Will Schmitt
Managing Partner at Trail Post Ventures
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Trail Post Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with the next generation of exceptional consumer brands. We seek out talented entrepreneurs and differentiated concepts, providing value added support to drive innovation and accelerate growth. As partners we take an active, hands on approach and leverage our resources to build strong brands and prepare the business for the next stage of growth.
Trail Post Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with the next generation of exceptional consumer brands
Investor
2020
Sustainable packaging and an effective clean, powered by nature’s finest ingredients.
Raised $28,788,528.00 from Moe Funding LLC, BoxGroup, Maywic Select Investments, Atento Capital, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital), HartBeat Ventures, Habitat Partners, Vanterra Capital, Anchor Capital GP and JL Company I LLC.
Investor
2019
OROS Labs is a material technology company provides thermal solutions.
Raised $22,000,000.00 from IronGate Capital Advisors, Goldwin play earth fund, Airbus Ventures, Platinum Mile Ventures, Path Ahead Ventures, CTK Investments, Crumpton Ventures, Alex Macdonald, Culper Ventures and Enlightenment Capital.
Investor
2019
Investor
2018
Rumpl applies technical materials to everyday blankets for indoor and outdoor use.
Raised $3,800,000.00 from White Road Investments, Trail Post Ventures, Cascade Seed Fund, Standard Fiber LLC, The R-Group and Oregon Venture Fund.
Investor
2018
Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products.
Raised $16,000,000.00 from Plus Capital, MEGA Holding and Vanterra Capital.
Investor
2018
Head of Venture Strategy
2020 - 2024
Miroma Ventures is the investment arm of The Miroma Group, predominantly focusing on investing in growth stage consumer brands and media platforms. We leverage the complete offering of marketing capabilities and global reach of The Miroma Group, a bespoke collective of creative and marketing agencies for the Connected Age, uniquely placed to unlock value and drive growth for its clients. As a strategic co-investor, Miroma Ventures brings both capital and a full suite of marketing services to the table—tailoring the offering to suit the stage of business and make the most impact for our partner companies. We have invested in over 50 media and consumer businesses to date with partners including ClassPass, Cedar, Pinterest, SBTV, Minute Media, Simba, MikMak, Who What Wear, and more.
Miroma Ventures is the investment arm of The Miroma Group, predominantly investing in growth stage consumer brands and media platforms.
Managing Director
2019 - 2020
Natureza is a growth equity firm that invests in disruptive early-stage consumer companies across four verticals: food, beverage, beauty, and specialty retail. We take a private equity approach to underwriting coupled with an active, hands-on value-add strategy that leverages our early-stage expertise. At Natureza, we partner with leading challenger brands to increase the chance of success by applying our extensive operational knowledge and providing market access through our global network. Our investment strategy, industry expertise, and operating partners attract the best of the best in consumer to partner with us.
Principal
2016 - 2017