Jesse Marble is the Founder and General Partner of Wildwood Ventures. ~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Verivend. If you’re a GP or LP looking to simplify the capital raising and deployment process, Verivend is here to help. Trusted by over 800 funds and managing more than $2 billion in transactions, Verivend offers a secure, streamlined payments platform designed specifically for private capital markets. Say goodbye to manual reconciliation and repeated follow-ups - raise and deploy capital faster and with greater transparency. Ready to make your fund operations smoother? Visit https://bit.ly/3GrB4Qj and see how easy it can be. ~~~~~Wildwood Ventures is an early-stage venture firm and studio investing in startups at the intersection of wellness, the outdoors, and healthy living. After bootstrapping and exiting his growth marketing agency, Magneti, Marble transitioned from operator to investor in 2023, launching Wildwood in partnership with VF Corporation (parent of Vans, The North Face, and Timberland). Wildwood combines hands-on company building with venture capital, backing companies like Out&Back, Kinsa Active, and Roots. Topics:

• Consumer tech investing in the wellness and outdoor economy
• How to build a wellness or outdoor startup that actually scales
• Partnering with VF Corp: What It Means to Have a Strategic LP

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