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The future of food // Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner of Bluestein Ventures
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The future of food // Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner of Bluestein Ventures

The Consumer VC podcast #259 with Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner of Bluestein Ventures

Hey friends,

Our guest today on the podcast is Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner at Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures is one of the premier family-backed venture capital fund in the food industry whose mission is to transform the food system into a better, more nutritious, and sustainable world. They invest at the Seed to Series A rounds and some of their investments include Factor, Meati, and Foxtrot.

We discuss:

  • Why she became an investor in food

  • Opportunities throughout the food value chain

  • The difference in investing in food tech vs. brands

  • When to vertically integrate

  • How founders should approach their cap table

  • The future of food

Thanks for listening.

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