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Founded in 2015 by Rohan Oza, Clayton Christopher, and Brett Thomas, CAVU Venture Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm founded by operators to partner with operators in building high-growth and disruptive businesses. We are partners and operators first, investors second.
At CAVU, we aspire to create the best possible conditions for companies to reach their fullest potential and for entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams. We believe that with the right team, culture, product, strategy and capital…anything is possible. Our deep industry experience and stellar track record as founders and brand builders in the consumer products world transcends the boardroom. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs with big ideas that make the world a better place.
There is no more authentic experience than entrepreneurs partnering with a team that has been in the trenches and experienced first-hand the challenges that come with growing a consumer brand. Through our original operator-investing model, we can assist and support passionate entrepreneurs in areas that include new product development, top-tier CPG recruiting, channel & distribution strategy, celebrity partnerships, and marketing strategy.
With offices in New York, Austin, and Los Angeles, our focus is on better-for-you branded consumer products companies with a concentration in Food and Beverage. Other areas of focus include Pet, Personal Care & Beauty, Apparel, Retail and Household Products. With total flexibility in stage and structure, investment range from $1mm - $30mm+, CAVU can tailor investment solutions requiring a thoughtful approach, deep sector knowledge and a clear understanding of the company’s and other shareholders’ needs.
At CAVU, we aspire to create the best possible conditions for companies to reach their fullest potential and for entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams. We believe that with the right team, culture, product, strategy and capital…anything is possible. Our deep industry experience and stellar track record as founders and brand builders in the consumer products world transcends the boardroom. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs with big ideas that make the world a better place.
There is no more authentic experience than entrepreneurs partnering with a team that has been in the trenches and experienced first-hand the challenges that come with growing a consumer brand. Through our original operator-investing model, we can assist and support passionate entrepreneurs in areas that include new product development, top-tier CPG recruiting, channel & distribution strategy, celebrity partnerships, and marketing strategy.
With offices in New York, Austin, and Los Angeles, our focus is on better-for-you branded consumer products companies with a concentration in Food and Beverage. Other areas of focus include Pet, Personal Care & Beauty, Apparel, Retail and Household Products. With total flexibility in stage and structure, investment range from $1mm - $30mm+, CAVU can tailor investment solutions requiring a thoughtful approach, deep sector knowledge and a clear understanding of the company’s and other shareholders’ needs.
Overview
Location
United States
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2015
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Funds raised 1
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Portfolio 1
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| Oct 1, 2017 | The Biggest Funding Rounds and Acquisitions for Austin Tech Startups in September | Austin was on a roll in September when it comes to venture capital activity. The year's largest funding round arrived -- a $40 million Series B for The Zebra, a Mark Cuban-backed startup that is like KAYAK for comparing auto insurance polic... |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Israeli No-Waste Plant-based Yogurt Yofix Raises $2m Series A | Israeli plant-based yogurt maker Yofix has raised a $2 million Series A round led by Strauss Health, an Israeli food and beverage manufacturer. Individual investors from the US, UK, and Israel also participated in the round. Yofix makes a s... |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Land O’Lakes Hopes to Boost Animal-Based Dairy with Startup Accelerator in Face of Alternative Competition | Land O’Lakes, the Minnesotan agricultural cooperative and food brand business, has created a dairy entrepreneurship program to support dairy product startups that are at a plateau and have a hard time reaching scale, according to Patrick Aa... |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Is Food Tech Headed for a Cleantech Correction? | A cautionary tale is quietly making its way around food tech investor communities and conferences. The tale is the story of cleantech. In the early aughts, just after the debut of the Prius in 1997, dot-com investors turned their lonely eye... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | AccelFoods fund for food and beverage innovators reaches $35 million | AccelFoods, an accelerator and fund that backs innovative food and beverage companies, has added $15 million to its second fund, according to founding partners Jordan Gaspar and Lauren Jupiter. AccelFoods has backed brands making products t... |
| Jun 20, 2016 | Kellogg’s creates a new fund, 1894, to back food and related startups | Instead of two scoops, here’s one big one– the Kellogg Company is launching a corporate venture arm called Eighteen94 Capital (1894) to invest in food and food-related tech startups. The name is a nod to the year that Dr. John Harvey Kellog... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Kite Hill Raises $18m from General Mills’ VC for Plant-Based Dairy Products | Northern California-based Kite Hill, a plant-based dairy alternative startup, has raised $18 million in a round led by 301 INC, General Mills’ new business development and venturing unit, and CAVU Venture Partners, a consumer growth equity ... |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Fundings-in-Brief: Advanced Animal Diagnostics Raises $1.7m, Farmland Partners Acquires $197m Property, more | Advanced Animal Diagnostics Raises $1.7m in Top-up Financing Advanced Animal Diagnostics, a company developing tools to diagnose livestock disease on the farm, has raised a $1.7m equity top-up funding from existing investors. The investors ... |
| Mar 8, 2016 | good culture Raises $2.1m in Strategic Funding | good culture, an Irvine, California-based food company focused on cottage cheese, raised $2.1m in strategic funding. The round was led by CAVU Venture Partners, and 301 INC, General Mills’ business development and venture unit. The company ... |
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FAQ about CAVU Venture Partners
When was CAVU Venture Partners founded?
CAVU Venture Partners was founded in 2015.
What funds has CAVU Venture Partners raised?
CAVU Venture Partners has announced 1 fund on Parsers VC.
How many startups has CAVU Venture Partners invested in?
CAVU Venture Partners has 1 portfolio company on Parsers VC.
What has the press written about CAVU Venture Partners?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning CAVU Venture Partners, among them “The Biggest Funding Rounds and Acquisitions for Austin Tech Startups in September” (Oct 1, 2017) and “Israeli No-Waste Plant-based Yogurt Yofix Raises $2m Series A” (Sep 8, 2017).
Is CAVU Venture Partners still active?
Yes, CAVU Venture Partners is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 24, 2020.