David Baram is a co-founder and Managing Director at VMG Partners. See contact routes.
David Baram is a co-founder and Managing Director at VMG Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity and venture capital firm he has led since 2007, with over 16 years of experience in consumer products and entertainment. His investment thesis targets early-stage branded consumer companies in sectors including food, beverage, wellness, personal care, pet, and leisure products, primarily within the United States. Typical check sizes range from $100,000 to $5.0 million, covering seed through Series B stages, though VMG Partners also operates larger private equity funds for growth-stage consumer brands. Notable portfolio companies include Kind (energy bars), Pirate’s Booty (snacks), and Spindrift (sparkling water). Baram focuses on marketing-driven consumer brands and has helped position VMG as an industry leader in scaling such companies, but there is no publicly available record of distinctive point-of-view essays or original public writing by him.
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