Investing Is Not Enough | Cintia Nunes, The Mills Fabrica

Writing a cheque is not enough. Cintia Nunes, General Manager & Head of Asia at The Mills Fabrica, explains how The Mills Fabrica, a corporate-backed global innovation platform, backs techstyle and agrifood tech founders with far more than capital.

💰 Check size: $200K–$3M into startups, seed to Series B; up to $5M into VC funds.

🌍 Geography: global mandate, ~70–80% of the portfolio in the US and Europe, with a growing focus on Asia.

🌱 Focus areas: techstyle and agrifood tech. Portfolio includes Circ, Colorifix, Mango Materials and Geltor; fund LP in AgFunder and SOSV.

🎙️ In this episode:

• How The Mills Fabrica works as a global platform for techstyle and agrifood tech
• Why investors need to support people, not just startups
• Helping portfolio companies scale in Asia with strategic support
• Looking beyond carbon: planetary boundaries in impact investing
• How investors can support founders during diligence

🎧 Hosted by Alex Shandrovsky | Investment Climate Podcast

📰 Media partners: FoodTech Weekly · vegconomist

🔗 The Mills Fabrica: https://www.themillsfabrica.com

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