Prelude Growth Partners

Bachan’s raised capital through a minority investment to expand its team and distribution and develop products. Since 2019, the brand had entered more than 2,500 retail locations.

Prelude Growth Partners invested in dpHUE, a hair brand specializing in keeping color fresh between salon visits. Founded by Donna Pohlad in 2011, dpHUE later partnered with Justin Anderson.

Fly By Jing announced an investment from Prelude Growth Partners. The capital was to be used to expand the team.

Before co-founding Prelude Growth Partners, Alicia was Global President of Beauty at Johnson & Johnson, overseeing a portfolio of more than 10 brands. She was also an executive at Estee Lauder for 11 years and began her career at McKinsey & Company.

Before joining Prelude Growth Partners, Emily was an Investment Banking Associate at Centerview Partners, advising on private and public M&A transactions and providing strategic advisory services, primarily in the consumer, retail and healthcare sectors. Emily graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College.

Jess Weber has more than 15 years of experience building teams within consumer brands. Before joining Prelude Growth Partners, she was President and Interim CEO of Creatively and an executive search consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates.

Before joining Prelude Growth Partners, Lauren worked on the private equity investing team at AEA investors, evaluating investment opportunities and partnering with consumer-sector portfolio companies. She previously worked in Morgan Stanley’s Consumer & Retail investment banking group.

Prelude Growth invests in brands and provides capital and support to founders seeking to maximize their brands’ potential.

Prelude Growth Partners partners with founders and management teams of consumer brands.