Karen Moon

changing the status quo

One of one: female focused growth equity investor backing consumer brands

Springboard Growth Capital is an investment partnership supporting visionary entrepreneurs and companies positioned to be market leaders. We focus on companies at the Series C stage and beyond, with meaningful market traction and business models created with the digitally-native consumer in mind. We leverage an extensive eco-system built by Springboard Enterprises to select and support women entrepreneurs poised to access significant institutional capital. As an independent sponsor, we can lead or co-invest, and we have the flexibility to “right-size” our investment to meet the needs of the company.

We are an early stage investment firm focused on the digital consumer. We believe great products and services are disruptive in the most elemental sense: they surprise and delight us – and being integral to consumers’ lives, they make people happy. Experienced consumer investors with multi-disciplinary backgrounds across the venture capital & hedge fund industries – we are backing the next generation of digitally native entrepreneurs building consumer businesses to elevate daily life.

Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) is a nonprofit, professional organization with more than 10,000 members globally, both men and women, from over 3,000 companies in the beauty and related industries. CEW brings the beauty community together, at every stage of their careers, from every facet of the industry. CEW leads the conversation in beauty, addressing topics that are shaping the future of the industry and provides unparalleled access to industry influencers and thought leaders. CEW provides the connections, tools and leadership development resources to move careers forward. CEW recognizes professional achievement and innovation in the industry to inspire the next generation of leaders. CEW is based in New York City, and also hosts events for the beauty community in Los Angeles. Additionally, CEW has associated organizations in France and the United Kingdom. The CEW Foundation supports Cancer and Careers, a resource for employees balancing work and cancer treatment. For more information, visit cew.org.

Grace Beauty Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in next generation consumer companies. We are founded on the core belief that deep domain and industry knowledge, operating expertise and extensive networks are essential to support early stage entrepreneurs from seed to success. Our mission is to become the premier partner for early stage digital brands, consumer and retail technology startups on their journey from kitchen table to household name.