Lil Bucks: Meet Your New Favorite Superfood

Lil Bucks: Meet Your New Favorite Superfood

Author: Draper Startup House Accelerator March 1, 2021 Duration: 38:44

#005: On this episode, we are joined by the Founder of Lil Bucks, Emily Griffith, and Senior Analyst at Mercury Fund, Tom Jackson.

Lil Bucks introduces the lil' superseed with huge benefits, buckwheat; America's new favorite superfood. Already a popular superfood in Australia, sprouted buckwheat plays at the intersection of macro trends, offering taste, texture, and nutrition. A healthy alternative to granola. A game-changing crunchy topper. Welcome to your new obsession!

 

Follow Lil Bucks on Instagram and Facebook @lovelilbucks

 

Support Lil Bucks by checking out their crowdfunding campaign at republic.co/lil-bucksand ordering some clusterbucks on their site at lovelilbucks.com

 

Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on entrepreneurs and technology innovation originating in the U.S. Midcontinent. Their investment themes target SaaS, Cloud, and Data Science/AI platforms that make the markets and industries of Middle America more competitive and efficient. Mercuryfund.com

 

Follow Tom Jackson on Twitter @startuptom or send your pitch deck to tom@mercuryfund.com

 

Draper Startup House is a global network of physical locations for entrepreneurs to work, visit, live and connect with an added layer of entrepreneurial education and access to venture capital. Find us at draperstartuphouse.com

 

If you are an entrepreneur or VC who would like to be on our show, email us at austin@draperstartuphouse.com 

 

Follow us at @dshaustin on Instagram, @draperstartuphouse on LinkedIn and let us know which companies from the show you would invest in! 


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