Castanea is a private equity firm that works in partnership with founders and management teams of innovative passion brands to grow their businesses through a combination of capital investment and operating expertise. We are focused on select consumer verticals including beauty, food and beverage, multi-unit services, and enthusiast lifestyle. We typically invest between $15 to $150 million of equity in minority or majority transactions. Our team of talented operating executives offers critical expertise in key verticals and functional areas, and provides our partner companies with strategic and tactical support. Castanea has more than $1 billion in assets under management and is currently investing from a $735 million fourth fund.
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Newton
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2001
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm; Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 27
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 23.01.2012 | Drybar | thedrybar.... | $36M | United Sta... |
| - | Eatzi's | eatzis.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | TRX® | trxtrainin... | - | United Sta... |
| - | 4moms | 4moms.com | $20M | United Sta... |
| - | Urban Deca... | urbandecay... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Decision R... | decisionre... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Astor &... | astorandbl... | - | United Sta... |
| - | FUZE | fuzebev.co... | - | United Sta... |
| - | SAI Global | saiglobal.... | $769M | Australia |
| - | MacKenzie-... | mackenzie-... | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 14
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Jennifer | Lefebvre | Fund Contr... | - | j*******e@... | - | |
| - | Tom | First | Operating ... | linkedin.c... | - | t****t@cas... | - |
| - | Rob | Smith | Managing P... | linkedin.c... | - | r****h@cas... | - |
| - | Brian | Knez | Managing P... | - | b***z@cast... | - | |
| - | Joan | Nunes | Controller | linkedin.c... | - | j****s@cas... | - |
| - | Tim | Burke | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | t****e@cas... | - |
| - | Steve | Richards | Operating ... | linkedin.c... | - | s*******s@... | - |
| - | Michael | Banu | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | m***u@cast... | - |
| - | Juan | Marcos Hil... | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | j****l@cas... | - |
| - | Paul | Gibbons | Partner | - | p******s@c... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 10.09.2018 | Castanea Partners Invests in West Coast Fitness | NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Castanea Partners announced today it made an investment in West Coast ... | citybizlis... |
| 18.01.2018 | Yasso Receives Investment from Castanea Partners | Yasso, a Quincy, MA-based frozen dessert brand offering Greek frozen yogurt novelties and pints, rec... | finsmes.co... |
| 05.07.2017 | Simms Fishing Products Receives Investment from Castanea Par... | Simms Fishing Products, a Bozeman, Montana-based provider of a line of high performance fishing appa... | finsmes.co... |
| 02.04.2016 | Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Receives Investment from Castanea... | Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, a Columbus, OH-based retailer and wholesaler of branded artisanal ice cr... | finsmes.co... |
| 27.07.2015 | First Aid Beauty Receives Minority Investment from Castanea | First Aid Beauty, a Newton, MA-based skincare products company, received a minority investment from ... | finsmes.co... |
| 23.06.2015 | Proenza Schouler Receives Minority Investment from Castanea ... | Proenza Schouler, a New York-based luxury fashion brand, received a minority investment from Castane... | finsmes.co... |
| 02.02.2015 | Thymes Recieves Investment from Castanea Partners | Thymes, a company that creates and markets branded fragrances across the bath & body and home fr... | finsmes.co... |
| 06.10.2014 | Castanea Partners Closes Fourth Fund, at $600M | Castanea Partners, a Boston, MA-based private equity firm focused on investing in branded consumer p... | finsmes.co... |
| 10.09.2014 | 4moms Raises Second Funding | 4moms, a Pittsburgh, PA-based robotics company that makes high-tech baby gear, raised a second round... | finsmes.co... |
| 04.09.2014 | Essentia Water Receives Investment | Essentia Water, LLC, a Bothell, WA-based provider of enhanced, alkaline water, received an investmen... | finsmes.co... |
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