Daisy King

Growth Equity @ Norwest

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 2 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2026
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Board Observer
2024
MAЁLYS is a results-driven, body-focused brand redefining the rules of body care. Through a unique blend of product innovation, data, and marketing, we create cutting-edge, hyper-targeted solutions for specific body concerns. Our clinically tested, high-performance formulas deliver visible results, helping women visibly shape, tone, and tighten their way to the body they deserve. We inspire a global community to embrace the belief that looking and feeling their best should never mean making compromises. To complement the DTC experience, MAËLYS is available in over 2,000 retail stores. Our products can be found at Ulta Beauty across the US & Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada. Since launching in the US in 2019, MAËLYS has seen sustainable, consistent growth. Backed by strong investors and experienced management, MAËLYS strives to become the largest body care brand in the world, and this is just the beginning. Life at MAËLYS: We give all of our employees the power to be the captain of the ship. Our team is built from people who want to make impactful changes, who live, and love, to see results, and who innovate with passion (and a good sense of humor). Check out our careers website: www.maelyscareers.com
Board Observer
2024
JOLYN is a designer, manufacturer and eCommerce retailer of women’s performance swimwear, athletic apparel and accessories. Based in Orange County, the brand is inspired heavily by its Southern California roots. The result is a fun and distinct take on traditional swimwear that goes the distance sitting at the pinnacle of fashion and function. JOLYN sells primarily direct-to-consumer through its website and trunk shows hosted by brand reps. The companys in-house and rep teams are comprised of highly decorated athletes: swimmers, divers, lifeguards, surfers, water polo players, runners and more that played at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels.
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2026
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Jul 2026
on any given day of the week, maman welcomes sleepy new yorkers, local celebrities, moms-on-the-go, business partners, and reunited friends into one of our many locations. greeted by the scent of culinary splendor that wafts through the space, our guests step into an experience that engages all the senses: rustic décor at every turn, the aroma and comfort of cuisines inspired by family traditions, and the highest quality, locally sourced ingredients. maman founders benjamin sormonte and elisa marshall have brought to life a melding of our earliest childhood experiences in the kitchen and a nod to our mothers from the south of france and north america. maman, after all, means “mother” in french. what started as an independent soho café and bakery in october 2014 is now a leading lifestyle brand that boasts cafés across new york city, montreal, and toronto, plus retail items so you can ‘take maman home’ with you. we host coveted events for high-end designers and collaborate with leading brands for partnerships and activations. we host engaging workshops like decorating naked cakes, learning how to make cheese fondue, and creating floral arrangements. open seven days a week, maman offers a selection of delicious baked goods, coffee, fresh breakfast and lunch options, and seated lunch, brunch, and a full bar at selected locations. we serve a broad menu of hearty farm fresh salads, quiches, sandwiches, and of course pastries and sweets - you can’t leave without trying our famous nutty chocolate chip cookie, named one of ‘oprah’s favorite things’ for 2017 and and one of the best chocolate chip cookies in new york from ny magazine.
2024
Investor
2024
Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm that works side-by-side with the world’s top entrepreneurs, empowering them throughout their personal journey of professional growth. Managing more than $15.5 billion in capital, we have invested in over 700 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 250 currently active. Focused primarily on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, we provide businesses with the specialized resources, expertise, guidance, and connections to achieve their vision. Norwest has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco, with subsidiaries in India and Israel. To learn more, visit norwest.com.
Board Observer
2024
MAЁLYS is a results-driven, body-focused brand redefining the rules of body care. Through a unique blend of product innovation, data, and marketing, we create cutting-edge, hyper-targeted solutions for specific body concerns. Our clinically tested, high-performance formulas deliver visible results, helping women visibly shape, tone, and tighten their way to the body they deserve. We inspire a global community to embrace the belief that looking and feeling their best should never mean making compromises. To complement the DTC experience, MAËLYS is available in over 2,000 retail stores. Our products can be found at Ulta Beauty across the US & Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada. Since launching in the US in 2019, MAËLYS has seen sustainable, consistent growth. Backed by strong investors and experienced management, MAËLYS strives to become the largest body care brand in the world, and this is just the beginning. Life at MAËLYS: We give all of our employees the power to be the captain of the ship. Our team is built from people who want to make impactful changes, who live, and love, to see results, and who innovate with passion (and a good sense of humor). Check out our careers website: www.maelyscareers.com
Member
2024
Girl Math Capital is an alternative investing community for women that aims to democratize access to investing education and deal flow in the angel, real estate, and crypto ecosystems. The community is structured around two core pillars: education, featuring expert-led sessions on investing fundamentals and analysis, and deal flow, providing curated investment opportunities. Our members ultimately choose to invest in deals according to their individual theses, giving us unique exposure across industries and stages. Checks typically range between $1k and $15k with the option for multiple investors to contribute to a single deal. If youre interested in sharing an opportunity with our members, please pitch us here: https://girlmath.capital/pitchus If youre interested in joining a future cohort, please fill out our interest form here: https://girlmath.capital/apply-now
Board Observer
2024
JOLYN is a designer, manufacturer and eCommerce retailer of women’s performance swimwear, athletic apparel and accessories. Based in Orange County, the brand is inspired heavily by its Southern California roots. The result is a fun and distinct take on traditional swimwear that goes the distance sitting at the pinnacle of fashion and function. JOLYN sells primarily direct-to-consumer through its website and trunk shows hosted by brand reps. The companys in-house and rep teams are comprised of highly decorated athletes: swimmers, divers, lifeguards, surfers, water polo players, runners and more that played at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels.
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