Goat Rodeo Capital managing partner Carlton Fowler reflected upon the data and business criteria that influenced the firm’s initial investments and offered his evaluation of non-portfolio DTC brands and their potential for omnichannel success. He also weighed in on the continued blurring of lines within the non-alcoholic beverage and beverage alcohol industries and explained why Goat Rodeo’s second fund will not include investments in cannabis beverages.
Tune in at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, for:
Hypur CRO Tyler Beuerlein
Measure Eight CEO Justin Ort
Hypur, a fintech firm specializing in contactless payments for in-store cannabis orders, had quite an active year as pot purchases adjusted to an online and delivery model.
Recently, the company began verifying accounts in-house via open banking.
Merida recently partnered with analytics firm New Frontier Data on a new report: Cannabis in America for 2021 & Beyond: A New Normal in Consumption and Demand.
The study provides an analysis of cannabis consumer behaviors driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the resized market projections following the passage of six cannabis ballot initiatives in five states: New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota, Mississippi and Arizona.
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This special edition of Taste Radio Insider highlights actionable insights and advice from interviews with four founders, creators and investors who joined us on the show during the second half of 2020. Our guests include Greg Fleishman, Co-Founder/CEO, Foodstirs; Jing Gao, Founder & CEO, Fly By Jing; Carlton Fowler, Managing Partner, Goat Rodeo Capital; and Breezy Griffith, Co-Founder & CEO, SkinnyDipped.
In this Episode
0:35: Mike Missed His Shot. Plus, Soda Strategies, Samples And Salutes. The episode opens with a bit of banter about a recent win streak and the return of BevNET/NOSH’s Elevator Talk series in 2021. The hosts also discussed two independent soda brands and how each is navigating an evolving market for the category and spotlighted a few notable products sampled over the past week.