# Trevor Nelson

> Trevor Nelson is a private equity investor at Alliance Consumer Growth backing Cosmetics. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alliance Consumer Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-consumer-growth)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-nelson-83a16633

Trevor Nelson is a private equity investor at Alliance Consumer Growth focused on Cosmetics and Health Care. spacerAs a co-founder and managing partner of ACG, Trevor enjoys providing a unique level of partnership and capital to entrepreneurs with consumer businesses poised for compelling growth. He has years of experience investing in the consumer industry and executing a variety of financial transactions. Trevor currently serves on the board ofRipple Brand Collective, maker of barkTHINS Snacking Chocolate. He previously served on the board of Phil's Fresh Foods, maker of EVOL-branded frozen food products, which was acquired by Boulder Brands.Prior to founding ACG, Trevor was a principal with The Lessing Companies, a consumer-focused private equity firm. Earlier in his career, Trevor worked for Texas Pacific Group (TPG Capital), one of the world’s largest private equity firms with over $59 billion of capital under management. As a generalist in TPG's North American Buyouts Fund, Trevor was involved in transactions in the consumer, industrial and healthcare sectors.Before TPG, Trevor spent three years working for the New York-based private equity firm, Harvest Partners where he completed investments in juvenile products, natural personal care and beauty products companies, among other industrial and services businesses.Trevor began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Lehman Brothers. Trevor holds a B.A. from Northwestern University where he studied political science and was the captain of the men's varsity NCAA soccer team.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmetics | 2 | 33% |
| Health Care | 2 | 33% |
| Beauty | 1 | 17% |
| Wellness | 1 | 17% |
| Distillery | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 4 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 83% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LesserEvil | LesserEvil is a food manufacturing company that produces a variety of packaged snack products. The company focuses on creating snacks such as popcorn, puffs, and grain-free items made with organic and minimally processed ingredients.LesserEvil’s offerings cater to health-conscious consumers seeking alternatives to conventional snack foods. Theproducts are typically made with oils like coconut or avocado oil and use simple, recognizable ingredients. In addition to retail distribution, the company maintains an online store where consumers can browse and purchase its snack varieties directly. |  |  | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Onda | Onda is a spirits brand for a new generation of drinkers. Onda’s first product is a line of canned sparkling tequila beverages, made with blanco tequila and real, legit fruit. Onda’s beverages are all 5% ABV, 100 calories, zero sugar, zero carbs and naturally gluten free. Onda’s brand is inspired by the surf style of the ‘90s. | $12.5M | Series B | Jun 28, 2022 |  |
| The INKEY List | The INKEY List was born from a belief that better knowledge powers better decisions. |  | Private Equity | Feb 18, 2022 |  |
| Hero Cosmetics | 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 |  |
| Evol Foods | After a successful exit from their start-up venture Bear Naked Granola, Brendan Synnott and Tom Spier left the East Coast and headed to the slopes of Colorado. In 2009 Tom ran across a pretty interesting product that was being made in Boulder, so he gave his pal Brendan a ring (who was just getting back from another adventure as a contestant onSurvivor: Tocantins). |  | Private Equity | Jan 17, 2012 |  |
| Babyganics | Babyganics, a rapidly growing baby brand providing household and personal care products for the growing family. The Babyganics line includes skin care, bath care, oral care, sun care, insect repellent, hand hygiene, surface cleaners, laundry products, dish soaps, diapers and wipes. |  | Private Equity | Sep 12, 2011 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Color Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/color) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [25madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/25madison) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investeco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investeco-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [REVOLVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revolveclothing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Touch Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/touch-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Valor Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Alliance Consumer Growth

VC Fund · New York, United States

Alliance Consumer Growth (“ACG”) is a private equity firm which provides growth capital and value-added partnership to the most promising young consumer, retail and restaurant brands.

4 contacts available at Alliance Consumer Growth.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julian Steinberg | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-steinberg |
| Trevor Nelson | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trevor-nelson |
| Alyssa Ferenz | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alyssa-ferenz-2a8e |
| Josh Goldin | Managing Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-goldin |

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## FAQ

### What does Trevor Nelson invest in?

Trevor Nelson invests primarily in Cosmetics, Health Care and Beauty startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 Trevor Nelson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trevor Nelson closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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.

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