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Julia Collins

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Founder & CEO at Planet FWD · Founder at Planet Forward · Founder at Zume Pizza

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPlanet ForwardPlanet FWDZume Pizza

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About

Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a company that develops software to help consumer brands create sustainable and carbon-neutral products. Before founding Planet FWD, she spent over a decade in the food industry, working with Union Square Hospitality Group, Mexicue, and Murray's Cheese Bar, served as Vice President and COO at Harlem Jazz Enterprises, and co-founded Zume Pizza in 2015; she also launched the snack brand Moonshot in 2020. Collins sits on the Food for Climate League board and the advisory council for Launch with GS, serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for Cleo Capital, and is an angel investor and an Ambassador for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Founder & CEO at Planet FWD

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Planet FWD's investors · 19

Acre Venture PartnersSanta Monica · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K checksBBG VenturesNew York · $350K – $1.5M checks · since 2022Beacon VCBangkok · $500K – $3M checksCity LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksCleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2022Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checksEarthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksf7 VenturesTiburon · $10K – $5M checksHearstLabNew York · $500K – $1M checksJanuary VenturesWellesley Hills · $250K – $750K checks · since 2022Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checksMaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checksNon Sibi VenturesHoustonRethink FoodWhite Plains · since 2022SpringbankNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksWestbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks · since 2022

Founder at Planet Forward

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Planet Forward's investors · 1

Cleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checks

Founder at Zume Pizza

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Zume Pizza's investors · 3

Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2018SoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2020SoftBank Vision FundLondon

Co-founders at Zume Pizza

AGALEX GARDEN
ALEX GARDENExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Planet FWDFounder and CEOcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Journey To LeadJourney Fellow2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Moonshot SnacksFounder2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Zume PizzaCo-Founder2015 — 2018Mountain View, California
  5. Harlem Jazz EnterprisesVice President2014 — 2015
  6. Murray's CheeseDirector of Restaurant Development and Food Service2012 — 2014New York City
  7. MexicueManaging Partner2010 — 2012
  8. Union Square Hospitality GroupBusiness Analyst2009 — 2010
  9. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStudent2007 — 2009Stanford
  10. Guardsmark, LLCManager in Charge2001 — 2007New York City

Skills & more

Strategic Planning55Customer Service37Sales25Team Building24Event Planning18Entrepreneurship45Management28Business Strategy30Strategy16Financial Modeling15Competitive Analysis11Start-ups13
+11 moreLeadershipMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentManagement ConsultingMarketingStrategic PartnershipsFoodEmployee TrainingMenu DevelopmentMenu CostingStart-up

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

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Who is Julia Collins?
Julia Collins is the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a company that develops software to help consumer brands create sustainable and carbon-neutral products. Before founding Planet FWD, she spent over a decade in the food industry, working with Union Square Hospitality Group, Mexicue, and Murray's Cheese Bar, served as Vice President and COO at Harlem Jazz Enterprises, and co-founded Zume Pizza in 2015; she also launched the snack brand Moonshot in 2020. Collins sits on the Food for Climate League board and the advisory council for Launch with GS, serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence for Cleo Capital, and is an angel investor and an Ambassador for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Where does Julia Collins work?
Julia Collins is Founder of Planet Forward and Founder & CEO at Planet FWD and Co-founder at Zume Pizza.
What companies did Julia Collins found?
Julia Collins founded Planet Forward, Planet FWD, Zume Pizza.
Where did Julia Collins go to school?
Julia Collins studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA); Harvard University (BA, Government).

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