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CASTANEA PARTNERS INC.

CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. is a Series C+ fund in the US writing $15M–$150M checks into beauty-and-personal-care, food-and-beverage, health-and-wellness, specialty-retail, digital-consumer-businesses, consumer-products, consumer-services and digital-consumer.

Stages
Series C+
Sectors
beauty-and-personal-care, food-and-beverage, health-and-wellness, specialty-retail, digital-consumer-businesses, consumer-products, consumer-services, digital-consumer
Check size
$15M–$150M
Invests in
US-wide
Round role
Leads rounds
Actively investing
Yes
Founded
2001
Assets under management
$1B+

Thesis

Castanea Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2001, headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. They specialize in partnering with and investing in growth-oriented companies within the consumer sector, particularly focusing on 'passion brands' in areas such as beauty and personal care, food and beverage, health and wellness, specialty retail, and digital consumer businesses. Their investment thesis targets companies with strong market positions, differentiated offerings, and revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Castanea employs a long-term, collaborative approach, referred to as 'investment with involvement,' and typically commits between $15 million and $150 million per transaction, generally seeking control situations with a conservative use of debt.

Common questions

Does CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. invest at the Series C+ stage?

Yes. CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. lists Series C+ among the stages it invests in.

What check size does CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. write?

CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. writes $15M–$150M checks.

Where does CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. invest?

CASTANEA PARTNERS INC. invests in the US.