Partnering with Specialized Venture Capital - Harbinger Ventures
Jul. 5, 2019 at 6:17 PM
Recorded during NOSH Live Summer 2019 in New York City.
In terms of growing with assistance from specialized VCs, Megan Bent, founder and managing partner of Harbinger Ventures, noted that specialization should add value to the partnership and product. Business owners should ask VCs what they do differently that can enhance what the brand does, she said.
Harbinger was founded to support women in leadership positions; after Bent spent 10 years as lead investor on a variety of boards, she realized she was often the only woman in the room, she said.
“Our belief is that investing in women has the ability to enhance returns; we see it in business, ensuring that diverse thinking across boards in leadership teams has the ability to enhance innovation, risk management and governance — and there is data that supports it,” said Bent.
Learn more about NOSH Live, a two-day conference for the natural food industry, at noshlive.com