Fundraising FoxOne Better Ventures
Impact investorRaleigh · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
One Better Ventures focuses on consumer-centric, mission-driven businesses that generate positive impact on the world. The firm partners with leading capital providers and takes an active role — advising, operating, and investing in companies whose brands, products, business models, and teams show scalable potential. Its emphasis is on backing purpose-driven consumer companies that combine commercial growth with meaningful social or environmental impact.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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A finance executive with extensive CFO experience in private equity-backed consumer, retail and media companies, including former CFO of Burt's Bees. He began his career at GE Capital and is an active early-stage investor.
A sales and marketing leader with a passion for mission-driven challenger brands, having spent 18 years at Unilever before serving as General Manager at Burt's Bees. At One Better Ventures he focuses on branding, marketing, culture, organization and channel strategy.
A leader in the mission-driven consumer brand movement who has led fast-growth businesses including Seventh Generation and Burt's Bees, and previously served as GM of Unilever's Skin Care business and President of Guinness Bass Import Company. He focuses on growth strategy, organizational and cultural design, mission and values, and CEO coaching.
A leader focused on general management, leadership and sales strategy who led Seventh Generation's business development and ventures efforts and served as SVP of Customer Development at Burt's Bees, with prior experience at L'Oreal and Unilever.
Chief of Staff at One Better Ventures with extensive business support experience supporting C-level executives, having previously worked at companies including Burt's Bees, Ingram Industries and Ambassador University.
A corporate finance, investing and business strategy specialist who previously led finance for Seventh Generation's personal care division and ventures initiative and was a senior accountant at The Carlyle Group. He holds degrees from Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina.
Former Chairman of Seventh Generation for 17 years until its 2016 sale to Unilever, with deep investment banking experience from senior roles at Ladenburg Thalmann Group and service on numerous public company boards.
What they invest in
from 7 of 7 portfolio companiesConsumer ×4Direct to Consumer ×4E-commerce ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Fintech ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2Cloud Computing ×1Enterprise Software ×1
HQs:United States×5Colombia×1Mexico×1
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12017 · 22015 · 14 dated
Busy makes individually wrapped body, face, and deodorant wipes formulated with skincare ingredients for quick self-care and cleansing.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessManchester, US
Michael Leahy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rostam Zafari(Director)inJamie Steenbakkers(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesConstellationDorm RoomWorld Within Labs
Clau operates a real estate platform in Mexico that integrates property listings, broker management tools, mortgage brokerage services, and renovation coordination, along with data infrastructure for the residential market.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketplacesPropTechMexico City, MX
Bernardo Cordero(Founder)inVictor Noguera(Founder)inPaola FrettlohrinAlfonso Lizárraga(Head of Engineering)inFlorian Raetzer(Acquisitions Manager)inArturo Violante(Lead Architect)
Co-investors500 GlobalAmador HoldingsCota CapitalExpaFlucas VenturesHi Ventures+25 more
FilterEasy is an online retailer that sells home air filters directly to consumers, with a focus on delivery and subscription-based replacement.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRaleigh, US
Thaddeus W. Tarkington(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin J. Barry(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardSteve Dauphin(Director)David E. Gardner(Director)inLister Delgado(Director)inTom Lotrecchiano(Director)
Co-investorsAzure Capital PartnersCofounders CapitalElevate Innovation PartnersModerne VenturesArsenalArsenal Growth Equity+4 more
Leesa is a direct-to-consumer mattress brand offering foam and hybrid mattresses, including models with plant-based GreenFlex foam and natural materials like organic cotton, New Zealand wool, and latex.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceVirginia Beach, US
James A. Diamonstein(Executive Officer, Director)David L. Wolfe(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTyler D. Tysdal(Director)
Co-investorsOBV Leesa
Razor Group develops next-generation e-commerce products with a focus on building a global e-commerce platform.
E-commerceFintechMiami, US
Craig Isakow(Founder)inAllan (Amnon) Fisch(Founder)inBill Gu(Chief Data Scientist)
BoardMike Lowell(Member of Board of Managers)Daniel Peoples(Member of Board of Managers)Ross Atkins(Member of Board of Managers)
Co-investorsAlstin CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGarage CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCKube VCMaropost Ventures+24 more
Sakara offers Metabolism Bite, a daily gummy supplement formulated with plant-based ingredients like African spicefruit, saffron, cinnamon bark, and pomegranate extracts to support metabolism, curb sugar cravings, and aid weight management.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Danielle DuBoise(Executive Officer, Director)inWhitney Tingle(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRobert Mylod(Director)Saskia Evans(Director)Peter Feigin(Director)
Co-investorsSiddhi CapitalSilas Capital PartnersSV Angel
Treinta is a cloud-based business management system that enables small business owners to manage sales, inventory, customers, suppliers, and employees from mobile or web.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRetail TechSaaSBogotá, CO
Lluis Canadell(Founder/CEO)inMan Hei Lou(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesEthos VCFirst Check VenturesFJ LabsKube VCLoftyInc Capital+21 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTreinta · ycombinator.com · Nov 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has One Better Ventures made?
- One Better Ventures has 7 tracked investments.
- What stage does One Better Ventures invest at?
- One Better Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does One Better Ventures focus on?
- One Better Ventures focuses on Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is One Better Ventures located?
- One Better Ventures is headquartered in Raleigh, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHGS #46: John Replogle (Partner, One Better Ventures) on how to drive radical sustainability
Institute for Real Growth · John Replogle
Jim Geikie on creating a positive impact with One Better Ventures
Marketing Today with Alan Hart · Jim Geikie
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