Nick Beste

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes ice cream and frozen products. Its brands include Grand, Slow Churned Light, Butterfinger, Toll House, Carnation, Dibs, Fruit Bars, Starbucks and The Skinny Cow. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Sahale Snacks Inc manufactures and distributes gourmet snack food products. Its products include nut blends, nut and fruit mixes, layered nut bars, sahale crunchers, and grab and go snacks. The company was founded by Edmond Sanctis and Josh Schroeter in August 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. produces and markets snack foods. Its products are sold under the brand names of Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Lays, Baked, Stax and FritoLay. The company was founded in September, 1961 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Bagster LLC offers waste removal solutions. Its products include tank cover & semi rigid luggage, comfort seat, seat cover, aprons, and muffs. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN

Nabisco Biscuit Co. manufactures and markets cookies and crackers to major grocery and other large retail chains, through a direct store delivery system. The company is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

HDIP, Inc. manufactures ice creams. The firm also offers frozen yogurts, sorbets, bars, cakes, and sundaes. The company was founded by Reuben Mattus in 1961 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Dakota Venture Group, Inc.(DVG) is a venture capital, a subsidiary of University of North Dakota founded in 2006 by Austin Steffen. The firm is headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Applegate Farms LLC provides natural and organic foods. Its products include hot dogs, cheeses, burgers, snacks, bacon, pork and sausage. he company was founded by Stephen McDonnell and Chris Ely in 1987 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Oregon Ice Cream LLC manufactures ice cream and frozen desserts. It offers chocolate-covered ice cream bars, sorbet bars, nondairy coconut cream bars, frozen yogurt bars, and ice cream in pint containers. The firm owns brands such as Julie''s Organic, Alden''s Ice Cream, and Cascade Glacier. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Camas, WA.

Satellite Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures portable restrooms, hand wash stations, vacuum trucks, restroom trailers and deodorizers for the portable sanitation industry. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN and has subsidiaries in Netherlands and Belgium. The company was founded in 1958 by Al Hilde. The CEO is Todd Hilde.

Schwan's Co. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of frozen foods through home-delivery, retail-grocery, and food-service channels. It provides products under the brands Red Baron, Tony's, Freschetta, Pagoda, Edwards, and Mrs. Smith's. The company was founded by Marvin M. Schwan on March 18, 1952 and is headquartered in Marshall, MN.

Branch Brook Holdings LLC invests in organic and natural consumer product companies. It works closely with owners, founders, and management teams of organic, natural, and specialty consumer product companies to provide the capital, resources, distribution support and strategic guidance they need to grow. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Bedminster, NJ.

Gopher Angels LLC (Gopher Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Dave Russick, Sara Russick and Earnest Grumble. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Power of Pure LLC provides retailing services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Rover Robotics, Inc. provides reliable and affordable mobile robots that are fully compatible with ROS1 and ROS2. The company is based in Wayzata, MN. The company allows customers to design their own payload and perform various tasks such as autonomous operations, inspection, digital twin creation, food or package delivery, disinfecting public spaces, and more. The company was founded by Nick Velander, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Pacific Fin Capital (Pacific Fin Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mannie Ajayi. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.