A different animal, for wild consumer brands

A different animal, for wild consumer brands

FRIENDLY BEAST is an investor and operating partner for wild consumer brands.
FRIENDLY BEAST is an investor and operating partner for wild consumer brands.
FRIENDLY BEAST is an investor and operating partner for wild consumer brands.

UNTAMED

UNTAMED

Some of our work

Investment

Leading a female-led French sportswear brand from seed to Series B.

Brand-led Transformation

Rebranding a heritage furniture company into a brand for public belonging

Brand-led Transformation

Rewiring an impact company for cultural relevance

Investment

Leading a female-led French sportswear brand from seed to Series B.

Brand-led Transformation

Rebranding a heritage furniture company into a brand for public belonging

Brand-led Transformation

Rewiring an impact company for cultural relevance

Capital and Ownership

Turning a cult Californian fashion label into an experiences brand post-acquisition

Brand-led Transformation

Rebranding and scaling up a Scandinavian travel brand into investment by LVMH Luxury Ventures

Capital and Ownership

Turning a cult Californian fashion label into an experiences brand post-acquisition

Brand-led Transformation

Rebranding and scaling up a Scandinavian travel brand into investment by LVMH Luxury Ventures

LOOKING FOR WILD

LOOKING FOR WILD

The promise we look for in consumer companies

Obsessive product

Real craft. Actual function. Genuine care. The kind of product that wouldn't exist if someone hadn't insisted. We back brands made by people possessed by the process of making something really great.

Obsessive product

Real craft. Actual function. Genuine care. The kind of product that wouldn't exist if someone hadn't insisted. We back brands made by people possessed by the process of making something really great.

A point of view

Owners and founders with an angle on the category, the customer, and a clear idea on what they're doing differently. We insist on a depth of philosophy and we back conviction. We don't take on imitation labels.

A point of view

Owners and founders with an angle on the category, the customer, and a clear idea on what they're doing differently. We insist on a depth of philosophy and we back conviction. We don't take on imitation labels.

Category-defining opportunity

Companies in large but unloved, overlooked, underserved, or even dirty/unsexy categories. We avoid crowded spaces and we don't take on turnarounds, rescues, or distressed assets.

Category-defining opportunity

Companies in large but unloved, overlooked, underserved, or even dirty/unsexy categories. We avoid crowded spaces and we don't take on turnarounds, rescues, or distressed assets.

Brand centric

Those willing to use the brand as the strategic idea for what the company can become next. We don't work with companies that treat brand as a logo or a marketing function.

Brand centric

Those willing to use the brand as the strategic idea for what the company can become next. We don't work with companies that treat brand as a logo or a marketing function.

Long term commitment

Really good things take time. We embed operationally for a twelve month minimum in our portfolio companies and have a 7-10 year investment horizon. Companies looking for a quick pump, a high end deck, a one-off sprint, or help they can't fund - this is not for them.

Long term commitment

Really good things take time. We embed operationally for a twelve month minimum in our portfolio companies and have a 7-10 year investment horizon. Companies looking for a quick pump, a high end deck, a one-off sprint, or help they can't fund - this is not for them.

rewild

rewild

We remove what holds brands captive and build around what matters

We remove what holds brands captive and build around what matters

01

Get in trouble

Find the pivot point behind the noise

02

Define Next

Brand as the strategic idea for what to become next

03

Fall In Love

Align the team around a future worth executing

04

Create Leverage

Capital, capability, and capacity for the move.

05

Get Moving

Go.

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What looks like taste becomes traction.
What feels cultural becomes measurable.

$27M

Capital raised for portfolio brands

$37M

Group revenue 2026

$2.5M

Group EBITDA 2026

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Active Portfolios

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What looks like taste becomes traction.
What feels cultural becomes measurable.

$27M

Capital raised for portfolio brands

$37M

Group revenue 2026

$2.5M

Group EBITDA 2026

6

Active Portfolios

WHAT WE DO

WHAT WE DO

We invest, operate, and orchestrate

01

Investment

  • Minority positions in emergent companies with promise

  • Seed to Series A

  • Turnover $2.5m-$10m

  • $50,000 - $100,000 cheque size

  • Minimum 12-month operating partnership

  • 5-7 year horizon

01

Investment

  • Minority positions in emergent companies with promise

  • Seed to Series A

  • Turnover $2.5m-$10m

  • $50,000 - $100,000 cheque size

  • Minimum 12-month operating partnership

  • 5-7 year horizon

02

Transformation

  • Leadership embedding

  • Brand-led company strategy

  • Strategy deployment

  • Organization design

  • Resource allocation

02

Transformation

  • Leadership embedding

  • Brand-led company strategy

  • Strategy deployment

  • Organization design

  • Resource allocation

03

AI deployment

  • Data unification and governance

  • Critical process engineering

  • LLM enablement across all functions

  • Automated planning and reporting

03

AI deployment

  • Data unification and governance

  • Critical process engineering

  • LLM enablement across all functions

  • Automated planning and reporting

04

Network

  • Marketing

  • Creative

  • Digital

  • Sales

  • Product design and development

  • Supply Chain

  • Finance

04

Network

  • Marketing

  • Creative

  • Digital

  • Sales

  • Product design and development

  • Supply Chain

  • Finance

voices

voices

Some people see obstacles. The Friendly Beast team sees the line to the summit. Visionary, strategic, quietly brilliant. They are a cornerstone to Hastko's success.

Aurelie Moinier

Co-founder at HASTKO

Some people see obstacles. The Friendly Beast team sees the line to the summit. Visionary, strategic, quietly brilliant. They are a cornerstone to Hastko's success.

Aurelie Moinier

Co-founder at HASTKO

Some people see obstacles. The Friendly Beast team sees the line to the summit. Visionary, strategic, quietly brilliant. They are a cornerstone to Hastko's success.

Aurelie Moinier

Co-founder at HASTKO