Castanea
Castanea
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Newton, Massachusetts
Stage
Private Equity
Type
Private Equity
Description
Founded in 2001, Castanea Partners operates with a $500 million committed fund, leveraging deep industry expertise and operational experience for sustainable investment success. Focused primarily on dynamic consumer brands and marketing services, Castanea also targets business-to-business providers of critical information. Their investment approach typically ranges from $20 million to $75 million in equity capital per investment within these sectors.
Mission
Castanea is a private equity firm that works in partnership with founders and management teams of innovative passion brands to grow their businesses through a combination of capital investment and operating expertise. We are focused on select consumer verticals including beauty, food and beverage, multi-unit services, and enthusiast lifestyle.
Beauty Investments #
5
Primary Sector
E-commerce/Health Care/Consumer/Beauty
Beauty Exits #
3
Last Beauty Invest
Oct, 2017-Tatcha-$15M
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
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We help extraordinary people with extraordinary brands. Castanea began as a family investment office and a significant portion of our capital still comes from the partners and employees. Investing our own capital allows us to be patient when appropriate and aligns us with our management partners and investors. We are not deal junkies or financial engineers, and use debt conservatively in our investments. We’re brand enthusiasts who love working with our partners, finding solutions to tough challenges and building great, enduring businesses. |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
TBD
investment with involvement
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
7.2/10
*This score calculates the likelihood of any beauty brand getting funded by the investor. The score gives weights to number of beauty investments, recency of beauty investment, number of beauty exits, inclusivity inclination, resources offered, etc.
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LEAD DETAILS
Lead Contact
Brian Knez
Title
Managing Partner
Email Id
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JUMP CONCLUSION
Best Beauty Funder Fit. Castanea favors passion brands, meaning brands focused and highly resonant with consumers.