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Sir Kensington’s Ketchup: A Eulogy
Talks about Sir Kensington's Ketchup, product discontinuation and food industry
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Scott Norton
General Partner at N + 1 Ventures
Santa Monica, California
Overview
Scott Norton is an investor, entrepreneur, and host of the "At Large" podcast, based in Santa Monica, California. With a background in entrepreneurship and brand development, he co-founded Sir Kensington's and serves as a board member for MUD\WTR, showcasing expertise in building successful consumer brands and strategic partnerships.
Work Experience
Show Host
2024 - Current
"At Large with Scott Norton" features conversations with world-class creatives who have achieved commercial success and lived to tell the tale. The show explores the many ways the creatives that have shaped our world navigate business and use commerce to scale their craft. Follow along wherever you listen to podcasts or watch on YouTube. ---- This podcast is made available solely for entertainment and educational purposes. The information presented here does not constitute investment, legal, or other professional advice, and should not be construed as an offering of advisory services, or as a solicitation to buy, an offer to sell, or a recommendation of any securities or other financial instruments. The thoughts and opinions expressed by or through this podcast are those of the individual guests and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of any investment advisor. The discussion on this podcast of any entity, product or service does not imply an endorsement thereof, and the guests may have a financial interest, whether through investment or otherwise, in one or more of any such entities, products or services.
Founder & General Partner
2020
Partnering with entrepreneurs and creative leaders. Managed Fund Investments: •MUD\WTR - Coffee Alternative •Vacation® - Leisure-Enhancing Sunscreen •Omsom - Asian American Food •Blip - Smoking Cessation •Julie - Emergency Contraception •Plume - Transgender Telehealth •Phyla - Biologic Acne Solution •Gales - Shoes Made for Standing •Kimaï - Sustainable Fine Jewelry •Rodeo - Subscription Commerce Software Personal Investments: •Hero Cosmetics (Acquired) - Acne Care •Imperfect Foods (Acquired) - Grocery Delivery •Mosaic Foods - Plant Based Meals •Outlier - Online Accredited Education •Who Gives a Crap - Sustainable Toilet Paper •Gastronomical / Ghetto Gastro - African Diaspora Inspired Food •Hydrant - Hydration Multiplier •Zack's Mighty - Tortilla Chips •Bitmark - Web3 Gallery & Auction Platform •Spokenlayer - Audio Advertising Platform Advisory: Tezza - Plant based cheese & microbiology
N+1 Ventures is a venture capital and advisory firm that focuses on early-stage companies.
Board Member & Investor
2021
MUD\WTR is a food and beverage company that provides a wide range of natural organic ingredients for health benefits.
Advisory Council - Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship
2017
General Partner, Consumer Fund
2022 - 2023
General Partner in the Consumer Fund of Devonshire Investors, a venture capital and private equity group affiliated with Fidelity investments. Investing in growth-stage companies reimagining consumer products and everyday experiences.
Fidelity is a privately-owned investment manager focusing on a diverse set of customers.
Raised $152,825,000.00.
Co-Founder & Board Member
2016 - 2023
CEO
2019 - 2020
Chief Marketing Officer
2010 - 2016
Sir Kensington's produces a line of natural and healthy gourmet condiments.
Raised $9,300,000.00 from Shamin Walsh, Angel Capital Management and River Hollow Partners.
Board Partner
2020 - 2022
Board partner for Penrose Hill (Firstleaf)
Board Member
2018 - 2022
Smallhold is a farming technology company that provides automated, modular remotely-managed, and subscription-based growing systems.
Raised $53,666,639.00 from Energy Impact Partners, Almanac Insights, Astanor Ventures, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, AlleyCorp, Exor Ventures, AlleyCorp and Delphi VC.
Coolwater Build: Emerging Venture Manager Program
2022 - 2022
Coolwater Build is an 8-week cohort-based program that aims to enable the next generation of institutional VCs through intensive education and managed community.
Mentor
2017 - 2020
China's first food tech accelerator & VC fund