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$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$500,000.00
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Education
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
(2003 - 2004)
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Investments
Work Experience
2017
Founder and Managing Partner
2017
H Venture Partners is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that invests in early-stage science-based consumer products brands. H Venture Partners invests globally with a focus on North America.
2019
Board Member
2023
Board Observer
2019 - 2023
2021
Board Member
2021
2022
Board Observer
2022
2019 - 2021
Board Member
2019 - 2021
2014 - 2017
Seed, Series A-B Venture Investor
2014 - 2017
Maywic Select Investments is an early stage venture fund that invests in consumer. Portfolio: Peloton (IPO), live streaming spinning classes in your home; Freshly (acq. Nestle $1.5Bn), a direct to consumer food company; ONEHOPE, a cause-conscious wine brand; Roots (IPO), an iconic Canadian apparel brand; The Infatuation (acquired), the best way to find a restaurant; Joy, the world's first smart family photo album; Soma (acquired), a sustainable water filter; Happify, a coaching tool for improving wellbeing; Barnraiser, a crowdfunding platform for natural food; Skinny Mom (acquired), an online media channel for health-conscious moms; GoldieBlox, STEM-inspired toys and media for girls; Farmer's Fridge, a vending machine that sells fresh salads daily; and ALOHA, cutting edge superfoods. Maywic's portfolio companies are based in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
2011 - 2014
Series A-D Venture Investor
2011 - 2014
West Capital manages corporate venture capital for Fifth Third Bank as well as vehicles for high net worth individuals and family offices. Portfolio includes Bill.com (IPO), a cloud-based AR/AP solution; Paydiant (acquired by PayPal), a mobile payments platform; CardioInsight (acquired by Medtronic), a real-time 3D electrophysiological map of the heart for arrhythmia and CRT; OnShift (acquired), a scheduling optimization solution for shift workers that reduces overtime and turnover; Oversight (acquired), a continuous transaction monitoring solution to identify fraud and payment errors; ALung, an artificial lung for intensive care units (using dialysis to replace a ventilator); and ShareThis, a social media sharing and marketing platform.
2010 - 2011
Board Advisor
2010 - 2011
Founded in 1880 and found in museums and homes around the world, Rookwood Pottery is an iconic brand and world leader in ceramic art and tile. Advisor to the board during the revival of the brand.
2006 - 2009
Seed, Series A Venture Investor
2006 - 2009
Select investments include Adams Energy, an ethanol production technology that uses waste steam from power plants; Global Fresh Foods (now BluWrap), a controlled atmosphere packaging technology that allows perishable foods like fish to last 30+ days at room temperature and facilitates cheaper transport of food around the world; and Transactiv, a cloud-based supply chain management platform (like LinkedIn for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers). Select middle market transactions include Industrial Piping Inc., an industrial pipe fabricator; and Rush Fitness, a growing fitness chain in the south eastern US.
2004 - 2006
Strategy Consultant
2004 - 2006
In the Strategy & Operations Group at Deloitte Consulting, Edwards focused on disruptive innovation, new markets, strategic marketing, and corporate development for Fortune 500 companies, delivering $300MM in new revenue opportunities. Clients include Johnson & Johnson and XM Satellite Radio.