Topicals skincare announces a $10 million financing round led by CAVU Consumer Partners. The 26-year-old founder and CEO Olamide Olowe is the youngest Black woman ever to raise more than $2 million in venture funding.

Nick Green discusses the company’s mission to make healthy living more accessible and the shift toward holistic well-being across everything from mental wellness to sustainability. He also talks about emerging trends, including health, data, personalization, and more.

Today’s CEOs are facing innumerable challenges: a global pandemic and a sea change in how and where employees want to show up for work. For leaders, the pressure has never been higher. How do they mitigate it? Fortune asks Whoop CEO, Will Ahmed about his day-to-day wellness habits to gain insight into the tactics used to minimize stress and maintain well-being.

Carly Stein had wrestled with her health for years. Then, she discovered the power of propolis, a substance that the bees use to protect their hive by mixing beeswax and saliva. Turns out, it’s also helpful for human health.

In this interview, Forbes spoke with Thrive Market's Cofounder, Nick Green, to learn how they became one of America's Best Startup Employers while maintaining their promise to put eco-friendly, sustainable solutions at the forefront of their company's mission.

At-home COVID-19 test maker Cue Health (HLTH) is adding virtual appointments, treatment orders, and delivery services through its app. The idea, according to Cue co-founder and chief product officer Clint Sever, is to provide same-day service to patients seeking access to treatments after testing positive.

The WHOOP wearable brings some hi-tech features including sleep, workout, heart rate feedback and more advanced biometrics in a simple package.

The fitness world is crowded with boutique workouts and expensive gyms. And, I’ve tried it all. While expensive boot camp classes were fun but hard to sustain and gym memberships required venturing into intimidating weight rooms with lots of people, there is one fitness program I truly recommend, obé Fitness.

Adweek’s editor in chief, Stephanie Paterik sits down with the co-founders of Once Upon A Farm, which was launched in 2017 with the purpose of providing fresh, nutritious and delicious organic food that parents can trust and kids could love.  

So you’re saying facial oils don’t have to feel oily? OSEA Essential Hydrating Oil has made me rethink the entire category. One pump is proof that facial oils can soothe and moisturize skin without feeling heavy or greasy.

If anyone has proved that going back to basics can be successful, it's body care connoisseur Nécessaire. The brand has pretty much perfected the art of minimalism in terms of its packaging, but when it comes to its formulas, they're anything but basic. 

Low-waisted jeans are coming back, and dad sneakers are fully a thing again — and the pop culture revivals don't stop at fashion. Streaming platform Obé Fitness is resurrecting one of the highlights of fitness past with its latest launch: step aerobics classes.

OSEA stands for ocean, sun, earth and atmosphere. Founder Jenefer Palmer wanted the name of the brand to communicate what it was all about and truly represent something. “I wanted to immediately communicate that it came from the ocean.”

On the heels of announcing its Series A funding round, Made by Nacho is commemorating its first year in business by debuting more than 18 new products, launching new distribution partnerships with Chewy and Petco.com, and releasing its first-ever merchandise collection, amongst other initiatives.

Once Upon a Farm, the leader in the fresh baby and kid snacking category in which Garner is the Co-Founder and the Chief Brand Officer, is the first brand to receive the 1,000 Day Promise Certification from the Clean Label Project for their new Advanced Nutrition Blends.

Whoop, packs a lot into its unassuming device—readings of your heart rate, respiratory rate, and sleep patterns—to diagnose strain and help you rebound faster. Its new 4.0 sensor, which is free with a $30 monthly subscription, is a third smaller than the last version but adds blood oxygen and skin temperature measurements.

Cat food brand Made by Nacho announced its Series A funding round with $14 million in investments. The round was led by CAVU Venture Partners and participating investors include New Fare Partners and Mars’ Companion Fund.

Whistle Pig has launched a new product that allows people to have their Dry January and help hospitality workers, too: a non-alcoholic "non-whiskey" called PiggyBack Devil's Slide with nearly 0 percent alcohol but 100 percent of proceeds going to benefit the bartending community.

Covid-19 test maker Cue Health went public at a valuation of nearly $2.3 billion. Shares opened above the $16 price set the night before and closed at $20—a 25% increase in the first day of trading.

In a world that glorifies the grind, WHOOP champions rest and recovery. Measuring strain rather than steps, the wearable tech company is driving a paradigm shift.

"Our molecular test is backed by the science and technology necessary to detect emerging variants, including Omicron, enabling individuals and healthcare practitioners to make better-informed decisions," said Ayub Khattak, Co-Founder and CEO of Cue.

WHOOP, the human performance company, and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) today announced a multi-year partnership naming WHOOP as the Official Fitness Wearable of the WTA. The WTA has also approved WHOOP™ wearable technology for in-match use, making it the first technology to receive this designation.

Best known for its lightly-coated chocolate-covered almonds and other nuts, SkinnyDipped has evolved into a platform brand expanding into high-growth adjacent categories, said CEO Breezy Griffith.

Obé Fitness Co-Founders Ashley Mills and Mark Mullet discuss how the digital fitness platform with some very interesting backers is taking fitness to another level. They speak with Caroline Hyde, Taylor Riggs, and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."

Health-Ade, a sales leader and pioneer in kombucha beverages, announced that longstanding partner First Bev has acquired a controlling stake in the company. The deal is also backed by investors including Manna Tree, a Vail, Colorado-based investment firm committed to improving human health through nutrition.

Kite Hill recently debuted four new flavors of high-protein yogurt; strawberry, blueberry, vanilla, and plain. The yogurt is made from a base of almond milk and boasts 10-12 grams of protein (depending on the flavor) from added soy isolate.

