Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

Freestyle makes premium diapers and wipes that pair a patent-pending seven-layer absorbency system with non-toxic, Total Chlorine Free, EWG-Verified materials to protect babies’ sensitive skin while delivering strong leak protection. Founded by parents, the company began as a digitally native brand and has since expanded into Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Amazon, and other national outlets, quickly building an omnichannel presence. Management highlights robust repeat purchasing and word-of-mouth growth as it captures millennial and Gen Z parents seeking cleaner, higher-performance alternatives to legacy diaper brands. With a recently secured $10 million Series A, Freestyle now plans to deepen product innovation, broaden its portfolio, and invest in supply-chain scale and brand marketing. The capital will also support community-driven initiatives aimed at strengthening customer loyalty. While revenue figures were not disclosed, the company points to rapid retail sell-through and a growing digital customer base as validation of early traction. Overall, Freestyle positions itself to lead the next generation of skin-conscious, performance-driven baby care.

Led · Equity · Dec 2025

NextFoods is a food and beverage solutions provider headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, and serves as the parent company to the Cheribundi and GoodBelly brands. The company formulates products that target gut health, athletic recovery, and improved sleep, positioning itself firmly within the functional wellness category. Its portfolio is distributed nationwide through more than 20,000 retail locations as well as online channels, giving it broad consumer reach. Management plans to channel new resources into accelerating product development across additional wellness categories. The firm also intends to deepen its national retail partnerships and amplify marketing efforts to grow brand presence. The recent $10 million Series 3 raise underscores investor confidence in its strategy and supports ongoing expansion initiatives.

Led · Series A · Nov 2025

Shipday is a global delivery and logistics technology platform that enables restaurants, grocers, bakeries, flower shops, and other local merchants to manage direct delivery orders with maximum efficiency. Its software combines dispatch management, driver tracking, customer communication, and marketing, all now orchestrated by AgentFlow, an agentic AI engine that serves as a self-driving operating system for local deliveries. Available in 30 languages, the platform is used by more than 5,000 businesses across 100+ countries, helping SMBs compete with larger marketplaces while protecting margins and customer loyalty. With the new funds, Shipday plans to accelerate feature development, integrate additional partners, and expand its geographic reach. The company also offers capabilities for large global franchise brands, expanding its total addressable market. Following its 2023 seed round, Shipday’s total capital raised exceeds $10 million, providing resources to fuel continued product and market expansion.

Participated · Series B · Mar 2024

Murphy's Naturals, based in Raleigh, NC, is an outdoor lifestyle company producing natural products designed to enable people to enjoy life outside, including products in the natural mosquito repellent space. Led by CEO Philip Freeman, the company aims to remove barriers—product, planet, or protection—that prevent people from getting outdoors. Murphy’s is expanding its retail footprint to include REI and Walmart in 2024. The company intends to use new funding to scale and expand retail distribution nationwide, increase manufacturing capacity, and scale its distribution framework. It also plans to support research and development of new products both within the natural mosquito repellent space and beyond. The business recently completed an $8M Series B to support these initiatives. Murphy's Naturals is a veteran-owned, family-operated outdoor lifestyle company best known for plant-based mosquito repellents and other natural outdoor products. Founded in 2014 and certified as a B Corporation, the company emphasizes responsibly sourced ingredients and environmental and social impact. Its products contain concentrated natural repellent oils and are sold online and in retailers nationwide. Murphy's Naturals donates 2% of all revenue to aligned organizations, with 1% specifically to 1% For The Planet. The company plans to use new capital for R&D on innovative products, to increase production capacity, and to expand brand and marketing efforts. Leadership includes founder and CEO Philip Freeman, a U.S. Navy veteran, and NRV partner Laura Markley joined the board in November 2021. Murphy’s Naturals creates earth-friendly personal care products from natural, responsibly sourced ingredients. Its mosquito repellents are 100% DEET-free and use plant-based ingredients such as essential oils. The company is a Certified B Corporation and a 1% For The Planet member, contributing 2% of gross revenues to environmental and community causes. Murphy’s products are available at retailers including Target, Amazon, Grove Collaborative, and the Murphy’s Naturals website. CompanyFirst led an investment in Murphy’s Naturals with One Better Ventures participating, and representatives from both firms joined the company’s board of directors. The financing is intended to help fuel the company’s continued growth and success.

Participated · Series B · Jan 2023

No Meat Factory produces alternative-protein meat products for third-party customers, including nuggets, hamburgers and whole-muscle cuts. The company operates a 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in British Columbia and employs about 40 people. It began working with clients in September 2020 and is bringing in revenue, though the founders declined to share specific traction metrics. No Meat Factory plans to expand its North American production footprint with a new 200,000-square-foot facility in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that will add capacity for sausages, hot dogs and deli-sliced alternatives. The company is pursuing both brand partnerships and a private-label strategy to grow its customer base. Co-founders Dieter Thiem and Leon Bell have plant-based food production backgrounds; Thiem was previously a master butcher in Germany.