Tripp Baird is the founder & managing partner of the Builders Fund and sits on its investment committee. He currently serves on the boards of Traditional Medicinals, Urban Remedy, PosiGen, and MIXT.
Tripp has invested in, secured funding for, and helped develop numerous successful brands, including Sambazon, Manduka, Planet Organic, Pure Organic, Faraday, CytoSport/MuscleMilk, Equator Coffees, BOGS Footwear, and Surftech.
He was previously Founding Principal and a General Partner at Partnership Capital Growth (PCG) – a merchant bank focused on healthy, active, and sustainable living, which had ~$1 billion in transactions over the 7.5 years of his tenure. He helped build the boutique consumer advisory/investment group from the ground up, leading investments and advising transactions in the areas of sustainability, active lifestyle/outdoor recreation, health/wellness, and healthy food/bev. Other companies the firm advised and invested in during his tenure include Anytime Fitness, KIND Bar, New Leaf Paper, thinkthin, Gaiam, Vino Volo, TRX, and Ecover/Method.
His early career included stops at Goldman Sachs (Global Equities Management), North Castle Partners (Equinox, Naked Juice), and as a consultant for Bain & Company. He earned dual magna cum laude A.B.s from Harvard University.
Twice a NOLS graduate, Tripp also enjoys surfing and SUP, snowboarding, art/photography/painting, climbing, and running distance. He is a certified yoga instructor (RYT 200). With better half, Shana; sons, Cillian & Ewan; pup, Yuki. Tripp is currently based in San Francisco.
