Brett Thomas
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ CAVU Consumer Partners
New York, United States
Brett Thomas is a venture - series unknown investor at CAVU Consumer Partners in New York focused on Food and Beverage and Health Care. Brett Thomas is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of CAVU Consumer Partners. Brett previously worked at Made by Nacho as a Board Member. Brett Thomas attended the Boston College.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Brett Thomas invests in
Stages Brett Thomas invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 8 (73%)
- Health Care 3 (27%)
- Pet 2 (18%)
- Baby 1 (9%)
- Retail 1 (9%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (36%)
- Series B 3 (27%)
- Seed 1 (9%)
- Series A 1 (9%)
- Series D 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Crazy Mountain produces non-alcoholic lager-style beers designed for people who want the taste and ritual of beer while moderating alcohol intake. The brand offers canned non-alcoholic brews in Original and Lime flavors, along with a mixed pack that combines both varieties. Its beers are brewed with maltose-negative yeast to keep alcohol contentbelow 0.5% ABV while maintaining body and beer flavor. Crazy Mountain sells its products online and through select stores, providing 12 oz cans typically bundled as multi-pack formats. The company focuses on serving mainstream beer drinkers seeking moderation and an alternative to traditional alcoholic options. | $15M / Seed / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| Recess is a consumer wellness brand creating products and experiences designed to help people feel balanced, centered, and inspired so that they can be their most productive and creative selves despite an increasingly stressful world. Its products include sparkling water infused with hemp extract and adaptogens for balance and clarity.Founded in2017, Recess is headquartered in New York. | $30M / Series B / Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| Native Pet is a pet food and nutrition company that makes organic, highly effective, and limited-ingredient pet supplements for dogs and cats. The company develops proprietary formulas and formats, offering only the best, most innovative nutrition to directly benefit the health of pets. | $11M / Series B / Aug 10, 2023 | ||
| Native Pet is a pet food and nutrition company that makes organic, highly effective, and limited-ingredient pet supplements for dogs and cats. The company develops proprietary formulas and formats, offering only the best, most innovative nutrition to directly benefit the health of pets. | $6M / Series A / Mar 24, 2022 | ||
| Once Upon a Farm Kiddo Meals are processed using High-Pressure Processing, which uses pressure instead of heat to kill off any potentially harmful ingredients. This process also allows for more nutrient-dense food. Further, the brands that are currently on the shelves usually contain a large percentage of water, fillers, sugars, and preservatives,which take away from the natural state of the food. This in turn takes away from optimal nutrition for babies, since optimal absorption of nutrients occurs when food is in its most natural state. | $52M / Series D / Mar 09, 2022 | ||
| Changing snacking for the better, one chickpea at a time. Launched in June 2016, Hippeas is an all new range of organic chickpea puffs which is set to shake-up the global snacking market with a bold brand story and purpose, clear health credentials and exciting flavour profiles.Hippeas is the creation of Green Park Brands, a new foodinnovation company in the rapidly growing Health and Nutrition sector. Green Park’s ambition is to lead the agenda for positive change by creating brands that have a long lasting social impact and prompt cultural and behavioural change. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 07, 2018 | ||
| Once Upon a Farm Kiddo Meals are processed using High-Pressure Processing, which uses pressure instead of heat to kill off any potentially harmful ingredients. This process also allows for more nutrient-dense food. Further, the brands that are currently on the shelves usually contain a large percentage of water, fillers, sugars, and preservatives,which take away from the natural state of the food. This in turn takes away from optimal nutrition for babies, since optimal absorption of nutrients occurs when food is in its most natural state. | $20M / Series B / Oct 09, 2018 | ||
| Vital Proteins helps people feel better and live fuller lives through sustainably-sourced nutrition products, promoting health, fitness, and natural beauty. Vital Proteins engages in providing natural, whole food proteins that support animal well-being and sustainable eco-friendly practices. | $25.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Changing snacking for the better, one chickpea at a time. Launched in June 2016, Hippeas is an all new range of organic chickpea puffs which is set to shake-up the global snacking market with a bold brand story and purpose, clear health credentials and exciting flavour profiles.Hippeas is the creation of Green Park Brands, a new foodinnovation company in the rapidly growing Health and Nutrition sector. Green Park’s ambition is to lead the agenda for positive change by creating brands that have a long lasting social impact and prompt cultural and behavioural change. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 10, 2017 | ||
| One Brands offers a portfolio of nutrition bars that provide 20 grams of protein and contain 1 gram of sugar per bar. The bars are all certified gluten-free and come in flavors such as pumpkin pie, cinnamon roll, chocolate chip cookie dough and white chocolate truffle. One Brands also manufactures a line of bars sweetened with stevia called OneBasix | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 20, 2017 | ||
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Co-Investors
About CAVU Consumer Partners
CAVU Consumer Partners is a specialist consumer-focused firm investing in the “better-for-you” branded consumer sector across 4 key target categories – Food & Beverage, Beauty & Personal Care, Pet, and Human Performance. CAVU creates the best possible conditions for companies to reach their fullest potential and for entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams. Their deep industry experience and stellar track record as founders and brand builders in the consumer products world transcends the boardroom. They invest in passionate entrepreneurs with big ideas that make the world a better place.
CAVU Consumer Partners Contacts
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Brett Thomas
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Jared Jacobs
Principal
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John Denny
VP eCommerce & Digital Marketing
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Krisa Park
VP, Talent
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What does Brett Thomas invest in?
Brett Thomas invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Health Care and Pet startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Brett Thomas closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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