Ryan Schneider

Bambino is a babysitting app that connects families with neighborhood sitters recommended by their friends and neighbors. With Bambino, parents can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from instant access to a personal list of sitters, as well as new experienced sitters who are recommended by a network of friends and neighbors. With just a few taps, parents can find, book, and pay a dependable, trusted neighborhood sitter.

SnackNation is the country’s leading employee care company, nourishing and inspiring thousands of remote and in-office teams across America to do the best work of their lives. Founded in 2014, SnackNation curates and delivers great tasting better-for-you snacks, premium coffee and tea, fresh fruit, safety essentials and ready to drink beverages to more than half a million people in all 50 states – places like Apple, Mercedes, Hulu, and many more. The company also uses machine learning to optimize curations and provides emerging CPG brands the insights they need to scale faster. SnackNation is committed to helping fight hunger outside the office too, donating more than six million meals to families in need via their partnership with Feeding America. SnackNation was twice named to the Inc. 500, their annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America and has also been named one of the Best Places to Work by Los Angeles Business Journal. The company has offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. To learn more, visit SnackNation.com.

Value Creation Builders partnering with VCs and their high potential founders to increase portfolio value. A pool of experienced startup to scale-up executives shaping strategy and operations in all product and go-to-market functions from seed stage through Series B: - AI-Driven Strategy - Go-to-Market Strategy - Marketing and Messaging - RevOps and Sales Playbooks - M&A and Investment Strategy - Pricing and Packaging Strategy - Product Launches & Management - Organizational Design & Strategic Planning - Product-Market Fit and Customer Validation - Channel Partners and Direct Sales Management

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Bambino is a babysitting app that connects families with neighborhood sitters recommended by their friends and neighbors. With Bambino, parents can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from instant access to a personal list of sitters, as well as new experienced sitters who are recommended by a network of friends and neighbors. With just a few taps, parents can find, book, and pay a dependable, trusted neighborhood sitter.

SnackNation is the country’s leading employee care company, nourishing and inspiring thousands of remote and in-office teams across America to do the best work of their lives. Founded in 2014, SnackNation curates and delivers great tasting better-for-you snacks, premium coffee and tea, fresh fruit, safety essentials and ready to drink beverages to more than half a million people in all 50 states – places like Apple, Mercedes, Hulu, and many more. The company also uses machine learning to optimize curations and provides emerging CPG brands the insights they need to scale faster. SnackNation is committed to helping fight hunger outside the office too, donating more than six million meals to families in need via their partnership with Feeding America. SnackNation was twice named to the Inc. 500, their annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America and has also been named one of the Best Places to Work by Los Angeles Business Journal. The company has offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. To learn more, visit SnackNation.com.

Rustic Canyon helps standout seed and growth-stage entrepreneurs leverage technological innovation to create and commercialize disruptive change. We are an early stage firm actively investing out of our third fund, raised in 2007. As the first or second institutional investor in a company, our investments range from $500,000 to $10 million. We focus on two sectors, which we believe will produce the most transformative commercial advances of our time: Internet & Digital Media Energy & Efficiency We are one of the largest VC firms in Los Angeles, and we have a strong and growing presence in the Bay Area. We invest primarily in these two regions, but we consider opportunities outside of California when we meet entrepreneurs with the talent and drive to create and capitalize on opportunity. Rustic Canyon was launched in 1999 by Founding Partner Tom Unterman, and is led by Managing Partner Nate Redmond. In addition to our core venture platform, we have partnered with the management of US Renewables Group, Rustic Canyon / Fontis and Saints Capital to form new funds that serve to deepen our expertise and extend our reach. To submit your disruptive idea for consideration, email your business plan to ideas@rusticcanyon.com.