A hybrid venture studio and fund backing the next generation of

Consumer Tech + Health & Wellness + CPG + Care Economy

Building and backing enduring consumer brands

Our Point-of-View

People will always demand more — wellness, connection, purpose, and progress.

At Long Run Ventures, we partner with early-stage founders to build culturally relevant consumer brands that help people feel, look, and live better.

Because in the long run, better isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable.

Our approach

Integrated Model:
Hands-on company building + early-stage capital, offering founders the speed of a startup studio and the conviction of a fund.

Founder-Centric Partnership:

True partners, operating shoulder-to-shoulder with founders across product, brand, and go-to-market.

Cultural Intuition:
A pulse on the zeitgeist: spotting shifts early and translating them into commercially powerful brands.

Platform + Network Leverage:
A collective of operators, creatives, and advisors from top startups and global brands to help founders move faster and smarter.

Meet the Founding Team

From bootstrapped beginnings to billion-dollar exits, we’ve built, scaled, and reimagined brands across health & wellness, consumer tech, AI and beyond. We’ve launched products that change routines and platforms that shift culture. We’ve worked in tiny kitchens and boardrooms with a view. No matter the stage or the industry, one thing stays the same: we believe in building ventures that make people—and the world—better. And we’re still having a great time doing it.

Neda Talebian Funk

2x founder, Wharton MBA with 20+ years scaling start-ups and top brands in retail, lifestyle & wellness.

Helen Renninger

Early Uber employee, ex-Google & YouTube, founder, Perplexity AI fellow, consultant to Meta

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We’re ready to go the distance. Are you?

Let's get moving.