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Investor profile

Kiva Dickinson

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Selva Ventures

About

Kiva Dickinson at Selva Ventures co-created a rigorous 5 Ms investment framework—Megatrend, Matter, Management, Momentum, Market—to keep decisions disciplined and objective in early-stage consumer investing, and he focuses specifically on consumer wellness and sleep fitness as a third pillar alongside nutrition and exercise. He's known for pairing capital with very tactical and emotional founder support, helping with omnichannel strategy, pricing, supply chain, and the emotional side of building a company, while also championing emerging consumer brand hubs like Toronto despite being based in San Francisco. Kiva Dickinson at Selva Ventures co-created a rigorous 5 Ms investment framework—Megatrend, Matter, Management, Momentum, Market—to keep decisions disciplined and objective in early-stage consumer investing, and he focuses specifically on consumer wellness and sleep fitness as a third pillar alongside nutrition and exercise. He's known for pairing capital with very tactical and emotional founder support, helping with omnichannel strategy, pricing, supply chain, and the emotional side of building a company, while also championing emerging consumer brand hubs like Toronto despite being based in San Francisco.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Consumer
CPG / D2C
Health
Food
Ag
Diversity focus
Under-represented founders

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA