Trail Mix Ventures

02/14/2024

WIRED just published “The World’s Most Important Industry Has a New Captain—and She’s Piloting It Into the 21st Century,” an in-depth profile on our very own Marina Hadjipateras, spotlighting her work as co-founder and GP of TMV. Virginia Heffernan, who spent time with Marina over the last several months, writes:

"[She] believes that shipping is good for humans, as to trade with people around the world is to acquire empathy for them. “To see them in their places, to see what they need, what they want. It’s globalization.” With the ramp-up of TMV’s latest fund, it seems to me that Marina, in her steel-bougainvillea way, is currently orchestrating a one-woman overhaul of the entire shipping industry."

We at TMV team are proud to see Marina receive this deserved profile. This feature offers a unique glimpse into her commitment to fostering growth and innovation within the maritime sector, the inner workings of TMV and the values that drive us as we invest in next-gen solutions across the care economy, the future of work, transportation & sustainability.

Read it here and Marina!

https://www.wired.com/story/shipping-industry-marina-hadjipateras/

08/16/2021

Our portfolio company Obviously AI is hiring for a Head of Content & Community.

If you’re interested in AI/ML & Analytics and love engaging audiences through content, this is one of the best teams to work with.

Check out their role below:

Do you like building content that engages audiences and forms a community? At Obviously AI we see content as a critical driver for bottoms up product adoption and community engagement. We are looking for someone who truly loves writing content, telling...

05/27/2021

Massive congratulations to FIGS on their today. We’re proud to be among the earliest investors in the company.

- Since 2016 we have understood that founders Trina Spear & Heather Hasson were effectively disrupting the fragmented medical apparel industry.

- By 2017 FIGS secured the fourth-largest funding round for a female-founded company - a testament to the company's impact on the industry.

- Flash forward, FIGS is continuing to lead the medical apparel industry by example, proving that our inclination about their mission to reimagine the medical apparel industry was right from the beginning.

- Today – at www.tmv.vc – our investments are each rooted in the brilliant ideas and exceptional people behind them - those who possess the strategic know-how, legitimate hustle, fearless questioning, and limitless imagination to bring groundbreaking ideas to life.

- Figs was the first of its kind for our team (our first shared investment!), but we are now investors in over 36 impactful businesses.

- At TMV we are beyond proud to not only celebrate today’s IPO for our friends Trina and Heather, but to have played an early role in their growth.

04/01/2021

We’re very pleased to announce our latest investment, Yoke Gaming.

Sparked by an idea shared among a small group of college friends and athletes at the University of Notre Dame, YOKE is a mobile app that allows players to be paid for their time off-court by gaming with their fans. Sound like fun? The athletes and fans agree — the platform has been growing like crazy since it launched in early 2020, both in professional players and in active users. YOKE is now 1,000 athletes strong.

Here’s how it works: a player downloads the YOKE app, browses athletes, requests a challenge and selects a game to play. The next time the athlete goes live, YOKE notifies the athlete(s) that the user is ready to game. Once the athlete accepts the gamer’s challenge, YOKE connects the two via video chat to coordinate details and start playing.

We spoke with YOKE CEO and Founder Mick Assaf to talk about how he got started, and where he’s headed next.

Read more from our Venture Partner Evan Wray on our TMV Medium page.

https://lnkd.in/dFqngiN

Yoke: www.yokegaming.com

All the biggest stars. All on one app. Download YOKE to play video games face-to-face with your favorite athletes.

03/02/2021

We are so pleased to announce TMV's newest investment, The Canoa Supply Co. PBC, the first scaling platform for sustainable design and construction of commercial real estate.

Founded in 2019 by Federico Negro, former Global Head of Design at WeWork, CANOA aims to transform the field of design and construction by providing access to healthy and human-centered design at commercial scale, while reducing the industry's carbon footprint.

At TMV we were particularly drawn to CANOA's approach to integrating sustainable thinking into the efficient reuse and renovation of space. The technology that CANOA is developing makes it possible for large-scale developers to rethink their environments with easy-to-use automation tools, customizable designs and expert support centered on sustainability. It's good for business and good for the planet.

Read more about Canoa in the medium article penned by our colleague Darshan Somashekar.

https://lnkd.in/eBjA8rH

We are pleased to announce TMV’s newest investment, CANOA, the first scaling platform for sustainable design and construction in…

01/27/2021

Our firm, TMV, is proud to partner with Bank of America as we continue to invest in purpose-driven companies with diverse leadership.

From the press release that went out yesterday:

Bank of America announced it will invest approximately $150 million in 40 funds, based in 21 markets across the U.S. These investments will underscore Bank of America’s ongoing efforts to address the persistent gap in access to growth capital for minority-led businesses.

“By accelerating the flow of capital into funds focused on investing in Black, Hispanic-Latino, other under-represented minority and women-led businesses, we can help level the playing field,” said Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America. “These funds support diverse entrepreneurs across the U.S. and will drive innovation and economic opportunities, creating more jobs and wealth in communities.”

In addition to their focus on investing in minority-led businesses, these funds are predominately led by diverse fund managers.

On June 2, Bank of America made a $1 billion, four-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, of which $200 million was allocated to support Black, Hispanic-Latino, other under-represented minority and women entrepreneurs. Today, Bank of America announced it will invest app...

12/10/2020

Today is an exciting day for Cityblock Health and for American healthcare.

Congratulations to founders Iyah Romm, Toyin Ajayi and Bay Gross, and thank you for inviting our firm to join your journey to make extraordinary care accessible three years ago.

Read more here:

Cityblock Health, a startup trying to improve health care for low-income patients with complex medical needs, has raised $160 million in an investment that values the company at more than $1 billion.

12/08/2020

Tune into Samir Kaji's podcast "Venture Unlocked" to hear our GP and Co-Founder Soraya Darabi speak about the history and the future of TMV.

On this episode they discuss the last 5 years of TMV - investments made into companies like Parsley Health, Kindbody, ClassTag, Ridwell and others. They also chat about the new TMV rebrand (www.tmv.vc) and what it takes to make it as a successful vc in a competitive market.

We hope you'll take a listen and share your thoughts in the comments below.

Episode 11: https://lnkd.in/dADVaBb

Listen now (38 min) | In this episode, we speak with Soraya Darabi, Co-Founder and General Partner of TMV. The firm primarily focuses on investing at the seed stage through Series A and is active in areas such as the future of work, education tech, logistics and mobility, and sustainable solutions.....

10/29/2020

Today we are announcing a rebrand of our firm — the first major change since our inception in 2016. This includes shortening our name from Trail Mix Ventures to TMV. and unveiling a new website that showcases our work and the purpose-driven community we’ve cultivated over the last four years.

At this stage of our growth, our business and portfolio have expanded dramatically, and our position as a firm rooted in diversity has been cemented, which is why we felt a need for a new name and revived aesthetic that would better reflect our vision and core values.

As a female-led fund with a portfolio that’s 65% women- and/or minority-founded, we continue to be committed to investing in people that reflect what America actually looks like.

From the beginning, our objective has remained the same: to invest in forward-looking brands with enduring missions. To date, we have followed through on this objective, investing in 27 portfolio companies positively changing the course of our future.

New website:
http://tmv.vc

Read more on medium:
https://tmvfund.medium.com/introducing-tmv-6e5aa3f10b34

A reimagined future and first look at the new Trail Mix Ventures.

07/24/2020

“I saw patients were in this revolving door of stacks of prescription drugs, many of which were helping, but they weren’t treating the root drivers of a lot of these common and chronic conditions,” she continued. “I thought there could be a better way to provide medical care.”

“If you pay by the visit, then the whole health-care system is incentivized for you to come back and have more visits,” she said.