Stage 1 Fund

Over the past 7 years, Stage 1 Financial has organically built a platform that generates validated deal flow. No longer do we wish to only support the investment process, but be part of it. Meet Stage 1 Fund, which will allow us to leverage the Stage 1 Financial platform to invest in great brands alongside very successful investment partners.

David Bartholomew

Partner, FUND MANAGER

David Bartholomew

Founder, Partner and Fund Manager

Lila Sharifian

Operating Partner

14 past transactions

Bond Pet Foods

Venture Round in 2022
Bond Pet Foods makes pet food from real animal protein, without the animal by working with biotechnology. Bond Pet Foods develops meat proteins obtained from animal cells (no slaughter required) and natural microbes. It is fed a nutrient-rich broth of vitamins, sugars, and minerals in fermentation tanks, without the pharmaceuticals. Bond Pet Foods was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Crown Affair

Series A in 2022
Crown Affair is a hair-care brand that specializes in luxury products and consumer goods. The company offers a variety of haircare products, including shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, and treatment masks. These products are formulated with natural ingredients and are free from harmful chemicals like sulfates, parabens, and silicones. Crown Affair emphasizes mindful practices and self-care rituals, aiming to transform the way people approach haircare.

Spudsy

Series A in 2021
Spudsy is a brand that offers sweet potato puffs are a guilt-free, crunchy, and tasty snack. The products are packed with vitamins and minerals that provide many important health benefits. It also innovates good-for-you and good for the world, superfood snacks that never compromise on taste, nutrition, or sustainability. Spudsy was founded in December 2017 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, USA.

ScotchPorter

Convertible Note in 2021
ScotchPorters is an e-commerce company that provides men's grooming products for their beard, skin, and hair care. When Calvin Quallis left the comfort of his cushy desk job this year Jerry Maguire-style to pursue his dream of creating the ultimate beard-grooming line, he did so with the intent of making the most stylishly accessible products in the game.

Freck Beauty

Seed Round in 2020
Freck Beauty is a distributor of beauty care products. They provide products that include freckle pens, face, eye, and lip products, and bundles products. They offer products that are available for shopping online. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website.

Spudsy

Series A in 2020
Spudsy is a brand that offers sweet potato puffs are a guilt-free, crunchy, and tasty snack. The products are packed with vitamins and minerals that provide many important health benefits. It also innovates good-for-you and good for the world, superfood snacks that never compromise on taste, nutrition, or sustainability. Spudsy was founded in December 2017 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, USA.

Bond Pet Foods

Convertible Note in 2020
Bond Pet Foods makes pet food from real animal protein, without the animal by working with biotechnology. Bond Pet Foods develops meat proteins obtained from animal cells (no slaughter required) and natural microbes. It is fed a nutrient-rich broth of vitamins, sugars, and minerals in fermentation tanks, without the pharmaceuticals. Bond Pet Foods was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Lemon Perfect

Seed Round in 2020
Lemon Perfect is a super-refreshing, great-tasting, and hydrating flavored lemon water with zero sugar and no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Powered by squeezed organic lemons, Lemon Perfect contains electrolytes from potassium and is packed with vitamin C, making healthy hydration more convenient, delicious, and refreshing than ever. The Company’s mission is to promote healthy hydration and deliver the joy of flavor—anytime, anywhere, and for everyone. The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Ellis Brooklyn

Seed Round in 2020
Ellis Brooklyn manufactures and sells sophisticated, multilayered scents that are phthalate- and paraben-free, enabling consumers to buy customized perfumes and moisturizers from the company's online store.

Herbivore Botanicals

Series A in 2019
Herbivore Botanicals is a clean beauty brand that brings you products that are safe, non-toxic, and highly effective. All of their products have an emphasis on organic, high quality, and food-grade ingredients and their formulas are original, created and tested by us, on real people never on animals and always from scratch. They formulate treatments that combine essential vitamins, minerals, and botanicals to restore skin to its optimum health and vitality. The brand does not use fillers of any kind, meaning that almost every ingredient in their products is an active ingredient. It also creates their products with personal rejuvenation and a little indulgence in mind. Herbivore Botanicals was founded on June 30, 2011, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Spudsy

Seed Round in 2019
Spudsy is a brand that offers sweet potato puffs are a guilt-free, crunchy, and tasty snack. The products are packed with vitamins and minerals that provide many important health benefits. It also innovates good-for-you and good for the world, superfood snacks that never compromise on taste, nutrition, or sustainability. Spudsy was founded in December 2017 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, USA.

Hatch Collection

Series A in 2019
Hatch Collection is a collection of chic, timeless and comfortable wardrobe essentials to wear before, during and after pregnancy and look beautiful throughout all stages of life.

Lemon Perfect

Seed Round in 2019
Lemon Perfect is a super-refreshing, great-tasting, and hydrating flavored lemon water with zero sugar and no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Powered by squeezed organic lemons, Lemon Perfect contains electrolytes from potassium and is packed with vitamin C, making healthy hydration more convenient, delicious, and refreshing than ever. The Company’s mission is to promote healthy hydration and deliver the joy of flavor—anytime, anywhere, and for everyone. The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
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