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Betsy Fore

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Founding Partner, Velveteen Ventures at xfactor ventures · Founding Partner & Managing Director at Velveteen Ventures · Guest Lecturer at Stanford University · Founder at Tiny Organics

Chicago, IL

FoundedTiny Organics

30 Under 30 2015 · Manufacturing & Industry

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About

Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures, which invests in solutions for children and the planet. She previously co-founded and co-led Tiny Organics, a company selling organic baby and toddler meals, and earlier founded Wondermento (creators of the WonderWoof dog wearable) and worked at Mind Candy in London leading product. She also co-founded the non-profit Natives Rising, a community of Indigenous technologists and founders.

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Climate TechConsumerFoodTech

Founder at Tiny Organics

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Tiny Organics's investors · 9

Elizabeth Street VenturesNew York · $500K – $750K checks · since 2021GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2021Human VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021InvestEcoToronto · since 2021Rocana VenturesNew York · $1M – $30M checks · since 2021Silas Capital PartnersNew York · $100K – $15M checks · since 2021Springdale VenturesSanta Fe · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021VegInvestxfactor venturesDedham · $100K – $200K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Tiny Organics

SLSofia Laurell
Sofia LaurellDirector

Experience

  1. Velveteen VenturesFounding Partner & Managing Directorcurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. Stanford UniversityGuest Lecturercurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  3. HarperCollins PublishersAuthorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  4. XFactor VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. SOCAP GlobalContent Curation Council Member, Climate Capital Trackcurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Change LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentNavajo County, Arizona, United States
  7. The Impact Seat FoundationBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. LongJumpVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  9. ChiefFounding Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. Natives RisingCo-Founder & CIO2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Tiny OrganicsCo-Founder & Board Member - Founding CEO2017 — 2022New York, New York, United States
  12. WondermentoFounder & CEO2013 — 2018New York
  13. WondermentoTop Dog2013 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  14. Mind CandyProduct Creative Director2012 — 2013Shoreditch, London
  15. Mind CandySenior Product Creative Manager2011 — 2012Shoreditch, London
  16. Big Monster ToysToy and Game Inventor2008 — 2011Greater Chicago Area
  17. RC2Designer2008Greater Chicago Area

Skills & more

Strategic PlanningCritical ThinkingVenture CapitalUniversity LecturingClimate AdvisoryCreative WritingInvestmentsEntrepreneurshipCreative DirectionBrand DevelopmentAdvertisingProduct Design
+11 moreConcept DevelopmentSketchingProduct DevelopmentRenderingConcept DesignDrawingIllustrationMarketing StrategyStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Development

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Colleagues at xfactor ventures

Aihui Ong
General Partner, Transform Capital at xfactor ventures
Allison Kopf
CEO, Tract at xfactor ventures
Amanda Bradford
Co-Founder & CEO, The League at xfactor ventures
Anna Palmer
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Aubrie Pagano
General Partner, Managing Member at Corigin Ventures
Chip Hazard
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Fatima Dicko
Founder/CEO, Sugar at xfactor ventures
Felicia Curcuru
Co-Founder/CEO, Binti at xfactor ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Betsy Fore?
Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Velveteen Ventures, which invests in solutions for children and the planet. She previously co-founded and co-led Tiny Organics, a company selling organic baby and toddler meals, and earlier founded Wondermento (creators of the WonderWoof dog wearable) and worked at Mind Candy in London leading product. She also co-founded the non-profit Natives Rising, a community of Indigenous technologists and founders.
Where does Betsy Fore work?
Betsy Fore is Founder of Tiny Organics and Founding Partner, Velveteen Ventures at xfactor ventures.
What does Betsy Fore invest in?
Betsy Fore invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, FoodTech.
What companies did Betsy Fore found?
Betsy Fore founded Tiny Organics.
Where did Betsy Fore go to school?
Betsy Fore studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Oil Painting, Summer Program); University of Illinois Chicago (Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial Design); Dr. Phil Parker Training Institute (Clinical Diploma in NLP, Coaching & Hypnotherapy).

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