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Jane Lauder

Founder
TAW Ventures

Jane Lauder is an entrepreneur, investor, and longtime board member of The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC). She is the founder of TAW Ventures, a firm dedicated to advancing pet wellness, health and longevity through strategic investments in groundbreaking products and solutions. 

Jane Lauder

Founder
TAW Ventures

Jane Lauder

Founder
TAW Ventures

Jane Lauder is an entrepreneur, investor, and longtime board member of The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC). She is the founder of TAW Ventures, a firm dedicated to advancing pet wellness, health and longevity through strategic investments in groundbreaking products and solutions. 

Jane’s dedication to the pet sector builds on her nearly three-decade career at The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), where she served in senior leadership roles across marketing, product innovation, and global brand management. Most recently, as Chief Data Officer and Executive Vice President of Enterprise Marketing, she led the company’s integration of AI and advanced technology tools, driving growth and transformation at one of the world’s most iconic beauty companies.

Now, Jane is channeling the same creativity, rigor, and growth mindset that defined her beauty career into shaping the future of pet health. She believes that the principles of building global beauty brands—deep consumer connection, innovation rooted in science, and a relentless focus on quality—are equally powerful in creating the next generation of pet wellness companies.

 

Borealis Ventures

Be prepared with a data room and second and third round questions. Don’t forget the importance of market research to support your business thesis.

Zomedica

Be clear on the problem you're trying to solve. Be realistic on the resources you need, and the clinical and economic benefit you're delivering.

James Barr, Mars

Make the case of how you can move from startup to scale. Startup mentality is fabulous but moving into scale is not discussed enough.

VANE

Have a succinct and focused pitch deck showing knowledge of the industry, that there is a demonstrated need to solve this problem, that there is IP, a focused business model, strong founder team, and thoughtful exit strategy.