Our guests today are Andrew Bluestein and Ashley Hartman, Managing Partners of Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures invests in the future of food. What does that mean? They focus on investing in High-growth consumer brands, Proprietary foodtech, Next-gen commerce, Value-add digital technology. They just raised a $45 million third fund – which huge congrats to them for doing so. We discuss the transition from family office to VC firm, investing in inventory businesses and technology businesses, the difference between fund 3 and funds 1 and 2, what happened with Foxtrot, future of plant based meat, and much much more.
Thank you to our Partner –– Propeller Industries Industries https://www.propellerindustries.com/
Propeller Industries is the leading strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:32 - Trends in Food Industry Digitization (35 Seconds)
0:07:14 - Food-Centered Investing Strategy Discussion (65 Seconds)
0:13:38 - Supply Chain Investing and Business Models (78 Seconds)
0:27:45 - Channel Strategy for Expanding Food Brands (75 Seconds)
0:38:10 - Plant-Based Meat (59 Seconds)
0:41:52 - Debate on Plant-Based Meat Benefits (91 Seconds)
0:50:59 - Investing in Great Businesses (77 Seconds)
0:57:47 - Optimizing a Complex Store Concept (67 Seconds)
1:02:09 - Strategic Framework in Business Startups (54 Seconds)
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