Direct to Consumer Startups

CAMILLA is a global print house that designs and sells ready-to-wear and resort fashion collections, including its Elsewhere Palace line. The brand focuses on printed apparel for consumers.

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Camp Snap makes a screen-free digital point-and-shoot camera with built-in film-style filters, designed for capturing photos without a phone or apps. The product is sold directly to consumers in a range of colorways.

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Cannabie produces sustainable cotton and hemp blend t-shirts designed for everyday wear with a lower carbon footprint. The company focuses on eco-conscious apparel for consumers seeking durable, comfortable clothing made from natural and sustainable materials.

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Cannaray Limited operates two business divisions: Cannaray CBD, a wellness brand offering CBD oils, capsules, gummies, and topicals for consumer use; and Therismos, a medical cannabis division that imports and distributes cannabis-based pharmaceutical products across Europe. The company serves both retail consumers seeking CBD wellness products and medical practitioners supporting patients in the cannabis therapeutics market.

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CapRelease provides revenue-based and fixed-schedule financing of £20k to £1m to growing eCommerce brands, with repayment via a revenue percentage or agreed schedule and no equity or personal guarantees. It assesses live operational data by connecting to a brand's existing platforms and combining inventory and revenue data to make funding decisions.

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Captain Zack is a pet care brand offering grooming products for dogs, including conditioners, shampoos, and waterless shampoos. Its products focus on coat care and cleaning for pet owners.

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Captiva Spirits is a Florida-based spirits company that produces Key Lime Honey Vodka made from fresh Key Limes and raw honey. The company targets consumers seeking premium, artisanal, locally-inspired spirits and is expanding distribution through partnerships with major distributors including RNDC.

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Cardinal Spirits is a craft distillery in Bloomington, Indiana that makes vodkas, gins, rums, liqueurs, and canned cocktails using real botanicals, fruits, and spices, and distributes them across 12 states and Washington, D.C. It also operates a tasting room, cocktail bar, restaurant, and offers distillery tours on-site.

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CardSnacks is a digital platform for creating, sending, and receiving cards and gift cards with multimedia features like video, voice, music, and animations. The service targets individuals and businesses looking to send personalized cards for occasions ranging from birthdays to work anniversaries.

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Care+Wear designs healthwear and adaptive apparel — including PICC line covers, patient gowns, recovery bras, NICU onesies, and scrubs — developed with clinicians, patients, and designers. Its products serve patients and healthcare workers in hospital and recovery settings.

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Caribe Juice produces cold-pressed tropical juices inspired by Caribbean recipes, made with whole fruit (never concentrates) and acerola superfruit for high vitamin C content. The brand serves consumers seeking authentic Caribbean flavors and nutrition in the United States.

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Carmell Cosmetics sells a line of skincare products built around its Carmell Secretome ingredient, offering crèmes and serums that target dark spots, redness, fine lines, and signs of aging. Its products are sold directly to consumers for everyday skincare routines.

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Carpe manufactures clinical-grade antiperspirant and skincare products designed to reduce underarm sweat and odor for consumers. The company offers a regimen-based approach with multiple product formulations developed with dermatologist input.

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Casa Azul Orgánico produces organic tequila made from three ingredients: single-estate Blue Weber Agave, yeast, and water. The company sells its agave spirits directly to consumers.

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Casa J Tequila is a tequila brand producing and selling tequila from Jalisco, Mexico, sold direct to consumers online. The company was founded by a Mexican-American woman inspired by her heritage and connection to her Jalisco-born father.

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Kit and Ace is an apparel retailer selling women's and men's clothing online.

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Castle's Labs sells branded agricultural and gardening products, including Manure Magic and Plant Magic, marketed to consumers for lawn and plant care.

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An online retailer selling shoes, clothing, and accessories.

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CCM is a hockey equipment manufacturer that produces skates, blades, and protective gear for players of all levels and backgrounds, with a focus on making the sport more inclusive and accessible.

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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 is a tea company, founded in 1969 as an herbal tea maker, that produces and sells teas positioned around health and wellness. It markets its products to consumers seeking herbal and other tea varieties.

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CÉNÉE is a French cosmetics brand offering dermo-active makeup formulated for sensitive skin, including liquid eyeshadow, tinted fluid with SPF, lip oil, liquid blush, and volumizing mascara. Its products are made in France, vegan-certified, dermatologically tested, and enriched with skincare actives.

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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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Charcuterie Artisans is the parent company of four American-made charcuterie brands (Creminelli Fine Meats, Daniele, Del Duca, and La Quercia) that produce premium cured meats and salumi using Old World techniques combined with modern food safety standards. The company operates multiple production facilities across the United States and serves retailers, foodservice partners, and specialty markets nationwide.

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