Elizabeth Edwards is the founder and Managing Partner of H Venture Partners. See contact routes.
Elizabeth Edwards is the founder and Managing Partner of H Venture Partners, a Cincinnati-based venture capital firm she launched in 2017 after serving as a Principal at Maywic Select Investments and working in strategy at Deloitte Consulting. Her investment thesis targets early-stage, science-backed consumer brands in sectors like health, wellness, food and beverage, beauty, and personal care, primarily investing at the seed to Series B stages across the US and Canada with a focus on New York and San Francisco. The firm typically deploys check sizes around $500,000 and often leads rounds in overlooked startups, particularly those founded by women or founders of color. Notable portfolio companies include Peloton (IPO), Bill.com (IPO), Freshly (acquired by Nestlé for $1.5 billion), and Cerebelly. Edwards is widely regarded as a direct-to-consumer and omnichannel expert who writes a regular column on venture capital for Forbes.
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