Carole Buyers
InvestorCo-Founder & Managing Partner at BIGR Ventures · Board director at RE Botanicals · Board director at Mindful Foods · Board director at Bonafide Provisions
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Writes $500K – $3M checks
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About
A veteran natural foods analyst who worked at RBC Capital Markets and The Boston Company before leadership roles at Gaiam and Boulder Brands, where she led multiple acquisitions and served as Managing Director of Boulder Brands Investment Group. She has served on boards including Temple Turmeric, EPIC, and Bonafide Provisions.
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Invests in
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtech
Board director at RE Botanicals
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Board director at Mindful Foods
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Board director at Bonafide Provisions
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Co-founders at Bonafide Provisions
Experience
- Dry StorageBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentBoulder, CO
- Denver Employees Retirement Plan (DERP)Board Membercurrent2025 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- InstafarmAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentLoveland, Colorado, United States
- Nielsen-Massey VanillasIndependent Directorcurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- BIGR VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2016 — presentBoulder, CO
- CP KelcoIndependent Director2022 — 2024Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Boulder Brands, Inc.SVP Investor Relations & Mergers and Acquisitions2011 — 2016Boulder, CO
- GaiamVP Corporate Finance & Investor Relations2009 — 2011Louisville, CO
- The Boston Company Asset Management, LLCSVP, Equity Research2006 — 2009Denver, CO
- Cordillera Asset ManagementVP, Equity Research2005 — 2006Denver, CO
- RBC Capital MarketsManaging Director, Equity Research1999 — 2005Denver, CO
Skills & more
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Public SpeakingStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership- CFA Institute Charterholder Member — CFA Institute
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Deals · 2
Mindful FoodsBoard seat
via BIGR Ventures · filed May 2018 · $2.5M raise
Bonafide ProvisionsBoard seat
via BIGR Ventures · filed Mar 2016 · $1.5M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carole Buyers?
- A veteran natural foods analyst who worked at RBC Capital Markets and The Boston Company before leadership roles at Gaiam and Boulder Brands, where she led multiple acquisitions and served as Managing Director of Boulder Brands Investment Group. She has served on boards including Temple Turmeric, EPIC, and Bonafide Provisions.
- Where does Carole Buyers work?
- Carole Buyers is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BIGR Ventures and Board director at RE Botanicals and Board director at Mindful Foods and Board director at Bonafide Provisions.
- What does Carole Buyers invest in?
- Carole Buyers invests in AgTech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Carole Buyers write?
- Carole Buyers typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- What boards does Carole Buyers sit on?
- Carole Buyers holds tracked board seats at Bonafide Provisions, Mindful Foods.
- Where did Carole Buyers go to school?
- Carole Buyers studied at University of Colorado Boulder (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Emphasis - Finance); University at Albany (Bachelor’s Degree, Communications & Minor in Business); Malverne.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gaiam1
Also worked at The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC3
Also worked at RBC Capital Markets196
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