Mark Balok

Board Member and Advisor

📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2016
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
Sep 2016
We craft the BEST-tasting, CLEANEST-ingredient Cooking Broths, Bone Broths, Soups, and Wellness Cups. Created by mom & Clinical Nutritionist, Sharon Brown, and crafted by her husband, Chef Reb.
Board Member
Jan 2016
High Brew Coffee was born from the adventure of a lifetime. Two boot-strapping entrepreneurs sold their company they spent 13 years building and sailed the high seas. Their need to stay alert through warm nights on rough waters brought them to cold-brewed coffee and they realized another great idea was in the works: an ice-cold, premium coffee that is convenient and portable. We're a direct trade, ready-to-drink, cold brew coffee for those who do. 100% All Natural ready-to-drink Cold-Brewed coffee born in Austin, Texas. Made from 100% Certified Fair Trade Arabica Beans. Better Not Bitter™.
Board Member and Sales Consultant
Jan 2015
Pioneers of the seaweed category, Gimme Health Foods Inc. harvests and creates the #1 selling premium, organic seaweed-based snacks. Led by founders and visionary food entrepreneurs Annie Chun and Steve Broad who, in 2012, recognized an opportunity to adapt a traditional yet convenient and healthy Korean favorite to a flavored snack that would entice American palates. Their vision led to the creation of gimMe Snacks, the world's first line of Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified seaweed snacks. Today, gimMe is the #1 seaweed brand on the market and produces a range of healthy, flavored seaweed options including our original organic roasted seaweed snacks, full-size sushi nori, our innovative seaweed chips, and first of their kind seaweed thins. gimMe Snacks can be found at major grocery chains as well as natural and specialty food retailers across the United States, Canada, and Australia. All products are also available on online at Amazon.com and World Pantry. Learn more about gimMe at gimmesnacks.com Visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/gimmeseaweed Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/gimmegrams
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2016
Board Member
Sep 2016
We craft the BEST-tasting, CLEANEST-ingredient Cooking Broths, Bone Broths, Soups, and Wellness Cups. Created by mom & Clinical Nutritionist, Sharon Brown, and crafted by her husband, Chef Reb.
Board Member
Jan 2016
High Brew Coffee was born from the adventure of a lifetime. Two boot-strapping entrepreneurs sold their company they spent 13 years building and sailed the high seas. Their need to stay alert through warm nights on rough waters brought them to cold-brewed coffee and they realized another great idea was in the works: an ice-cold, premium coffee that is convenient and portable. We're a direct trade, ready-to-drink, cold brew coffee for those who do. 100% All Natural ready-to-drink Cold-Brewed coffee born in Austin, Texas. Made from 100% Certified Fair Trade Arabica Beans. Better Not Bitter™.
2015
Board Member and Sales Consultant
Jan 2015
Pioneers of the seaweed category, Gimme Health Foods Inc. harvests and creates the #1 selling premium, organic seaweed-based snacks. Led by founders and visionary food entrepreneurs Annie Chun and Steve Broad who, in 2012, recognized an opportunity to adapt a traditional yet convenient and healthy Korean favorite to a flavored snack that would entice American palates. Their vision led to the creation of gimMe Snacks, the world's first line of Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified seaweed snacks. Today, gimMe is the #1 seaweed brand on the market and produces a range of healthy, flavored seaweed options including our original organic roasted seaweed snacks, full-size sushi nori, our innovative seaweed chips, and first of their kind seaweed thins. gimMe Snacks can be found at major grocery chains as well as natural and specialty food retailers across the United States, Canada, and Australia. All products are also available on online at Amazon.com and World Pantry. Learn more about gimMe at gimmesnacks.com Visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/gimmeseaweed Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/gimmegrams
2013
Advisory Partner
Jun 2013
Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) is one of North America’s leading consumer-focused growth equity investment funds, focusing on fast-growing, “rising star” brands in the food, beverage, personal care, beauty, pet and apparel categories. Since the firm’s founding in 2011, ACG has invested in many notable emerging consumer brands as a growth equity partner. Some of ACG’s past and current investments include Babyganics (acquired by SC Johnson), SKIMS, Shake Shack (completed an IPO as NYSE: SHAK), OUAI Haircare (acquired by Procter & Gamble), barkTHINS (acquired by Hershey), Harrys Inc., Suja Juice (acquired by Coca-Cola), Milk Makeup (acquired by Waldencast), Tata Harper Skincare (acquired by Amorepacific), KRAVE Jerky (acquired by Hershey), The Honest Kitchen (recapitalized by Monarch Capital), Momofuku Goods and Athletic Brewing Company, among others. www.acgpartners.com
1997
Snapple Beverage Group/Cadbury Schweppes PLC
Vice President - Western USA
Jan 1997
Investment activity
2015–2016 · 3 investments
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