In This Issue:

• Food Venture Financing Trends
• CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Funds

Food Venture Financing Trends

• Amara, an organic baby food brand, announced that it raised $20 million in its Series B financing.
• Liquid Death, a fast-growing non-alcoholic brand, announced that it has raised $67 million in funding, bringing the company’s total valuation to $1.4 billion.
• Koppiku, a Malaysia-based coffee chain, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding.
• Tierra Biosciences, a California-based startup developing AI-guided cell-free technology, announced that it has raised $11.4 million in Series A funding.

CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund

This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Amberstone.

• Based in California, Amberstone supports ambitious entrepreneurs who want to grow their consumer product brands by using comprehensive data analysis and leveraging its extensive experience in consumer goods.
• Amberstone’s mission/investment philosophy:
  • Build a healthier and more sustainable ecosystem.
  • Cultivate an environment where entrepreneurs, investors, brands and consumers achieve positive outcomes through enduring partnership.
• Some of its food and beverage partners include the following:

• • Bloom
  • Cleveland Kitchen
  • Honey Mama’s
  • MUSH
  • Javy
  • Partake Brewing

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