WHOOP has announced that it has raised $200 million in a Series F funding round at a $3.6 billion valuation led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Participating investors include CAVU Ventures, IVP, Thursday Ventures, GP Bullhound, Accomplice, NextView Ventures, and Animal Capital. WHOOP is now the most valuable standalone human performance company in the world. 

Katie Marston, Chief Marketing Officer at Once Upon A Farm discusses the power of brands as an extension of one's own identity and values, the financial case for building a meaningful brand rooted in purpose, and the evolution of brand identity including talking more about Once Upon a Farm’s recent brand refresh.

Thrive Market launched in 2014 with a mission to make natural and organic foods affordable to members in the same way warehouse stores offer value to customers buying in bulk. Back then, it offered only shelf-stable foods—snacks, soups, pastas and condiments. Now Thrive offers meat, seafood and wine, and this summer it launched an extensive frozen section with everything from waffles to vegan shepherd’s pie.

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Jenefer and Melissa Palmer and the entire OSEA team, who have been leading the charge in clean beauty and skincare for over two decades.

Individuals react differently to caffeine, pasta, late nights—almost everything. Last year, Whoop added a journal to its sleep-tracking app. In the journal, users can log more than 70 behaviors to see how, over time, they might affect sleep and performance.

Poppi, the healthy soda brand known for fruity flavors launched its new Classics line, featuring three nostalgic flavors — Classic Cola, Root Beer, and Doc Pop — made with sparkling water, fruit juice, and apple cider vinegar. And yes, they're just as tasty as the real deal.

TIME Magazine praised Beyond Meat for having ‘popularized plant-based protein’ while Oatly was hailed as having ‘expanded an oat-milk empire’.

Whoop 3.0 is not just another imitation or incremental iteration of a ‘fitness tracker.’ Instead, they see themselves as ‘personal performance optimization’ and seem poised to genuinely disrupt and change the game in the industries of fitness, sleep and wellness.  

Health-Ade Kombucha is further expanding its platform with Health-Ade Mixers, a new line of kombucha-based cocktail bases after the company found that consumers were making their own cocktails at home using kombucha.

Starbucks offers customers moments of joy and more choices to fit their lifestyle and taste preferences by launching Oatly Oatmilk at locations nationwide.

Rohan Oza and Brett Thomas, co-founders of CAVU Venture Partners, discuss what they find compelling in venture investing and break down the company's criteria when selecting brands to invest in.

Over the past eight years, Daina has built Health-Ade from a small business to a multi-million-dollar success sold at over 35,000 grocery stores, including major retailers like Target, Whole Foods Market and Costco.

Once Upon a Farm was one of the brands honored this year as one of Adweek’s 2021 Challenger Brands. The honor is defined by engagement in competition, desire to push limits, and disruption of the status quo.

Thrive Market – which generates 28% of its sales from private label products - has gained 300,000 new members since the coronavirus pandemic hit, taking membership numbers to almost a million.

Of the food industry success stories emerging from the pandemic, oat milk is the biggest. Though sales have moderated a bit since the explosive pantry stocking peak in March, they're still growing at an exponential rate.

Once Upon a Farm co-founders John Foraker and Jennifer Garner share their journey in building an impact-driven brand from the ground up, and insights and lessons learned in building this mission-driven company.

A new generation of sodas is popping up led by Poppi & Health-Ade Booch Pop.

In seven years the Health-Ade team went from brewing Kombucha in their kitchen to brewing 120,000 bottles everyday.

Most investment firms recommend creative agencies to their portfolio companies, CAVU provides direct hands-on support with Uncommon, an in-house group fully dedicated to their brand partners.

Breezy Griffith, co-founder and CEO of Skinny Dipped, speaks about her background as an entrepreneur and how her experience building businesses post-college fueled the launch and development of Skinny Dipped.

ONE Brands announces a new addition to their lineup: ONE Minis.

CAVU Co-founder and Managing Partner shares his vision on what's next for the industry.

Thrive Market has always served conscious consumers, but during COVID, everyone has become a conscious consumer, increasing the company’s demand.

Health-Ade launches Health-Ade Booch Pop, a sparkling organic beverage made with a base of kombucha and cold pressed juice.

Skinny Dipped co-founder Breezy Griffith shares the inspiring story of Skinny Dipped and the company’s guiding values.

Innovation in the plant-based cheese space is shaping up to be equal parts art and science.

Poppi a prebiotic soda (formerly apple cider vinegar drink Mother Beverage) launches with an exciting rebrand.

A new category for Good Culture, its Wellness Probiotic Gut Shots mark the next chapter for the cultured foods brand.

Within 10 years, Guayakí is aiming to hire 10,000 formerly incarcerated employees to distribute its products across the U.S. and Canada via a fleet of 100% electric vehicles.

CAVU Venture Partners co-founders and managing partners Rohan Oza and Brett Thomas discuss how their company finds winners in the market.

Vital Proteins goes beyond beauty, launching a line of bars, sports drinks, and liquid creamers to target a wider array of shoppers.

Health-Ade co-founder and CEO, Daina Trout, speaks to the companies “succeed at any cost” attitude rooted in their founding.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is going beyond chicken with the help of Beyond Meat, selling plant-based chicken nuggets at a single restaurant in Smyrna, Georgia.

Daina Trout shares how her 28th year shaped her career trajectory and brought us Health-Ade Kombucha.

Brett Thomas shares his perspective on the adaptation of plant-based product.