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Jennifer Garner Net Worth: 3 Lessons From Her Path to Wealth
Looking at her track record, it’s no surprise that Garner has made a considerable fortune from her business ventures and acting career!
Jennifer Garner Net Worth 2021: $80 million.
Jennifer Garner is best known for being a successful actress, but many people don’t know that Jennifer Garner is also an accomplished film producer, entrepreneur, and spokesperson. Looking at her track record, it’s no surprise that Garner has made a considerable fortune from her business ventures and acting career!
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Denise Woodard, the founder and CEO of Partake Foods, is not shy about asking for advice. In an interview featured in this episode, she reflects on how guidance from other entrepreneurs has been a key part of her success in building a fast-growing packaged food brand. You might be surprised, however, that the counsel she most values comes from unsuccessful founders.
“I think oftentimes when you’re company’s on a rocketship to success, it’s hard to remember the stuff that went wrong,” Woodard said. “But when you’ve lost your last dollar and put all your blood, sweat and tears into a company that didn’t work for whatever reason, you have really good advice about what not to do and what you wished you would have done.”
Rihanna and H.E.R are using their platforms to invest in Black women-led businesses.
The entertainers are two of the latest investors to support the allergy-friendly food brand Partake Foods, which is also backed by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s Venture Capital Fund Marcy Venture Partners. Last week, the company announced that it successfully completed its Series A round of financing, securing $4.8 million in funding.
Denise Woodard is the founder and CEO of Partake Foods, which specializes in healthy, vegan cookies, while also creating more opportunities for minorities in the food industry. She is recognized as the first woman of color to ever raise one million dollars for a food startup after Carter’s venture fund first teamed up with the brand.
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Black female founded snack brand aims for the stars with major cash boost from multi Grammy Award winner Rihanna By Gill Hyslop Partake Snacks has capped an ‘exceptional year’ with a $4.8 million series A funding round, led by Robyn Rihanna Fenty with her first investment beyond personal ventures.
To date, more than 50% of Partake Foods’ total $7.5 million in funding has come from big names in the music industry, including Jay-Z’s VC fund, Marcy Venture Partners, and another Grammy Award-winner, H.E.R.
Partake was founded by Denise Woodard to create suitable snacks for her young daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. More than one in 13 American kids are allergic to one of the top 8 allergens (wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, soy, fish and shellfish), according to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), with Black children being at a significantly higher risk.
Partake attracts $4.8m investment and announces plans to enter 2,700+ stores in Q1 2021 Allergy-friendly food company Partake has completed a $4.8m Series A funding round backed by a diverse and star-powered lineup of investors from private equity investment firm CircleUp Growth Partners to Rihanna and Seattle Seahawks Bobby Wagner.
Other investors in the financing round include Marcy Venture Partners (co-founded by Jay Z), FF2032, Kevin Johnson s Black Capital, Black Star Fund, and CEO of Once Upon a Farm John Foraker.
Chuck Muth, chief growth officer of Beyond Meat and current investor in the growing brand, will be joining Partake’s board, along with Aditi Dash, partner at CircleUp Growth Partners.