Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Notable Angel
Raised $25k or more from a notable angel investor, $5M+ Revenue
Earned over the last 12 months, Kevin MorseCo-founder & CEO Agricultural innovator. CEO, farmer, and rural economic development exec overseeing multimillion dollar infrastructure and food system projects. Ex–Nature Conservancy director. Secured re-authorization for the Farm Bill. James Madison U. BBA, Tyler GageCFOSerial CPG entrepreneur. Founded & exited RUNA to Vita Coco. Structured $400M+ in M&A deals including Terrafertil to Nestlé & Flying Embers to JuneShine. Forbes 30 Under 30. Brown University BA. UPenn Wharton MBA, Francisco MantillaCOOOps maven. Built vertically integrated supply chain with 3K+ smallholder producers as former RUNA Latin America CEO. Executed cocoa & palm oil sourcing for Fortune 500 clients as Earthworm Foundation LatAm lead. Universidad San Francisco de Quito MBA, Katie RiggDirector of SalesFood industry growth expert. Led $220M+ in annual pastry sales for The Chefs’ Warehouse West Coast. Over 20 years Culinary experience including Annie’s, Facebook, Michelin awarded restaurant. CCA Pastry & Baking, Michele CrowleyDirector of MarketingBrand architect. Former Marketing Director at Elysian Brewing Company (acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev) and brand manager at Pyramid Breweries & Portland Brewing Co. University of Vermont BS, Josey SteeplesPlant ManagerManufacturing leader. Cut $100K+ in annual costs as plant operations manager at Grain Craft. Former head miller at Ardent Mills. Ex–General Mills. Ex–Harley-Davidson. Kansas State University BS, Dave BinczewskiOperations ManagerAg-tech innovator. Delivered scalable plant propagation breakthroughs and built commercial greenhouse infrastructure for a global bamboo supplier. Ex–ProVitro Biosciences and Sakata Seed, Manuela PhillipsControllerFood finance specialist. 15+ years in high-growth food brands and global multinationals including Nestlé. Former GM at Terrafertil and Essential Living Foods. Led acquisitions, HR, and systems transitions. PUCC São Paulo BBA