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Podcast: Taste Radio
Episode: Ep. 101: You Might Be Surprised By What This Insider Says About Big Money in Food & Bev
Description: Ryan Caldbeck has two words for brands planning to raise capital in 2018: be careful. With billions of dollars in play in the red-hot CPG space, Caldbeck, the co-founder and CEO of funding platform CircleUp, is advising brands to take extra caution when vetting potential investment partners. He believes that while funding opportunities for food and beverage companies are the most abundant since launching the firm in 2013, he's concerned about the lack of a strategic component in the money that is currently flowing in from large private equity firms and tech-focused venture capital firms. "They will pay close to zero attention...