VC

Venture Capitals Investing in Consumer, Commerce, & Creator Adjacent Businesses

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#271: VC & The Future of Commerce

Sydney Sykes is an investor, entrepreneur and nonprofit leader who is passionate about the direct consumer space, ecommerce, and venture capital. After graduating university with a psych major, Sydney was drawn to the world of startups and venture capital and joined NEA as an early consumer investor. During her time at Dollskill, Sydney grew and strategized the company's native brands while also angel investing and doing scout investing for Lightspeed. Sydney later joined Lightspeed as a Partner to focus on commerce, future shopping and ecommerce enablement for early stage companies. She is now committed to making an impact in the venture capital space by increasing diversity and furthering innovation in the industry.

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#260: Ryan Springer, MidnightVP - How to Raise VC for DTC & Consumer Brands

Ryan Springer is a founding partner of MidnightVP, an early stage VC investing in world class DTC & CPG brands. Portolio investments include Jinx, Disco, Barcode, Jolie, Beli, and Boisson to name a few.

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#215 - Brian Sugar: Sugar Capital, POPSUGAR, & Novel - Building A DTC Empire

Brian Sugar is the Founder and General Partner of Sugar Capital, a venture capital firm investing in the future of commerce. Previously, he co-founded POPSUGAR, where he serves as CEO & board member. He is also a Co-Founder and Chairman at Novel.

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[DTC POD Ep. 187] - Geoffrey Woo: HVMN, Archive, & Antifund VC with Jake Paul

Geoffrey Woo joins Blaine & Ramon on DTC POD to discuss why he started Anti Fund with Jake Paul, what they look for in founders when investing, and where he sees opportunity in Web 3. Geoff also dives into why Anti Fund is not your traditional VC, managing founders’ expectations when a celebrity investor is involved, and why they prefer investing in infrastructure over pure consumer startups.