Vermont Business Magazine Mamava, Inc, an innovative company that delivers design solutions for nursing mothers on the go, making the world a friendlier place for women to pump or breastfeed, announced today that it closed on a seed capital round of financing which included $250,000 of investment from FreshTracks Capital III, L.P. Cairn G. Cross co-founder and managing director of FreshTracks has joined Mamava’s board at the closing of the investment.
Founded by lead “intrapraneurs” Sascha Mayer and Christine Dodson while working at Solidarity Design (formerly JDK Design) the company manufactures and sells a free standing lactation suite/pod that offers nursing mothers a safe, clean, functional and beautifully designed space to pump or nurse when they are away from home or at work. The lactation suites are available at airports including Burlington International Airport and JFK, Newark and LaGuardia; public buildings including the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Convention Center and even the famed Fenway Park in Boston.
“The rapid growth of the company and our desire to find partners who can actively participate in building our mission driven business helped make FreshTracks a great choice. We love the fact that they are based in Vermont, and have successfully fostered a number of iconic Vermont born brands,“ said Sascha Mayer.
“We were amazed at what Sascha and Christine have been able to accomplish in terms of unit sales during the past 12 months,” said Cairn Cross. “Facility managers across the United States have heard loud and clear from nursing mothers that commercial building pumping and nursing accommodations are inadequate. The Mamava pod has been quickly accepted by nursing mothers as a great solution to pump or nurse their babies while away from home.”
About Mamava:
Mamava, based in Burlington, Vermont was incubated at Solidarity of Unbridled Labour (formerly JDK Design), a world-renowned design studio. Mamava creates design solutions for nursing mothers on the go. We believe that a woman should be able to breastfeed her baby anywhere she want to, and we also know there is a need, especially in high-traffic public areas, for a private and comfortable place to use a breast pump or nurse. Mamava is mama owned, made in America, and a proud member of the B Corp community.
About FreshTracks Capital: (www.freshtrackscap.com) is a venture capital firm based in Shelburne, VT with 3 funds and 32 portfolio companies. Some of the firm’s most notable Vermont investments include: EatingWell (acquired by Meredith), Vermont Teddy Bear, NEHP (acquired by Critical Process Systems), Quirky, Ello, Bridj, Faraday, and SunCommon. FreshTracks focuses its investment in private growth-oriented businesses, primarily companies in Vermont or in close geographic proximity to Vermont. The firm was founded by Cairn Cross and Charlie Kireker in 2000, and is currently managed by General Partners Cairn Cross, Tim Davis & Lee Bouyea, whose bios can be found here.