Kat Cole
President @ Cinnabon
Atlanta, United States
Kat Cole is a seed investor at Cinnabon in Atlanta focused on Nutrition and E-Commerce. Kat Cole is CEO and a member of the Board of Directors at AG1 (formerly Athletic Greens). She was appointed to this role succeeding company founder Chris Ashenden in July 2024. Cole joined AG1 in December 2021 as President and Chief Operating Officer.Cole is a seasoned business leader and sought-after advisor with more than 20 years ofoperational, brand, and executive leadership experience. Prior to AG1, she was President and COO at Focus Brands, where she oversaw the company’s nine presidents and businesses generating billions in sales around the world, and was responsible for building FOCUS Brands revenues and profits through global licensing, manufacturing, and ecommerce. Previously, she was President of Cinnabon, Inc. accountable for leading and growing the multi-channel brand team that drove record comp sales growth, brand expansion and franchise evolution during her tenure. Prior to her role with FOCUS Brands at Cinnabon, Inc., Ms. Cole was a Vice President at Hooters of America, Inc., a multi-channel brand which operates company and franchise restaurants. She received her MBA from Georgia State University, and sits on the advisory boards of Project Pie, a QSR Pizza Chain and Orpheus Brewing, an Atlanta-based Craft Brewery. Kat is presently the incoming Board Chair of the Women’s Foodservice Forum.Her story is often shared for inspiration as she moved up from working as a hostess at 17 years old to traveling globally to open new franchises. At 19, Kat dropped out of college, advanced to various management and leadership positions, and at the age of 26, became a Vice President at Hooters. She later completed her MBA at Georgia State University.She is widely known for legacy business model innovation, building brands, humanitarian work in the US and Eastern Africa and mentorship and development of emerging leaders.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Kat Cole invests in
Stages Kat Cole invests in
Countries Kat Cole invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Nutrition 2 (25%)
- E-Commerce 2 (25%)
- Food and Beverage 2 (25%)
- Apps 1 (13%)
- Retail 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (63%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Investments
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JUICER
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JUICER is helping restaurants automate their pricing within their existing technology stack using machine learning algorithms. By taking a data-driven approach to pricing, restaurants can significantly increase revenue and profitability. With dynamic pricing, restaurants can increase profits during peak periods, increase volume during slowerperiods, and improve the customer experience by providing deals to price-sensitive customers, and by lowering wait times for customers during busy periods. | $5.3M / Seed / Apr 09, 2024 | |
PlantBaby
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PlantBaby provides plant-based food and beverages for families on the nutritional journey from birth to adulthood. Their products are free from dairy, gluten, refined sugar, GMOs, preservatives, artificial, natural flavors, and glyphosate. | $4M / Seed / Jun 22, 2022 | |
Immi
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Immi is a food product manufacturer intended to provide instant ramen with low net carb and high protein. The company's products include high fiber, low sodium, plant-based, and keto-friendly instant ramen, providing healthy quick meal to consumers. | $3.8M / Seed / Sep 14, 2021 | |
Homebase
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Homebase is a software application that provides tools for employee scheduling, time tracking, communication, and task management. The app facilitates communication between managers and employees through messaging features, allowing for easy coordination and updates regarding shifts, tasks, and announcements. Employees can clock in and out usingthe app, allowing managers to track hours worked and monitor labor costs in real-time accurately. | $71M / Series C / Jul 29, 2021 | |
House of Wise
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House Of Wise is a CBD and personal wellness brand that empowers women to take control of their sleep, sex, stress and strength routines with the help of high-quality, organic, full-spectrum CBD products. The brand is at the intersection of compelling content, community building and commerce. House of Wise features a collection of six originallyformulated, high-quality and trusted, full-spectrum CBD products and one topical isolate-CBD product. Each product is specially designed and paired with additional, thoughtfully selected active ingredients to help women make the most of their daily rituals and routines. | $2M / Seed / Jun 15, 2021 | |
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House of Wise
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House Of Wise is a CBD and personal wellness brand that empowers women to take control of their sleep, sex, stress and strength routines with the help of high-quality, organic, full-spectrum CBD products. The brand is at the intersection of compelling content, community building and commerce. House of Wise features a collection of six originallyformulated, high-quality and trusted, full-spectrum CBD products and one topical isolate-CBD product. Each product is specially designed and paired with additional, thoughtfully selected active ingredients to help women make the most of their daily rituals and routines. | $2M / Seed / Jun 15, 2021 | |
The Fascination
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The Fascination is an eCommerce firm that provides clothing, food, lifestyle, wellness, beauty products, home decor, and accessories. It was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. | $1M / Seed / May 18, 2021 | |
Therabody
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Therabody is a developer of medical devices for targeted vibration therapy and pain relief. The company is the maker of the massaging device Theragun. Therabody is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 17, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Cinnabon
Cinnabon is a chain of American baked goods stores and kiosks. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Atlanta, USA.
Cinnabon Contacts
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Greg Komen
Co-Founder
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Kat Cole
President
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Rich Komen
Co-Founder
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FAQ
What does Kat Cole invest in?
Kat Cole invests primarily in Nutrition, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Kat Cole's check size?
Kat Cole typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kat Cole participates in.
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When did Kat Cole last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kat Cole closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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