# Katy Triefenbach > Katy Triefenbach is a Series A investor at Stage 1 Fund backing Beauty and Consumer Goods. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Stage 1 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stage-1-fund) - Location: Anaheim, United States - Total investments: 1 - Last investment: May 2022 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-triefenbach-98aa0535/ Katy Triefenbach is a Series A investor at Stage 1 Fund in Anaheim focused on Beauty and Consumer Goods. Katy is one of the Co-Founders of Stage 1 Financial with her husband Jeremy Triefenbach. As a combined team, this dynamic duo have spent more than 30 years in a variety of roles in and outside of the United States. As acting CEO, Katy manages Business and Marketing Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Operations, and Human Resources.Katy began hercareer as a nurse in Intensive Care Units. Nursing allowed Katy to transition into a new career in Medical Sales and Marketing for companies such as GE Healthcare and CareFusion, in which she continued to work for over 10 years before transitioning into Stage 1 Financial. Katy partnered with Jeremy to help develop and brand a new concept to bring a local, fully outsourced Accounting and Finance solution to young, fast-growing organizations that affordably enables clients to have access to the best talent.Our goal for our internal organization is to provide a dynamic fast-paced “family friendly” environment for our team that allows flexibility, while providing outstanding service for our clients. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Beauty | 1 | 100% | | Consumer Goods | 1 | 100% | | Personal Health | 1 | 100% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Crown Affair | Crown Affair is a haircare brand that develops haircare products and hair tools for daily maintenance, styling, and scalp care routines. The company offers shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, styling creams, repair treatments, towels, combs, and brushes intended to support different hair textures and care preferences. Its product line includessulfate-free and paraben-free formulations, along with non-aerosol styling and cleansing products for scalp and strand management. The company also provides educational content and haircare guidance focused on washing, air drying, hydration, detangling, and long-term hair maintenance practices. Crown Affair distributes products through direct-to-consumer channels and retail partnerships while supporting digital tools such as hair quizzes and product matching experiences. Its offerings are used for everyday hair cleansing, conditioning, repair, styling, and texture management across multiple hair types. | $5M | Series A | May 12, 2022 | | 1 of 1 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Montage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/montage-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [New Money Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-money-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Rose Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rose-street-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Sidekick Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sidekick-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [True Beauty Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-beauty-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Westrie Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westrie-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Stage 1 Fund VC Fund · Anaheim, United States Over the past 7 years, Stage 1 Financial has organically built a platform that generates validated deal flow. No longer do we wish to only support the investment process, but be part of it. Meet Stage 1 Fund, which will allow us to leverage the Stage 1 Financial platform to invest in great brands alongside very successful investment partners. 5 contacts available at Stage 1 Fund. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Dan Morad | FUND OPERATING PARTNER | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-morad | | David Bartholomew | PARTNER, FUND MANAGER | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bartholomew-ac5a | | Guy Johnson | FUND ADVISOR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guy-johnson-1591 | | Jeremy Triefenbach | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-triefenbach | | Katy Triefenbach | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katy-triefenbach | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Katy Triefenbach invest in? Katy Triefenbach invests primarily in Beauty, Consumer Goods and Personal Health startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Katy Triefenbach last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Katy Triefenbach closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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