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This Week's DTC Pod Guests

Meet The Sweetest VC Out There: Brian Sugar - The Man, The Myth, The Legend.

Brian Sugar is the Founder and General Partner of Sugar Capital, a venture capital firm investing in the future of commerce. Previously, he co-founded online publication POPSUGAR. Not only does Brian Sugar have one of the best last names, he was also a guest on DTC Pod. In this episode, Sugar talks about his career in digital commerce, media, and venture capital which has spanned 4 decades. He's invested in companies including Everlane, Snif, Feastables, Caraway, Afterpay, Archive, Disco, & Tydo to name a few. This episode is pretty sweet, so we think you should give it to listen!

This $13M Baby Food Company Even Has Adults Asking for More!

Tiny Organics is an organic baby food company that was cofounded by Sofia Laurell and Carolyn O’Hare Batyske in 2020. They've raised $13M+ to bring delicious, healthy food to children...and yes, even adults like it and are happy to eat their children's leftovers! We spoke to this dynamic founding team to uncover the key to successful fundraising, building an ultra-resilient supply chain, discovering product-market fit, and more.

On the topic of sweet things, we're now going to shout out an incredible cookie brand - RAIZE!

...and yes, their founder Zach Ranen listens to DTC Pod. We suggest grabbing a RAIZE cookie - they're healthy & delicious - and mention DTC Pod sent you.

FREE VACATION ALERT!

Vacation sunscreen the coolest Gen-Z lifestyle brand is hosting a pop-up event this Friday 12 - 2pm ET at the Allure store in NYC. We hear they're handing out some free samples, and there may be some other cool surprises...stay tuned! RSVP here.

eCommerce News to Feel "In The Know" (and some job listings!)

• Gorgias (everyones fav customer service platform) is now valued at $717M reports TechCrunch. Remember when we interviewed Gorgias CTO Alex Plugaru?! Listen here to learn about how he built Gorgias.

• Highbeam is a bank for Shopify and Amazon merchants & brands. They closed a $7M round in May and they're hiring. Check out their jobs here.

• DTC 2.0 loves Amazon, but it may be time to give some TLC to Walmart. The company has surpassed Amazon in eCommerce & sales growth reports AdAge. Global ecom sales were up 12%. Walmart also launched Walmart+ to rival Amazon Prime AND it entered in an agreement with paramount pictures to launch a streaming service. Hello Walmart!