Rise Up-date | Heali personalised nutrition, Simply Roasted, Mous
Update
Thrilled to finally announce LA Rising 2021's inaugural investment is in Heali - the world's first clinical-grade nutrition operating system. Based in Santa Monica, Heali is launching as a consumer app this Summer. With an all-star team whose product credentials include Amazon and Snapchat, Heali believes in a 'food-first' world of delicious, better food choices.
Other Partner Highlights
Papier inks $50m Series C to accelerate a global online stationery market lead. Techcrunch
Premium dairy, The Collective scales using digital-out-of-home. Clear Channel
Created in partnership with Pilot Lite Ventures, Simply Roasted secures Whole Foods listing as non-HFSS premium crisp. Retail Times
Tonic Health completes crowd-fund investment ahead of its US launch with Walmart. The Grocer
Ellie Goulding's Served becomes the first carbon-negative hard seltzer. Business Green
MOMA oat milk launches chilled products range after achieving 70% growth. Vegconomist
Fashion-tech phone case company Mous partners with And Rising following £2.7m fundraise. YouTube
What's On Our Mind
Creative Director, Darius Rodrigues, is recognised for his original work 'The Cycle". Creative Review
Open Roles
Brand Designer - we're looking for an inspiring designer to help develop holistic brand identity systems that transform a venture's ability to scale.
Brand Creative - we're looking for a passionate creative to focus on ideas and campaign development that give new brands unique cut through.
What we're into that you need to be
It's the end of seed as we know it. At the Front Line
The lucrative world of a metaverse landlord. Fast Company
Unicorns are finding it harder to run with the pack. Fortune
Why direct-to-consumer brands want us to subscribe to everything. Thingtesting
UX in the low-code era. UX Collective
I ate like Warren Buffet for the week - and it was miserable. Business Insider
