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Manica Blain is an Investor and Advisor at Top Knot Ventures. Manica has over 15 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and venture capital. She now works directly with passionate founders as they build, grow and scale the iconic consumer brands of the future. In this episode, we discuss Campfire Capital a fund she co-founded with lululemon executives, her learnings there during the wind-down and investments in companies like FIGS and Cotopaxi and nuances to investing in the consumer space.
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Check out Manica's stuff
Confessions of a pregnant venture capitalist piece in The Globe & Mail
Check out Evan's Stuff
Cold Start, fractional and advisory sales agency
Cold Start sales newsletter
Personal website
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