Building a thriving ecosystem of emerging food and beverage businesses.

 

With a deep understanding of the industry, along with committed capital, we carefully and thoughtfully seek the best people, products, and brands to deeply engage with and maximize their long-term value potential. We love the grind.

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Our principles drive how we navigate with our portfolio companies. We always desire to work with the best, focus extensively on relationships, maintain trust and transparency, focus on the data, take the long view, and have fun doing what we love to do.

 

Portfolio

We love rolling up our sleeves to help our partner brands realize their full potential.

Rustica Bakery

Beckon Ice Cream

Peace Coffee

Nordic Waffles

Belgian Boys

Flying Colors Coffee Collective

 

Team

We bring optimism, empathy and insight from decades of experience to the table.

Greg Hoyt
Founder + Managing Partner

Meredith Schwarz
Advisor

Michael Stern
Founder + Operating Partner

Barry Gisser
Senior Advisor

Build with us.

 Disclosures

The portfolio companies identified and discussed above do not represent all of the investments made or recommended by Gather. The companies identified were not selected based on the return on Gather’s investment in them, but the investments that are highlighted include investments we believe are successful. It should not be assumed that any future investments will be profitable or will be comparable to the performance of the investments identified above. The investment characteristics reflected herein may not be indicative of future investment characteristics and there can be no assurance that Gather’s future investments will have comparable characteristics. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

  1. Portfolio companies presented on this website are operating businesses in which investment funds advised by Gather or its affiliates have invested. Portfolio companies may be identified by brand names and may include multiple subsidiaries or other operating companies owned by a common platform and are therefore listed together. The companies listed within each referenced category include all Gather portfolio companies which have consented to their inclusion on lists of Gather’s portfolio companies.

  2. The portfolio companies listed do not necessarily represent all of the investments made or recommended by Gather, and it should not be assumed that the specific investments identified and discussed herein were or will be profitable. In some cases, the information presented describing a particular portfolio company may be outdated now but represented our beliefs or opinions at the time such descriptions were added to the website, this is true of both companies that are currently held and companies that are no longer held by Gather or its affiliates. The investment characteristics reflected herein may not be indicative of future investment characteristics and there can be no assurance that Gather’s future investments will have comparable characteristics. The information herein has been prepared solely for informational purposes and is not intended to constitute an offer to buy or to sell any securities or other assets or promise to undertake or solicit business, and may not be relied upon in connection with any offer or sale of securities or other assets. An offer or solicitation will be made only through a private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and other related documents with respect to a particular investment opportunity and will be subject to the terms and conditions contained in such documents, including the qualifications necessary to become an investor.

  3. Gather Venture Group is acting in its capacity as appointed representative of Gather Venture Group LLC, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 746018)

Last updated: December 17, 2021