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Relevance Ventures invests in companies that reshape systems rather than just treat symptoms.

Startups in the nutritional food space are gaining increased traction By Dean Newton, Greater Phoenix In Business

By MeiMei Fox, Forbes

& The VC’s on the Front Lines By Relevance Ventures A new perspective in the venture capital world is rising- one that prioritizes wellness as the basis of an investment strategy. Relevance Ventures , led by founders Dean and Cameron Newton (brothers), is spearheading the shift. This non-

By Prashant Choubey, VC10X

[Nashville, Tennessee] – [6/28/2024] – The Native American Investment and Capital Alliance (NACIA) was named one of the Stage One winners in the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). This prestigious recognition comes with a share of $3

By Brian Edwards, Tribal Business News

By PR Newswire Relevance Ventures, one of the only independently owned Native American venture capital firms in the United States, announced today that Dean Newton has returned full-time as Chairman and General Partner, formalizing the launch of the firm's market-rate, performance-driven imp

By Erik Stein, Impact Alpha Dean Newton , a former music and technology lawyer in Los Angeles, and his brother Cameron an investment banker, are members of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia. In 2018 they bought out the partners of a small Tennessee venture firm called Relevance Ven

Bryan is a financial services professional and angel investor. Institutional Investor Magazine recognized him as its top food and beverage high-yield analyst for seven consecutive years and its top high-yield analyst across industries in 2016.

Cameron has held finance executive roles at Banc of America Securities, Unum Group and Wachovia Securities, and has owned fitness and wellness facilities. He is a Level II CrossFit coach and invested in Sun Basket as a seed investor.

Connie Mayberry is Controller at Relevance Ventures in Brentwood, Tennessee. She previously held accounting and controller roles at Voyent Partners and ENVOY Corporation and began her career in Deloitte and Touche’s audit department.

Dean began his investing career leading Business Affairs for Sony Music’s venture arm, 550 Digital, then cofounded Moviso, a mobile media company acquired by Vivendi and Infospace in 2003. He later helped guide Transact from a carve-out to a $1.6 billion exit to Roper Technologies.

Relevance Ventures is the nation’s first independently owned Native American venture firm, investing in early-growth companies redefining how health is created, not just how disease is treated.

The chronic disease crisis is not a medical failure. It is a systems failure.

Health is more than the absence of disease. It is the presence of physical, financial, technological, and community conditions that make prevention possible.

Health is more than the absence of disease. It is the presence of physical, financial, technological, and community conditions that make prevention possible.

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