Alex Borschow

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The Startup CPG Podcast · Investor Spotlight: Alex Borschow, Rocana Ventures · 20 Dec 2025 podcast

You don't have to be perfect because no startup is perfect and no metrics are perfect.

Going back to what we talked about earlier, accountability, self-awareness, humility.

Okay, look, I'm really strong here.

I know I got really strong metrics here, but our ROAS on Amazon or other outside of Meta for DTC is not strong or our velocities weren't strong with this retailer.

We recognize that.

We're addressing it this way.

Hey, Hannah.

Thanks for having me on.

Absolutely.

So as you mentioned, I'm one of the general partners, three managing partners at Rakana Ventures.

We are an early stage VC focused on consumer brands in three verticals, food and beverage, personal care, beauty, and mind and body wellness.

I've been investing in the better for you consumer space for the last 13 years.

Started out more in food and beverage, ag, ag tech.

And before that, I grew up in Puerto Rico.

I went to MIT, studied chemical biological engineering.

Spent six years on Wall Street at a French investment bank, BNP Paribas, on the sales and trading side.

And then went and did my MBA at MIT Sloan.

And that's really where I transitioned my career into investing.

I was president of the Food and Ag Club there, organized hackathons, and started investing as an angel alongside other VCs.

Realized I really needed some experience actually in operating business in this sector.

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