Selling 10 Million Soup Dumplings and Counting: The Story of MìLà with Caleb Wang

The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing

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Selling 10 Million Soup Dumplings and Counting: The Story of MìLà with Caleb Wang

The Consumer VC episode #312 with Caleb Wang, Co-Founder & CEO of MìLà

Mike Gelb

Dec 22, 2023

Transcript

Welcome to The Consumer VC, a newsletter and podcast about venture capital and consumer.

Hey Friends,

Our guest today is Caleb Wang, CEO and Co-Founder MìLà – which produces authentic soup dumplings, chinese noodles and chef crafted sauces.

We discuss:

Brief history of the soup dumpling
Why his wife, Jen, and him first started a restaurant
How that expanded to an ecommerce business
Brand positioning & approach to marketing
Why they eventually needed to raise capital
Getting into retail and rebranding strategy

Hope you enjoy listening & Happy Holidays

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The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing

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