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The Pitch

#105 Teffola: Granola Guy Approved

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Technology, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A few years ago, Claire Smith moved back to her family farm, where they practice sustainable farming, and created Teffola. It’s granola made with an ancient Ethiopian grain called teff, which is filled with lots of protein, fiber, iron, and calcium. The only problem is… no one’s heard of it. Is it too risky to invest in a business that needs to educate consumers on a rare ancient grain and on sustainable farming practices? Today’s investors are Jillian Manus, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Phil Nadel, and Neal Sáles-Griffin. To try the 'Granola Guy Approved' snack yourself, visit pitch.show/granola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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And action.

0:02.0

Well, what pitch is it?

0:04.0

Pitch number four.

0:08.0

Oatmilk, kale, chia seeds, matcha, asahi.

0:12.0

For a while, nobody was talking about these ingredients.

0:16.0

Then, in an instant, they were in everybody's fridge.

0:20.0

Not because they were new, necessarily,

0:23.0

but because they were trends fueled by really good marketing.

0:27.0

Claire Smith wants to do the same thing

0:30.0

with an ancient Ethiopian grain called Tef.

0:34.0

If you've never heard of it, you're not alone.

0:36.0

But this founder aims to change that.

0:39.0

Can this one-woman show convince investors

0:42.0

that Tef is the new Kenwa?

0:45.0

Or is it just too Tef-y to tango?

0:48.0

I'm Josh Muccio, welcome to the pitch,

0:51.0

where real-onchpreneurs pitch real investors for real money.

0:56.0

I'm Neil Salas-Griffin, managing director here at Texar Chicago,

0:59.0

and I'm happy to welcome you all to my city.

1:01.0

I'm Elizabeth Yen, and I'm a general partner at Hustle Fund.

1:04.0

I'm Charles Hudson, managing partner precursor ventures.

1:07.0

I'm Phil Neadell, I'm the managing director

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