We believe in grit. We believe in ideas that improve the world, and founders who put it all on the line to be the change they want to see in the world. We believe in awareness, boldness, and compassion. We love to win, but care ferociously about the fight. We embrace the struggle, and lean into the good times with inspiring people.
A Little Back Story
Caitlin watched and listened to one of her literary heroes, David Foster Wallace, deliver a mind-altering commencement speech at her 2005 graduation. His message of awareness and the privilege of choice profoundly impacted Caitlin. This Is Water was published posthumously in 2008 and became required reading material for Stuart when the pair first met in 2013. The phrase “this is water” has been an important reminder for Stu and Caitlin to instill empathy in their decision making and strive for greater awareness.
Caitlin and Stu are passionate about working with founders and founding teams to evolve their product, purpose, and brand from the seed to growth stage and beyond. With a wide breadth of experience (and scar tissue) derived as leaders and operators across multiple stages of business, Caitlin and Stu provide guidance and support to Consumer, Tech, and Financial startups. The couple resides in Marin county with their two young children, Frances and Hayes, along with their dog, Wallace.
About Caitlin
On a quest to find the best beer in the world to address her needs, Caitlin Landesberg founded Sufferfest Beer Company in 2015. Based in San Francisco and Certified B Corporation, Sufferfest fuels active, healthy, and passionate humans with award-winning functional beer. Sufferfest was fully acquired by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in March 2019. Caitlin brings 17 years of consumer marketing experience to her boards seats and advisory roles, including growth- and brand-focused roles at global organizations, such as Adobe Systems, Mozilla Firefox, Uphold, and Strava. She is the campaign co-Chair for the Agricultural Institute of Marin’s (AIM) Center for Food and Agriculture and Board Member at the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT).
About Stu
Stuart Landesberg is the Co-Founder & CEO of Grove Collaborative, the leading digital-first brand & ecommerce platform for natural home and personal care.
Stu has long been passionate about sustainability. He founded Grove, which has been a Certified B Corp since its founding, after learning that offline distribution meant that just a small percentage of families were choosing healthy, sustainable home care products. It is now valued at over one billion dollars and is leading the category in sustainable venture by being first to pledge a 100% plastic free service and platform by 2025. Stu was previously an investor at TPG Growth, where he was involved in over $400 million in consumer and technology investments. Stu is an avid (but slow) road biker, proud dad of two, and graduate of Amherst College. He sits on the board of Taylor Stitch.
If you believe passionately that we should know about your venture, please get in touch.
-Caitlin and Stu