District Ventures Capital
District Ventures Capital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Toronto.
Stage
Pre-Seed, Funding Round, Seed
Type
Venture Capital
Description
District Ventures Capital is a venture capital fund based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, founded by Arlene Dickinson. Specializing in early-stage consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, the fund provides capital, mentorship, and strategic guidance to startups in sectors like food and beverage, health and wellness, and beauty and personal care. Led by Dickinson, known for her role on “Dragons’ Den,” the fund aims to support entrepreneurs in bringing innovative products to market and disrupting traditional industries.
Mission
District Ventures Capital invests in emerging brands that develop, manufacture, market, distribute or sell consumer goods, with a particular focus on the food, beverage, beauty and health and wellness sectors.
The Fund will seek investments in companies that exhibit strong and unique opportunities for market leadership, growth and economic value creation. Prospective investee companies will have strong revenues, and generally require capital for growth between $2 and $10 million; initiate product roll-outs and expand distribution and market presence.
Beauty Investments #
5
Primary Sector
Consumer/Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Beauty
Beauty Exits #
- 0
Last Beauty Invest
Jun, 2019- Achieve Wellness Spa
BEAUTY PORTFOLIO
| How to Apply? | Online Application Form |
| Criteria |
Innovative Product or Concept: They seek startups with unique and innovative products, concepts, or business models that address significant market needs or offer a competitive advantage in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Existing revenues, projections and cash flows. |
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IMPERATIVE: CULTURE & VALUES
Economic Value Creation
Market Leadership Opportunity
Market Leadership Opportunity
TBD
TBD
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BEAUTY FUNDER FIT SCORE
Resources
Education
Accelerator
Network
1:1
6.55/10
*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
Jason Berenstein
Title
Partner & CFO
Email Id
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JUMP CONCLUSION
District Ventures Capital is expanding, evidenced by its involvement in securing deals and partnerships. Their investment in Canada’s first probiotic ginger beer, which secured a deal on Dragon’s Den, highlights their focus on innovative health and wellness products.
The renewed partnership between Venturepark Labs and Sobeys, aimed at supporting Canadian CPG entrepreneurs, suggests District Ventures Capital’s ongoing strategic collaborations in the food and beverage industry. These activities demonstrate a proactive approach to growing and diversifying their investment portfolio. Almost a Best Beauty Funder Fit, DVC is a great fit for innovative beauty brands esp. Canadian that can use its distribution network for scale. The founder, Arlene Dickinson, is a shark on the Shark Tank and has celebrity status in Canada.
Very Good Beauty Funder Fit esp. for Canadian brands.