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2JAMES AND ROSE GARNER

FOUNDERS, SCENIC®

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2JAMES AND ROSE GARNER

FOUNDERS, SCENIC®

Building the future

NICOLAS MASLOWSKI & SAMUEL COHEN

FOUNDERS, MAMA FOODS

ROB GREGG

FOUNDER, STAND+

FIFI KARA & DR. LAILAH KARA-NEWTON

FOUNDERS, ASTER

MARINA PAVLOVIC RIVAS & THOMAS CORTINA

Building the Future

VANESSA RISSETTO

CULINA HEALTH

Building the Future

VIVIAN XUE RAHEY

FOUNDER, PAMPER

Building the Future

SHERRI MCMULLEN

FOUNDER, SHOP MCMULLEN

Building the Future

JESSICA MCGLORY

FOUNDER, GUARANTEED

Building the Future

ROB WRIGHT

FOUNDER, BRIGHT

Building the Future

BRIAN TRAN

FOUNDER, SERIF

Building the Future

MELISSA DANIELSEN & MELANIE FOUNTAINE

FOUNDERS, JOSHIN®

Building the Future

BRENT FRANSON & BRIAN KELLEY

FOUNDERS, MOST DAYS®

Building the Future

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The firm

CAK     VENTURES invests in founders with global ambitions who are creating products that meet the needs of tomorrow’s internet users.

We invest at seed and pre-seed into companies that reflect changing demographics, including: aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority.

our portfolio
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We are in the golden age of aging and longevity.  


By 2034, Americans over 65 will outnumber those under 18.

This large and economically powerful demographic group increasingly has the expectation that they will use technology and innovation to address the unique challenges of late life.

Today's aging consumers will use software to help them age in place, manage finances, or find work and purpose beyond retirement. 

Aging & Longevity

Women are the original influencers and they’ve become the consumers that drive growth.

Women wield influence over the many ways they connect online, shop, and access products and services for both themselves and their families.

Female consumers are driving companies to multi-billion-dollar outcomes in categories like women's health, e-commerce, the care economy, and more.

The opportunities for the female economy are vast and wide.

Spending power of women

The rising New Majority are early technology adopters who drive internet culture.

Shifting demographics have made Asian, Black, and Latino people the fastest-growing and most lucrative consumer groups in the U.S. and beyond.

The shift to a majority-minority nation has unlocked opportunities for technology and software companies that address the unsolved problems and unmet needs of these consumers: improved healthcare outcomes, more inclusive financial products, and culture-driven consumer technology. 

Rise of a new majority

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Aster is a practice management platform for women's health clinics

FOUNDERS

Fifi Kara & Dr. Lailah Kara-Newton

LOCATION

SF Bay Area

Bright is an AI-powered immersive training platform for the workforce

FOUNDERS

Rob Wright

LOCATION

Washington DC Metro

Eli Health is a saliva test for the continuous monitoring of hormones

FOUNDERS

Marina Pavlovic Rivas

LOCATION

Montreal, Quebec

Guaranteed reimagines hospice care with at-home treatment, cutting-edge technology, and a clinical team that puts the dying and grieving first.

FOUNDERS

Jessica McGlory

LOCATION

New York City, NY

Online Hispanic grocery delivery

FOUNDERS

Nicolas Maslowski

LOCATION

Miami, FL

Pamper is the internet's nail salon

FOUNDERS

Vivian Xue Rahey

LOCATION

SF Bay Area, CA

STAND+ makes work shoes for people who work in jobs where they stand for a living

FOUNDERS

Rob Gregg

LOCATION

San Diego, CA

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Mama Foods delivers Hispanic ready-to-eat, frozen goods, and snacks for the U.S. Latino market

founders
Nicolas Maslowski
Milestones

Founded 2015
Invested 2018

Location
Salt Lake City
The numbers

50+

Clients

150M

Market Value

Joshin builds awareness and advocacy for the world's diverse disability and neurodivergent communities through their voices and stories

founders
Melanie Fountaine

Melissa Danielsen
Milestones

Founded 2015
Invested 2018

Location
Salt Lake City
The numbers

50+

Clients

150M

Market Value

Most Days is committed to measurably increasing quality and length of life, globally.

founders
Brian Kelley

Brent Franson
Milestones

Founded 2015
Invested 2018

Location
Salt Lake City
The numbers

50+

Clients

150M

Market Value

The first SEC regulated stock market that allows you to invest in your favorite collectible sneakers via fractional ownership.

founders
Gerome Sapp

Hector Tantoh
Milestones

Founded 2015
Invested 2018

Location
Salt Lake City
The numbers

50+

Clients

150M

Market Value

Pamper is a direct-to-consumer nail art company that creates reusable, collectible nail art using only vegan and cruelty-free products

founders
Vivian Xue Rahey
Milestones
Location
SF Bay Area, CA
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Pamper

Eli is a women's health company on a mission to improve lifelong health through continuous hormone monitoring. With just three simple steps, Eli's at-home technology provides women with personalized hormone profiles to make informed decisions about their health in key areas like menopause, fertility, contraception, and endocrine conditions. Eli offers real-time insights from hormones in saliva that can be tracked continuously over time, unlike traditional testing methods or send-out tests that only provide a single snapshot.

founders
Marina Pavlovic Rivas
Thomas Cortina
Milestones
Location
Montreal, Quebec
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Eli Health

Aster’s technology enables women’s health practices to manage, grow and scale their practices. Their software improves clinical outcomes and enables practices to remain competitive and independent in the ever-changing landscape of healthcare.

founders
Fifi Kara
Lailah Kara-Newton
Milestones
Location
SF Bay Area
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Clients

Market Value

Aster

STAND+ makes work shoes for people who work in jobs where they stand for a living. Featuring energy-dispersive technology and cloudlike comfort, STAND+ slip-resistant shoes keep workers comfortable while reducing slip-and-fall occurrences and subsequent worker's comp claims.

founders
Rob Gregg
Milestones
Location
San Diego, CA
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Clients

Market Value

STAND+

Mama Foods delivers Hispanic ready-to-eat, frozen goods, and snacks for the U.S. Latino market

founders
Nicolas Maslowski
Milestones
Location
Miami, FL
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Clients

Market Value

Mama Foods

Bright is a full-suite immersive training platform that delivers practice-focused experiences at scale, including AI-powered conversation simulation, software simulation, VR, and coaching.

founders
Rob Wright
Milestones
Location
Washington DC Metro
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Bright

Guaranteed reimagines hospice care with at-home treatment, cutting-edge technology, and a clinical team that puts the dying and grieving first.

founders
Jessica McGlory
Milestones
Location
New York City, NY
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Clients

Market Value

Guaranteed

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