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Nov 2022
Omsom is a proud, loud Asian food brand. Featured in the NY Times, Vogue, and Food & Wine, Omsom is beloved for partnering with iconic Asian chefs to craft two damn delicious product lines — Cooking Sauces and Saucy Noodles— that bring restaurant-quality Asian flavors into any home kitchen: www.omsom.com
Since launch in May 2020, Omsom was cited as a source for Whole30 on the decision to reverse their stance on MSG, is a recipient of The Kitchn’s 2021 and 2022 Kitchen Essentials Grocery award, recognized in Fast Company’s 2022 Most Innovative Companies Award in the category of businesses with fewer than 10 employees, and NOSH’s “Best Emerging Brand in 2022” plus Best of 2020 awards for both “Best New Product and “Best Packaging Design”. Omsom has been named "one of the best cooking products weve ever tested" by CNN and is lauded by publications like The New York Times, Vogue, Wall Street Journal, and Food & Wine, among many others.
In June 2024, Omsom was acquired by DayDayCook to continue their mission of building the General Mills of Asian food.
Investor and Advisor
Oct 2022
Where highly charged flavors meet 100% real ingredients. Fly By Jing is the first premium Chinese food company that brings thoughtfully-crafted pantry staples to the modern kitchen. Developed by Jing Gao, a chef, entrepreneur and renowned expert on Chinese cuisine, we’re on a mission to bring uncensored Chinese flavors to the table.
Investor and Advisor
Oct 2022
The leading women’s wellness brand that’s modernizing aging, Womaness empowers women to feel and look great as they age through clinically and doctor-tested supplements, sexual wellness, and skincare products formulated to meet the needs of a changing body.
Available at womaness.com, Ulta Beauty, Amazon, Target, and QVC.
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May 2022
The world’s first mental fitness ecosystem to democratize and destigmatize mental health for everyone.
Investor and Advisor
Apr 2021
We’re Ghetto Gastro—a culinary collective born in the Bronx, by Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker.
We specialize in creative cultural collision through cooking, using food as a tool to tell stories about where we come from and open borders to the cultures that inspire us. We create experiences around the world, making delicious food and collaborating with the best-in-class partners across fashion, art, design, and music. As Ghetto Gastro, we big-up the Bronx as a driver of global culture, with food as our primary means to connect and make an impact in our community.
Break bread to break the mold. Lets cook.
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Jul 2019
Hustle Clean is a performance hygiene company delivering personal active care products to people who want to do more and be more throughout their day, without compromise. Hustle Clean, formerly Shower Pill, has grown from the success of their award-winning body and face wipes to create a full range of personal care products, specifically designed for the active individual and ‘everyday athlete’. Proudly based in Frisco, Texas, their products can be found around the country in Target and online from HustleClean.com or Amazon. Visit their website at hustleclean.com to learn more about their story.
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2022
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Dec 2022
In the words of our co-Founder, Serena Williams, Recovery is a big word. Its essential to performance, but it can often become an afterthought. We want to change that. Starting with our Recovery Collection of topical pain-relief and muscle-care products that are designed for both athletes as well as daily workouts and everyday life adventures. There is no charge without recharge.™
Investor and Advisor
Nov 2022
Omsom is a proud, loud Asian food brand. Featured in the NY Times, Vogue, and Food & Wine, Omsom is beloved for partnering with iconic Asian chefs to craft two damn delicious product lines — Cooking Sauces and Saucy Noodles— that bring restaurant-quality Asian flavors into any home kitchen: www.omsom.com
Since launch in May 2020, Omsom was cited as a source for Whole30 on the decision to reverse their stance on MSG, is a recipient of The Kitchn’s 2021 and 2022 Kitchen Essentials Grocery award, recognized in Fast Company’s 2022 Most Innovative Companies Award in the category of businesses with fewer than 10 employees, and NOSH’s “Best Emerging Brand in 2022” plus Best of 2020 awards for both “Best New Product and “Best Packaging Design”. Omsom has been named "one of the best cooking products weve ever tested" by CNN and is lauded by publications like The New York Times, Vogue, Wall Street Journal, and Food & Wine, among many others.
In June 2024, Omsom was acquired by DayDayCook to continue their mission of building the General Mills of Asian food.
Investor and Advisor
Oct 2022
Where highly charged flavors meet 100% real ingredients. Fly By Jing is the first premium Chinese food company that brings thoughtfully-crafted pantry staples to the modern kitchen. Developed by Jing Gao, a chef, entrepreneur and renowned expert on Chinese cuisine, we’re on a mission to bring uncensored Chinese flavors to the table.
Investor and Advisor
Oct 2022
Flour + Water Hospitality Group is a culture-driven San Francisco-based hospitality company dedicated to creating stand-out culinary experiences that reflect the leadership’s shared commitment to quality, community impact and transparency.
Led by Co-Chefs Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow, and partners Kara Bratcher, Vanya Shekell and David Steele, the core group collectively operates Flour + Water, Flour + Water Pasta Shop, Penny Roma and Trick Dog, all within SF’s 20th Street corridor between Harrison and Florida Street in the Mission District.
Since the opening of the original Flour+Water restaurant in 2009, our passion for cultivating community through genuine hospitality and memorable experiences has established the company as an industry leader. Co-chefs McNaughton and Pollnow’s creativity and expertise is on display across the group’s concepts with offerings reflective of regional Italian traditions and Northern California inspirations with their hand-crafted pasta at the center. Throughout the years, our approach has had an indelible impact on the Bay Area’s culinary landscape - the restaurant spaces often functioning as incubators, expanding Flour+Water’s influence beyond 20th Street.
In all we do, we strive to create a meaningful impact on our community – not just in how we treat our team but also in how we work with our purveyors, neighbors and the hospitality industry. We do this through forward-thinking employment practices, championing small suppliers, creating opportunities for those in our neighborhood, and by promoting and lobbying for meaningful changes in our industry.
Investor and Advisor
Oct 2022
The leading women’s wellness brand that’s modernizing aging, Womaness empowers women to feel and look great as they age through clinically and doctor-tested supplements, sexual wellness, and skincare products formulated to meet the needs of a changing body.
Available at womaness.com, Ulta Beauty, Amazon, Target, and QVC.
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