Vanessa Dawson

Founder & CEO at Arber

📍 Los Angeles County, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2017𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor & Advisor
Mar 2017
Loop & Tie is the first and only carbon regenerative corporate gifting platform, enabling companies to engage in global gifting that gives back. Focused on environmental, social and economic impact, Loop & Tie marketplace gifts are selected to bring corporate gifting budgets to small and artisan makers, women-owned businesses, BIPOC- and minority-owned businesses, and businesses making a direct positive impact on environmental sustainability issues. For every gift shipped, whether from our marketplace or the swag we fulfill on your behalf, you’re making a net positive carbon impact through our land restoration and regenerative agriculture initiatives.
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2017
Silvernest is creating a more modern, well-matched generation of roommates. The result? Extra income, expanded community, and Home Sweet Shared Home®. Silvernest is an online homesharing platform that pairs homeowners with compatible housemates and gives them everything they need to create a Home Sweet Shared Home. Homesharing through Silvernest helps homeowners earn extra income (about $10,000 a year) and remain in their homes longer. Renters pay far less than market rent, saving an average $9,000 per year. Both enjoy companionship and the efficiencies that come with sharing a space. Opening your home to a compatible housemate can change your life. Learn more at www.silvernest.com. Silvernest: Share your home. Share your story.
Investor & Advisor
Nov 2016
Easily book local photographers in over 350 cities around the world for fun hassle-free photo shoots. Flytographer has captured over 3 million memories for travellers, everyone from millennials to grandparents. In 2020, they expanded to offering hometown shoots, personal branding photos with “The Modern Headshot” and a travel-inspired gifts and apparel shop. Conde Nast Traveler has called Flytographer “The Future of Travel Photography” and FORBES listed it as “the #1 gift for travellers.” Flytographer has appeared everywhere from Netflix shows to The New York Times to Oprah.com (where it was called an “ingenious travel hack”).
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2021
Founder & CEO
Apr 2021
WERE HIRING! The Arber team is growing! Were looking for the following positions: Senior Designer, Remote Operations & Supply Chain Manager, Remote Community Manager, Remote Biological Plant Wellness Products to Nourish Green Spaces and Empower Home Gardeners. Arber is the first of its kind plant wellness company dedicated to helping both our planet and people thrive. Our premier line of biologicals safely and efficaciously sustain all greenspaces; while our products benefit plants, soil, and Mother Nature - she needs our help! Biologicals are powerful, naturally occurring substances such as bacteria, microbes, and plant extracts that prevent plant diseases, control unwanted pests, and promote unparalleled growth and abundance, all while doing good for us and the earth. Launching Spring 2021
early stageManufacturing
2017
Investor & Advisor
Mar 2017
Loop & Tie is the first and only carbon regenerative corporate gifting platform, enabling companies to engage in global gifting that gives back. Focused on environmental, social and economic impact, Loop & Tie marketplace gifts are selected to bring corporate gifting budgets to small and artisan makers, women-owned businesses, BIPOC- and minority-owned businesses, and businesses making a direct positive impact on environmental sustainability issues. For every gift shipped, whether from our marketplace or the swag we fulfill on your behalf, you’re making a net positive carbon impact through our land restoration and regenerative agriculture initiatives.
Investor Relations
Mar 2017
1843 Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Tracy Chadwell funding the growing AgeTech & Longevity Revolution across all industries including Health, Wellness, Mobility, FinTech, & CyberSecurity. Founded in 2016, 1843 Capital invests in early-stage companies that are disciplined and focused at Seed, Series A, and Series B levels. At 1843 Capital we engage differently – with capital, counsel, and connectivity.
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2017
Silvernest is creating a more modern, well-matched generation of roommates. The result? Extra income, expanded community, and Home Sweet Shared Home®. Silvernest is an online homesharing platform that pairs homeowners with compatible housemates and gives them everything they need to create a Home Sweet Shared Home. Homesharing through Silvernest helps homeowners earn extra income (about $10,000 a year) and remain in their homes longer. Renters pay far less than market rent, saving an average $9,000 per year. Both enjoy companionship and the efficiencies that come with sharing a space. Opening your home to a compatible housemate can change your life. Learn more at www.silvernest.com. Silvernest: Share your home. Share your story.
2016
Investor & Advisor
Nov 2016
Easily book local photographers in over 350 cities around the world for fun hassle-free photo shoots. Flytographer has captured over 3 million memories for travellers, everyone from millennials to grandparents. In 2020, they expanded to offering hometown shoots, personal branding photos with “The Modern Headshot” and a travel-inspired gifts and apparel shop. Conde Nast Traveler has called Flytographer “The Future of Travel Photography” and FORBES listed it as “the #1 gift for travellers.” Flytographer has appeared everywhere from Netflix shows to The New York Times to Oprah.com (where it was called an “ingenious travel hack”).
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