We are a $1 billion+ investment vehicle that partners with consumer facing brands to help them build a dominant position in the categories of the future.
Our Approach
Helping to build dominant consumer facing brands in the most powerful categories of the future.
Founder-friendly capital
“Sherpa Management”—not Venture Capital
Our Team
Chuck Chapman
Partner
BRYAN Griffith
Partner and Chief Technology Officer
KEITH PASCAL
Partner and Chief Concept Officer
IN THE PRESS
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Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich: Trailblazing his way through fast casual
Boston Globe
Ron Shaich takes Life Alive and Level99 concepts out of state for first time in 2024
Ron Shaich, Panera’s cofounder, already has a few businesses in mind, including the Life Alive chain that specializes in plant-based meals and the Level99 venture that combines “escape room” puzzles with craft beer and a restaurant menu.
BOSTON GLOBE
‘There’s a hunger for this type of entertainment’: The escape room business is expanding
Local companies are broadening the concept of interactive entertainment as more people seek an alternative to screen time
MARKETWATCH
Panera’s Founder Backed an IPO Smash. What He’s Investing in Now.
Ron Shaich had little reason to believe that the cookie shop he opened in downtown Boston when he was 26 would amount to much more than that. But the 400-square-foot store morphed in the next four decades into a network of more than 2,000 cafes now known as Panera Bread.
