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Jaime Schmidt is an entrepreneur and the founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, a brand of natural personal care products that she started in her kitchen in Portland, Oregon in 2010. Jaime is known for modernizing natural personal care products, including the customer-favorite deodorant, and bringing them to the mainstream market. Under her leadership, Schmidt’s grew into a household name lining the shelves of retailers including Target, Costco, Whole Foods, Walmart and CVS across 30 countries. In 2017, Schmidt’s partnered with CPG giant Unilever, with Jaime continuing as the brand’s founder.
Today, Jaime is focusing her efforts on helping emerging entrepreneurs pursue their own dreams. In June 2019, Jaime launched Supermaker, an editorial-driven platform that celebrates diverse, independent brands and creators, and hosts conversations that empower progressive values in the workplace.
Jaime is also the co-founder of Color, an investment portfolio that supports diverse and underrepresented founders, and co-owner of local entrepreneurial collective Portland Made. She is regularly profiled in prominent press including Inc., Entrepreneur, Forbes and Fast Company. Jaime is an inaugural member of the Inc. Founders Project and has also been recognized as 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs (Goldman Sachs, 2017 & 2018), Women of Influence (Portland Business Journal, 2018) and Executive of the Year (Portland Business Journal, 2017).
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States, North America
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Jobs history
4
Founder & Former CEO
2018 - Current
Color Capital
Partner
2018 - Current
Supermaker
Co-Founder
2019 - Current
Founder & CEO
2010 - Invalid date
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Investment portfolio
1
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Personal investment
1
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Jan 25, 2022 | Athletic Greens | Venture Round - Athletic Greens | 115.0M |
Partner investment
17
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jun 24, 2020 | A Kids Book About | Seed Round - A Kids Book About | Color Capital | 0 |
Jan 11, 2021 | Hero Cosmetics | Private Equity Round - Hero Cosmetics | Color Capital | 0 |
Feb 02, 2021 | Alloy Automation | Seed Round - Alloy Automation | Color Capital | 5.0M |
Jul 06, 2021 | Acquire.com | Seed Round - Acquire.com | Color Capital | 6.3M |
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