Founders & Funders Roadshow – NYC

We're bringing brands and investors together for an evening of high-quality networking, deal-making, and funding opportunities.

Founders & Funders: Roadshow shines a spotlight on the most relevant CPG investors in each region via a cross country tour. It’s a chance for brands to connect and learn in an intimate setting, with sampling opportunities for the most exciting products.
Our next stop of 2026 is NYC!

Our hope is to provide a warm, thoughtful environment to educate and connect brands and VCs in the early CPG ecosystem, and interested VCs will have the option to receive info on brands attending (summary of their revenue, traction, and fundraising).

Event Programming includes:

• Arrivals and Kick-Off Greeting
• 1:1 meetings between brands & investors
• Panels & Remarks
• Light food & beverages
  

How the 1:1 Meetings Work:

BUY A TICKET TO THIS EVENT FIRST. Then, you will receive instructions to submit a one pager by 4/7, and investors review applications in advance to select who they want to meet with. If you're selected for a 1:1 meeting, you'll know there's already genuine interest before you sit down at the table.

Important: Submission does not guarantee a 1:1 meeting. However, you'll still have valuable networking opportunities with investors throughout the event!

Come meet investors from these firms (more coming):

• Lever VC
• Red Sea Ventures
• Habitat Partners
• Rocana Ventures
• Melitas Ventures
• Coefficient Capital
• Imaginary Ventures
• SuperAngel
• Paperboy Ventures
• RCV
• Siddhi Capital
• HEPCO Capital Management
• KarpReilly
• Joyance Partners
• Verlinvest
• L Catterton
• VHS Ventures
• Equal Ventures
• Great Circle
• Cutting Horse
• Patricof Co
• Sidekick Partners
• Scoop VC
• Cerity Partners Ventures
• Palette
• Lucinda Capital
• Tonic Ventures
• PepsiCo
• Blackstone
• Manna Tree Partners
• Mondelez International
• Enlightened Hospitality Investments
• Vanterra Capital
• Prelude Growth Partners
• Walmart
• Falcon Investor Group
• Sling Ventures
• Connecticut Innovations
• Guild Capital
• Left Lane Capital
• LvlUp Ventures
• Rucker Investments
• BrandProject
• Alumni Ventures

Featured guests:

• Dee Charlemagne - Sr. Director, Emerging Brands @ Walmart

More coming soon!

See here for a recap of the Founders & Funders event in December 2025.

Sponsors:

About Rosenthal Capital Group:

Rosenthal Capital Group (RCG) is the premier provider of non-dilutive growth capital solutions for today's leading brands. Trusted by millions of entrepreneurs for over 88 years, RCG partners with private equity, venture, and fractional CFO firms to deliver the liquidity their clients need to succeed. Loan size ranges from $500K-$40MM+

About Circana:

Circana is a leader in providing technology, AI, and data to fast-moving consumer packaged goods companies, durables manufacturers, and retailers seeking to optimize their businesses. Circana’s predictive analytics and technology empower clients to measure their market share, understand the underlying consumer behavior driving it, and accelerate their growth. Circana’s Liquid Data® technology platform is powered by an expansive, high-quality dataset and intelligent algorithms trained on six decades of domain expertise. With Circana, clients can take immediate action to future-proof and evolve their growth strategies amid an increasingly complex, fast-paced, and ever-changing economy.

About Rho

Rho is the all-in-one banking platform for startups and the accountants who support them. With banking set up in minutes, 2% cashback cards, and powerful tools for managing spend, paying bills, and closing the books, Rho helps high-growth startups move fast and stay focused - with support that goes to the ends of the earth to help you win.

About Withum

Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm committed to helping clients be more profitable, efficient and productive in today's complex business environment. With offices in major cities and financial centers across the country, and as an independent member of HLB, the global advisory and accounting network, Withum serves businesses and individuals on a local-to-global scale. We provide the expert advice and innovative solutions you need to help your business grow and thrive – to Be in a Position of StrengthSM.

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