Why Expectations in CPG Are Higher Than Ever with Katie Shea

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

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Why Expectations in CPG Are Higher Than Ever with Katie Shea

The Consumer VC episode 156 with Katie Shea, Founding Partner of Divergent Capital

Mike Gelb

Aug 12, 2021

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Hey There,

Thank you Samara Hernandez for the intro to our guest today on The Consumer VC. It was great chatting with Katie Shea, Founding Partner of Divergent Capital. Divergent Capital is a fund Katie founded Lucy Wang during COVID. Katie is also a prolific angel investor, having invested in Bombas Socks, Haus, Cleancult, Topicals, Parade and many many more.

In this episode, we focus our attention on how the world of digitally native brands has changed from an investment perspective. Some of the additional points we touch upon:

Real product competitive advantages
Milestones brands have to achieve in order for her to be interested
Why she decided to start a fund during COVID
How brands are growing today vs. 5 years ago
Why she loves founders who are close to the customer

Thank you for listening!

- Mike

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

The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.

Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech subscription.

Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch.

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