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Restaurants / Retail
Bottega Americano
Inspired by the great food halls and specialty food marketplaces of Europe, Bottega Americano is the first restaurant-meets-market concept to hit the West Coast. It plans to take on the massive fast-casual and specialty food retail industries in one fell swoop with a seasoned management team and first-class food.
The Eastman Egg Company
By cleverly integrating great food, hospitality, and technology, EEC is attempting to become more than just a great breakfast spot in the $35 billion fast casual dining industry
Sticky's Finger Joint
Who doesn’t like chicken fingers? Especially when you can get them in a variety of innovative flavors. The first location was a huge success and is a highly scalable concept in the $17 billion chicken-focused QSR industry (15 chains with > 100 locations).
Pressed Juicery
Pressed has created a real brand and defensible business model to become the leader in the $5 billion specialty juice industry that is rapidly growing and proving not to be a fad
Packaged Foods
CookSimple
This stuff tastes incredible and is shaking up the $2 billion boxed food industry. All-natural, gluten-free, healthy, and easy to make. Already in 4,000 stores. Watch out Hamburger Helper!
www.cooksimplemeals.com | Watch Video
Crunchies
Natural freeze-dried snacks in over 22,000 locations. Its freeze-drying process makes the fruit tastes great while keeping almost all of its nutritional value. Best selling fruit snack in the $9 billion healthy snacks industry.
Bare Bones
A rapidly growing artisanal food brand that is managing to capitalize on a large market opportunity lying at the intersection of a variety of food trends: organic, “real food,” premium beverage, high-protein and savory snacks.
www.barebonesbroth.com | Watch Video
Beauty
Snobswap
Women want a site to buy pre-owned luxury goods from trusted sellers. Consignment stores want to sell their goods online to a larger targeted audience. Meet Snobswap -- disrupting the $13B+ luxury resale/consignment industry.
DreamDry
Rachel Zoe and Robin Moraetes are building a scalable business to create a premier destination for blowouts and "make every day glamorous" in the $20 billion hair care services industry.
Jenu
With the management's strong DR experience and Guthy Renker partnership, Jenu seeks to become the leader in one of the fastest growing categories within the $3 billion premium skin care industry.
Kjaer Weis
KW has created the first high-end organic make-up line that doesn’t compromise on performance in the $2 billion prestige cosmetics industry.
Apparel
Hylete
Carving out a niche in the $100+ billion sports apparel industry by targeting the 8 million functional fitness core participants through brand ambassadors and direct-to-consumer business model.
Buck Mason
Making a dent in the $20 billion basics clothing industry through high-quality / made in USA manufacturing, transparent pricing, rapid inventory turnover, and a profitable direct-to-consumer business model.
Eloquii
Eloquii - quickly becoming the leader for stylish and affordable clothing in the underserved $18 billion plus-size women's apparel industry
Leisure Products
Hopkins Golf
30-year industry veteran behind start up, direct-to-consumer business model, manufacturing partnership with UPS (yes, UPS makes golf clubs), and key relationships with tour players, vendors, etc. to disrupt the $4 billion golf equipment industry.
Sunset Skateboards
This product markets itself - the wheels light up with no battery required. Once kids (and adults) see it, they immediately want it. Currently the hottest selling products in the $3 billion skateboarding industry.
Partnership with Sector 9! | Watch Video
US Glow Laboratories
Patented glow-in-the-dark cups with a vision of making a major dent in the mature $7 billion disposable cup industry. To see why we got so excited about this company.
Education
Halstrom Academy
Accredited high school where all the classes are taught one-to-one. Fills a void between home schooling and traditional private schools ($75 billion industry). Highly scalable business that has grown from 3 to 11 campuses through investment in management and systems.
Lourus
For over ten years, Lourus has led the industry as the highest-end educational consulting services company in Korea. The founders have launched multiple premier services and educational concepts in the $17 billion after school learning market in Korea.