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Redbud Brands — Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.5M Checks)

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Redbud Brands is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in Consumer, Food / AgTech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
8 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Consumer, Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Healthcare
HQ
San Francisco, California
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-11-03

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investment Thesis

Brand-and-consumer focused fund that can back food-centric consumer companies. It is relevant if the startup emphasizes premium dining membership branding and consumer loyalty.

How Redbud Brands invests

Redbud Brands is a vc firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Consumer, Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Healthcare.

Redbud Brands typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Redbud Brands has backed 8 companies in our records, including Wellcore, Cheddies, SunDaze.

Partners & Team

AS

Anish Sheth

President

SR

Sarah Robinson

Director of Finance

CD

Charles Davis

Vice President of Investments

JM

John Molino

Quality Assurance Director

KT

Kate Taylor

Founder and GP

Consumer Brands
Food
CM

Casey Murck

Senior Director, Supply Chain

DA

Dan Aziz

Operating Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Food / AgTech
Marketplace
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

WE

Wellcore

CH

Cheddies

SU

SunDaze

Beverage / alcohol·Early-stage / incubated portfolio brand

Low-sugar fermented juice-based cocktail brand

PI

Picadas

Beverage / alcohol·Early-stage / incubated portfolio brand

Alcoholic beverage brand

TS

Tsumo

Food / snack / cannabis·Early-stage / incubated portfolio brand

Cannabis-infused savory snack brand

PR

Promised Grounds

Beverage / coffee·Early-stage / incubated portfolio brand

Coffee brand

TO

Torani

Food / beverage ingredients·Commercialized portfolio brand

Syrups and sauces for flavoring beverages

KO

Kos

Health / wellness / supplements·Commercialized portfolio brand

Plant-based nutritional supplement brand

How to pitch Redbud Brands
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Consumer, Food / AgTech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Anish Sheth, President.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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