sells kale and sweet potato chips. It sells its products online and retail outlets, grocery stores, The company was founded by Scott Jensen, Clayton Christopher, David Smith, Larkin Robert and Keith Wahrer in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Lyrical Foods, Inc. engages in the production of non-dairy products. It offers yogurt, cream cheese, artisanal cheese, pastas, and drinks. The company was founded by Tal Ronnen, Monte Casino and Patrick O. Brown in 2011 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management, Inc. (JPMAAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Paul Zummo in 1994. They are wholly-owned by JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). JPMAAM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual investors. The firm acts as investment manager for various domestic and foreign private pooled investment vehicles as well as investment manager for UCITS funds, and for certain separately managed accounts.

Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

GFA Brands, Inc. produces and markets food items. The company's products include Buttery Spread, Light Buttery Spread, Bottled Oil, and Light Buttery Spread with Flax Oil, Shortening & Aerosol Cooking Spray, Fat Free Slices, and Creamy Cheddar-Flavor Slices. GFA Brands is headquartered in Cresskill, NJ.

Greenlights for Nonprofit Success provides organizations and individuals with the tools and guidance they need to tackle complex community challenges. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Beanitos, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of bean-based snack food products. Its products include real cheesy, white cheddar, hot chili lime, restaurant style, nacho cheese, original black bean, simply pinto bean, and better cheddar. The company was founded by Douglas Foreman and David B. Foreman in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Boulder Brands Investment Group LLC (BIG) is a venture capital subsidiary of Boulder Brands USA, Inc. The firm is founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

BrandProject (BP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Andrew Black, Jay Bhatti and Andrew Bridge. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Deep Eddy Vodka produces and markets alcoholic beverages. It products include deep eddy ruby red vodka, deep eddy cranberry vodka, deep eddy sweet tea vodka, and deep eddy vodka. The firm provides meeting space with audio and video offerings. The company was founded by Clayton Christopher and Charles Edwin Auler in 2010 and is headquartered in Dripping Springs, TX.

Hope Foods LLC manufactures organic hummus. Its products include roasted garlic cashew and almond dip, French onion cashew and almond dip, sea salt and olive oil hummus, Thai coconut curry hummus, spicy green chile guacamole, guacamole spicy mango and green chile guacamole. The company was founded by Robbie Rech and Alek Ramoska and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

Red Bud Partners is a consumer investment platform that creates, accelerates, and scales innovative consumer brands. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company has a shared services platform of 30 executives across all functional areas of a consumer business, and they partner with portfolio brands to lever up their internal teams, propelling them quickly to the next stage of growth. The company creates brands from scratch in attractive growth markets across a broad set of consumer sectors, typically targeting brands generating $20m+ in revenue and focus on check sizes of $20-$100m. Red Bud Partners was founded by Brian Goldberg.

EPIC Provisions LLC manufactures and supplies meat-based protein products. Its products include EPIC bars, bites, hunt and harvest mix, bits, and oils made of lamb, pork, beef, duck, and chicken. The company was founded by Taylor Collins and Katie Forrest in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rebbl, Inc. manufactures organic plant based beverages. It offers super herb elixirs, plant protein elixirs, gold label elixir, and sparkling tonics. The company was founded by Palo Hawken and David Batstone and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

CAVU Venture Partners LLC (CAVU Consumer Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Rohan Oza and Brett Thomas. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Austin Eastciders LLC engages in growing apples and making and retailing ciders. It offers original dry sider, pineapple cider, hopped cider, Texas honey cider, blood orange cider, and ruby red grapefruit cider. The company was founded by Mark King and Ed Gibson in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

SKU LLC provides investment services. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Shari Wynne Ressler.

good culture LLC produces organic cottage cheese. It specializes in sour cream, strawberry chia, probiotic shots and smoothies The company was founded by Anders Eisner and Jesse Merrill in 2014 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Backpacker Co. Ltd. engages in the development of mobile application software. Its products include handicraft e-commerce application called IDus.me. The company was founded by Dong-Hwan, Kim on November 19, 2012 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Boulder Investment Group Reprise(BIGR Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Carole P Buyers, Bill Weiland, and Duane Stanley Primozich. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Simply Delicious, Inc. engages in the manufacture of oat bars. Its oat bar flavors include coconut, cranberry orange, banana chocolate chip, chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, peanut butter, almond butter, peach, maple pecan, coconut almond chocolate chip, and lemon poppyseed. The company was founded by Beryl Stafford in 2016 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

CDF Investors LLC engages in the investment and venture capital fund. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Waterloo Sparkling Water Corp. engages in the production of fruit juices. It offers flavoured sparkling water including zesty grapefruit; grapefruit juice; sparkling water; and crisp and dry finish. The company was founded by Daniel Barne, Brandon Cason, and Sean Cusack in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Sparkling Cocktail Corp. engages in a manufacturing industry. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

PetPlate, Inc. manufactures pet food founded in 2016 by Renaldo Webb. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mighty Swell Cocktail Co. LLC provides ready-to-drink cocktail. The firm offers mango, peach and grapefruit flavours. The company was founded by Sean Cusack, Clayton Christopher and Daniel Barnes and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

WalnuKettle & Fire, Inc. engages in making and selling beef bone broth through online. It offers chicken bone broth and mushroom bone broth. The company was founded by Nicholas Mares, and Justin Mares in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Temple Turmeric, Inc. manufactures and sells turmeric beverages. Its products include watermelon ginseng, blood orange mate, tamarind tulsi, turmeric shot, and fire shot vitality superboost beverages. The company was founded by Daniel Sullivan in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Beard Club, Inc. offers beard products at wholesale prices. The company was founded by Chris Stoikos, Alex Brown, Mike D’Agostini, and Richard Hagen and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Que Onda Beverage, Inc. manufactures and sells tequila beverages. The company was founded by Noah Gray, Max Dworin, Kelli Adams and Shay Mitchell and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Redbud Ventures Management LLC (Redbud Brands) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Redbud Brands LLC founded by Brian Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.