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Jordan Gaspar

Managing Partner at AF Ventures

New York, New York

Overview 

Jordan Gaspar is the Managing Partner at AF Ventures in New York, with a background in venture capital, corporate development, and strategic partnerships. Gaspar has successfully led investments in companies like ByHeart and Jinx, focusing on sectors like cosmetics, wellness, and food and beverage. Gaspar's career highlights include managing a diverse portfolio of investments at AF Ventures and playing a key role in the growth and success of companies like Bravo Sierra and Koia through strategic partnerships and financial modeling.

Work Experience 

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AF Ventures

  • General Partner

    2020 - Current

    AF Ventures is a consumer fund investing in emerging growth stage businesses across food & beverage, health & wellness, personal & household care, beauty and pet. Jordan has spearheaded investments into some of the fastest growing and most well-recognized consumer-packaged goods brands in the industry, including Cirkul, Clio, ByHeart, Hello Cake, Jinx, and Siete (acquired by Pepsi). For more information on AF Ventures, visit www.afventures.vc.

  • Managing Partner and Co-Founder

    2019 - 2020

AccelFoods invests in disruptive food and beverage companies and provides them with industry access, expertise, and infrastructure.

accelfoods.com

AccelFoods

  • Co-Founder

    2012 - 2019

    Accelerating Growth for the Next Generation of Consumer Brands. Founded in 2013, AccelFoods was the premier US accelerator investing in disruptive, high-growth packaged food and beverage companies. Launched to fill a critical gap in the early-stage consumer packaged goods (CPG) ecosystem, AccelFoods connected the dots within the broader food and beverage ecosystem to offer emerging companies the resources needed to create the next generation of enduring brands. AccelFoods’ portfolio companies were category challengers. Some of AccelFoods past and current investments include Four Sigmatic, Harmless Harvest (acquired by Danone), Koia, SkinnyDipped, and Tractor.

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Morrison Cohen LLP

  • Corporate Associate

    2006 - 2009

Morrison Cohen is a law firm with attorneys specializing in all areas of law.

morrisoncohen.com
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Pryor Cashman LLP

  • Corporate Associate

    2006 - 2007

Education 

Investments 

ByHeart

Series B

Total funding: $260M

Jinx

Series A

Total funding: $52M

Bravo Sierra

Series A

Total funding: $48M

Koia

Series A

Total funding: $16M

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