Chris Cantino
Co-Founder @ Color Capital
Chris Cantino is a seed investor at Color Capital focused on E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. Chris Cantino is the co-owner of Color Capital. Prior to venture capital, Chris was CMO of Schmidt’s Naturals, and helped propel the company to acquisition by Unilever alongside wife and partner Jaime Schmidt. The couple’s story is told in the book Supermaker: Crafting Business on Your Own Terms (Chronicle Books, 2020). Chris has been writtenabout by publications including Inc., Digiday, Entrepreneur, Shopify, Morning Brew, Forbes and more.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Chris Cantino invests in
Stages Chris Cantino invests in
Countries Chris Cantino invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 6 (27%)
- Food and Beverage 5 (23%)
- Consumer Goods 4 (18%)
- Retail 3 (14%)
- FinTech 3 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (18%)
- Series A 2 (9%)
- Funding Round 1 (5%)
- Private Equity 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Arkive is building the people’s museum: a collection of art and culture curated by a global community of members and displayed around the world. | $9.7M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | ||
| BUBBLE is an online marketplace where users can find the very best of health food | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / May 01, 2022 | ||
| MicroAcquire is a startup acquisition marketplace that helps startups find buyers and get acquired. Their goal is to help 1,000+ entrepreneurs get acquired without fees and commissions and headaches. MicroAcquire was established in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, CA. | $6.3M / Seed / Jul 06, 2021 | ||
| Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) is the world's largest startup acquisition marketplace that helps startups and online businesses find buyers and get acquired. Their goal is to help all entrepreneurs get acquired without fees and commissions or headaches.Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) was established in 2020 and is based in SanFrancisco, CA. | $6.3M / Seed / Jul 06, 2021 | ||
| Seed Health is a microbial company that specializes in therapeutics, consumer health innovations, and environmental solutions. The company focuses on breakthrough discoveries in microbial sciences across a pipeline of novel therapeutics. It was founded by Ara Katz and Raja Dhir in 2017 and is headquartered in Venice, California. | Seed / May 01, 2021 | ||
| Alloy is a no-code tool for creating automated workflows. It is a YC-backed e-commerce automation platform to help in reclaiming time and focus on growth. It was founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $5M / Seed / Feb 02, 2021 | ||
| Kinter empowers leading organizations to supplement their workforce with AI Accountants that execute the accounting close. Trusted by global leaders including Amazon, Mastercard, and UPS, Kinter is backed by a16z, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and dozens of career operators and founders. Learn more at kinter.ai | $5M / Seed / Feb 02, 2021 | ||
| Hero Cosmetics is creating solutions for those times they have a pimple emergency. Their broader vision is to create products that can be their hero when their skin is in a pinch. | Private Equity / Jan 11, 2021 | ||
| Ceremonia is a new modern haircare brand rooted in Latin heritage. It celebrates the richness of Latinx culture, serving the next-gen. Ceremonia brand will be launched this fall. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Oct 30, 2020 | ||
| A Kids Book About is a publishing company that has a collection of books for children. The company was founded in 2019 and based in Portland, Oregon. | Seed / Jun 24, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Color Capital
Color Capital is an early-stage consumer fund participating primarily in early and seed-stage financing of consumer-facing companies. It specializes in the fields of financial services, venture capital, and private equity. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Color Capital Contacts
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Chris Cantino
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What does Chris Cantino invest in?
Chris Cantino invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 22 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 Chris Cantino closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 22 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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