Phil Graves

CFO, Valley Cold Storage & Transportation | Operator, Investor, Advisor

📍 Ventura, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2022
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
Dec 2022
LIVSN uses natural and technical materials to create sustainable, high-quality outdoor clothing with classic styling and a modern fit. Our passion is for the outdoors and our interest is in high quality clothing. We love finding good fabric and admiring the hand, the weight, and the texture. The story of the material and what it can do inspires us to create clothing as dynamic as the fabric. The name LIVSN comes from the Swedish word "livsnjutare,"​ which roughly translates to "one who loves life deeply; an enjoyer of life."​ We know we wont regret more time outside - or with friends - or with family. Abraham Maslows famous Hierarchy of Needs lists clothing among the physiological needs to meet before moving on towards the ultimate goal of self-actualization. If clothing is something that we must have, then we believe it should perform well, look good, be ethically made, environmentally friendly - and it should last. We design our clothing to be dynamic, made with naturally technical materials, and have a subdued style. Were not out to make the "best"​ shirt or the "most advanced"​ jacket in the world. We want to make good clothing, we want to make it with tried and true methods, and we want to make it with high quality materials and modern fits. Well be officially launching in late 2018, but will have plenty to share before then. Please follow along on our journey. Join our list: http://eepurl.com/dhC8nr See our website: https://www.livsndesigns.com/
Board Member
Jun 2020
Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™) is a revolutionary new label for food, fiber, and botanical ingredients and products. ROC™ is based on three pillars that require farmers to use practices that ensure healthy soil, pasture-based animal welfare, and fairness for farmers and workers. Regenerative Organic Certified® is overseen by the 501(c)3 nonprofit Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA), a group of experts in farming, ranching, soil health, animal welfare, and farmer and worker fairness. Led by Rodale Institute and spearheaded by Dr. Bronner’s and Patagonia, other founding members of the Alliance include Compassion in World Farming, Fair World Project, White Oak Pastures, and the Textile Exchange. The ROA has been established to continuously review and update the certification guidelines. At the Regenerative Organic Alliance, we envision a world free of poisonous chemicals, factory farming, exploitation, soil degradation, habitat destruction, pollution, short-term thinking, corporate bullies, greenwashing, and fake food. Instead, we imagine a world in which farmers, brands, policymakers, educators, researchers, and individuals come together to create a healthy food system that respects land and animals, empowers people, and restores communities and ecosystems through regenerative organic farming. Farm like the world depends on it.™
early stageFarming
Board Member
Jul 2019
Bureo, based in the US and Chile, is focused on scaling a radically transparent model to eliminate fishing net pollution; using disruptive innovation to inspire change and create tangible positive impacts. Bureo’s Net+Positiva program works together with fishermen to provide a positive solution for their end of life fishing gear, which Bureo transforms into highly recyclable and durable raw materials. Headquartered in California, Bureo is a certified B-Corporation, a member of 1% for the Planet, and is a participating company in Patagonias Tin Shed Ventures Fund, an internal fund supporting likeminded start-up companies having a positive impact on the environment. To find out more visit: www.bureo.co
Board Member
Jul 2019
Mango Materials​ technology uses waste biogas (methane) to produce poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) powder, a valuable biopolymer that is converted into a variety of eco-friendly, plastic products such as cosmetic packaging and a polyester replacement for textiles. Due to a rising preference for green products, demand for biodegradable and non petroleum-based plastics is growing rapidly. Our climate positive technology transforms greenhouse gas emissions into a biodegradable material for fashion and products, making a plastic substitute that is better than conventional plastics.
Board Member, Center for Responsible Business
Feb 2016
UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business is a top-ranked business school offering full-time, evening & weekend, and executive MBA programs; a masters program in financial engineering; a PhD program and a four-year undergraduate program.​ The schools distinctive culture is defined by its four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the status quo Confidence without attitude Students always Beyond yourself 40,000+alumni
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2022
Board Member
Dec 2022
LIVSN uses natural and technical materials to create sustainable, high-quality outdoor clothing with classic styling and a modern fit. Our passion is for the outdoors and our interest is in high quality clothing. We love finding good fabric and admiring the hand, the weight, and the texture. The story of the material and what it can do inspires us to create clothing as dynamic as the fabric. The name LIVSN comes from the Swedish word "livsnjutare,"​ which roughly translates to "one who loves life deeply; an enjoyer of life."​ We know we wont regret more time outside - or with friends - or with family. Abraham Maslows famous Hierarchy of Needs lists clothing among the physiological needs to meet before moving on towards the ultimate goal of self-actualization. If clothing is something that we must have, then we believe it should perform well, look good, be ethically made, environmentally friendly - and it should last. We design our clothing to be dynamic, made with naturally technical materials, and have a subdued style. Were not out to make the "best"​ shirt or the "most advanced"​ jacket in the world. We want to make good clothing, we want to make it with tried and true methods, and we want to make it with high quality materials and modern fits. Well be officially launching in late 2018, but will have plenty to share before then. Please follow along on our journey. Join our list: http://eepurl.com/dhC8nr See our website: https://www.livsndesigns.com/
2020
Board Member
Jun 2020
Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™) is a revolutionary new label for food, fiber, and botanical ingredients and products. ROC™ is based on three pillars that require farmers to use practices that ensure healthy soil, pasture-based animal welfare, and fairness for farmers and workers. Regenerative Organic Certified® is overseen by the 501(c)3 nonprofit Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA), a group of experts in farming, ranching, soil health, animal welfare, and farmer and worker fairness. Led by Rodale Institute and spearheaded by Dr. Bronner’s and Patagonia, other founding members of the Alliance include Compassion in World Farming, Fair World Project, White Oak Pastures, and the Textile Exchange. The ROA has been established to continuously review and update the certification guidelines. At the Regenerative Organic Alliance, we envision a world free of poisonous chemicals, factory farming, exploitation, soil degradation, habitat destruction, pollution, short-term thinking, corporate bullies, greenwashing, and fake food. Instead, we imagine a world in which farmers, brands, policymakers, educators, researchers, and individuals come together to create a healthy food system that respects land and animals, empowers people, and restores communities and ecosystems through regenerative organic farming. Farm like the world depends on it.™
early stageFarming
2019
Board Member
Jul 2019
Bureo, based in the US and Chile, is focused on scaling a radically transparent model to eliminate fishing net pollution; using disruptive innovation to inspire change and create tangible positive impacts. Bureo’s Net+Positiva program works together with fishermen to provide a positive solution for their end of life fishing gear, which Bureo transforms into highly recyclable and durable raw materials. Headquartered in California, Bureo is a certified B-Corporation, a member of 1% for the Planet, and is a participating company in Patagonias Tin Shed Ventures Fund, an internal fund supporting likeminded start-up companies having a positive impact on the environment. To find out more visit: www.bureo.co
Board Member
Jul 2019
Mango Materials​ technology uses waste biogas (methane) to produce poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) powder, a valuable biopolymer that is converted into a variety of eco-friendly, plastic products such as cosmetic packaging and a polyester replacement for textiles. Due to a rising preference for green products, demand for biodegradable and non petroleum-based plastics is growing rapidly. Our climate positive technology transforms greenhouse gas emissions into a biodegradable material for fashion and products, making a plastic substitute that is better than conventional plastics.
2016
Board Member, Center for Responsible Business
Feb 2016
UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business is a top-ranked business school offering full-time, evening & weekend, and executive MBA programs; a masters program in financial engineering; a PhD program and a four-year undergraduate program.​ The schools distinctive culture is defined by its four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the status quo Confidence without attitude Students always Beyond yourself 40,000+alumni
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