Direct to Consumer Startups

CCM Hockey makes and sells ice hockey equipment, including sticks, protective gear, goalie equipment, and gear designed for women and youth players. It operates a direct-to-consumer online store offering products for players and goaltenders.

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Cedar Brands acquires consumer brands in the home, family, kids, and pet spaces and provides strategic and operational support, with a team specialized in direct-to-consumer growth, to help these brands scale after acquisition.

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Celestial Seasonings sells packaged teas, including wellness blends and well-known varieties like Sleepytime, directly to consumers online. It also offers tea education content on brewing methods and tea types, plus a subscription service for recurring delivery.

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Cha Cha Matcha sells matcha products, including a Matcha Essentials Kit with tools for preparing matcha at home, and operates physical cafe locations such as one in Beverly Hills. It is a matcha-focused food and beverage brand.

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Brillen24 is an online eyewear retailer offering more than 2000 glasses models, including women's frames, rimless glasses, reading glasses, and blue-light filter glasses. Customers can shop online and try on up to four pairs of glasses at home, with guides on choosing frames, lenses, and reading prescriptions.

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Charlotte Russe is an online women's fashion retailer selling apparel including tops, jeans, dresses, hoodies, activewear, and matching sets. It operates as a direct-to-consumer clothing brand with physical store locations.

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Charmy sells all-natural dog food, boosters, and treats, including single-ingredient treats and freeze-dried raw products combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs. Its formulas are developed with PhD animal nutritionists and TCM practitioners and sold to pet owners across North America.

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Cheddie's Crackers makes savory cheese crackers using whole block, all-natural cheddar cheese as the main ingredient. The company produces and sells its crackers as a snack food brand.

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Cheekbone Beauty is a cosmetics brand that develops and sells makeup products, including an illuminating primer, with an emphasis on transparency and community. The company manufactures products in Canada.

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Cheeky Panda produces bamboo-based tissue products, including toilet paper, sold to households via one-off and subscription orders. The consumer brand emphasizes tree-free, plastic-free packaging and has sold over 100 million rolls.

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Cheers sells liver-support dietary supplements marketed for people who drink alcohol and want to reduce after-effects and support their health. Its patented best-seller, Restore, is a consumer wellness product distributed through a network of clinicians in the United States.

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Chefgood is a meal delivery service offering 40+ chef-prepared, dietitian-approved meals that are calorie-controlled (with plans at 1,200 to 1,800 calories per day), delivered fresh and ready to heat and eat. It targets consumers pursuing weight management and nutrition goals, with next-day delivery to select Australian postcodes.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Chemical Guys sells car care and detailing products, including cleaning chemicals, car wash accessories, buffing pads, and polishing machines. It markets directly to car enthusiasts and professional detailers.

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Cheribundi makes tart cherry juice marketed as a performance and recovery aid, with claimed benefits for inflammation, sleep, immunity, and muscle recovery. Its products are sold direct-to-consumer, including via subscription, and are used by professional and college sports teams.

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ZENERGY makes caffeinated functional products, including chewing gum and strips, designed to give consumers a convenient energy boost during daily activities such as driving, working, and travel. It is a direct-to-consumer wellness brand in the functional consumer goods category.

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ChiChi Foods makes a chickpea-based protein hot cereal marketed as a higher-protein, high-fiber alternative to oatmeal. The direct-to-consumer breakfast food is sold online and in retail stores in multiple flavors and formats.

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Chillhouse sells nail care and tint products, including seasonal collections of nail shades such as its Ragu collaboration "Saucy Summer" line. The brand offers consumer beauty and self-care products sold directly to shoppers.

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Chirps makes food products using crickets as a protein source, marketed as a sustainable, nutrient-rich alternative that provides protein, fiber, prebiotics, and amino acids. The company positions its cricket-based foods as an environmentally friendly consumer food option.

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Chocolissimo sells personalized Belgian chocolate gifts, including custom-composed chocolates, engraved wooden praline boxes, photo-printed chocolate sets, and corporate gifts with company logos. It serves consumers looking for occasion gifts (birthdays, weddings, love messages) and businesses ordering branded chocolate gifts, with delivery in Poland.

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ChopChop makes instant street noodles inspired by Asian street food classics from cities such as Hong Kong, Taipei, and Houston, made from scratch without MSG. The products are marketed as a healthier, more sustainable option for the American market.

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Chosen is a skincare brand offering products such as sunscreens, including tinted and pigment-control formulations, formulated without endocrine disruptors and backed by clinical claims. It sells directly to consumers and provides care guides for concerns like pregnancy and anti-ageing skincare.

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Christopher Cloos is a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand selling sunglasses and blue light glasses online, offering features such as free shipping and returns. It markets exclusive designer eyewear collections to consumers.

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Christou 1910 makes compression legwear including socks and tights, bandages, finger pads, and insoles, based on compression science. Its product line (e.g. DAYS Fresh insoles and DAYS Comfy) targets consumers seeking body-supporting hosiery and foot care products.

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Christy Dawn is a clothing brand that designs and sells women's dresses, undergarments, and slips made through a regenerative "Farm-to-Closet" model, working with partner Oshadi Collective on regenerative cotton farming. It sells direct to consumers online and through its Los Angeles retail store.

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