Investor · Founder · Operator · Host of The Advantage
Mike
Wystrach
Co-founder of Cutting Horse — growth capital for enduring consumer brands. $5B+ in enterprise value created, $300M+ raised for companies founded. Built Freshly to a $1.5B exit; now also operating Petfolk.
Press
“Helped create over $5 billion in enterprise value over the years and have raised more than $300 million for companies they founded.”
Track Record
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Enterprise value created · Cutting Horse & founders
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Raised for companies founded
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Freshly exit to Nestlé · 2020
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Freshly peak annualized revenue
Guest Appearances
Podcasts featuring Mike
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Chris & Mike ($1.5B Exit) Backing Bootstrapped Brand Founders
E113: £500M Exit — Behind The Curtain With Petfolk Founder Mike Wystrach
Mike Wystrach on entrepreneurship, Freshly, and the trials that built him
Freshly's Michael Wystrach on the future of food
The Best Thing About Not Giving a F*ck
Changing The Way We Eat with Michael Wystrach
Creating a Great Customer Experience with Mike Wystrach, CEO of Freshly
Ep 59: Making It Easy to Eat Healthy with Carter Comstock & Michael Wystrach
Talking Food Delivery With Freshly's Michael Wystrach
Why the Best Marketing Platform is Always Your Product
Eat Healthy, Live More — Michael Wystrach, Freshly
Inside the Rise of Freshly.com with Michael Wystrach
Freshly: Michael Wystrach
Chris & Mike ($1.5B Exit) Backing Bootstrapped Brand Founders
E113: £500M Exit — Behind The Curtain With Petfolk Founder Mike Wystrach
Mike Wystrach on entrepreneurship, Freshly, and the trials that built him
Freshly's Michael Wystrach on the future of food
The Best Thing About Not Giving a F*ck
Changing The Way We Eat with Michael Wystrach
Creating a Great Customer Experience with Mike Wystrach, CEO of Freshly
Ep 59: Making It Easy to Eat Healthy with Carter Comstock & Michael Wystrach
Talking Food Delivery With Freshly's Michael Wystrach
Why the Best Marketing Platform is Always Your Product
Eat Healthy, Live More — Michael Wystrach, Freshly
Inside the Rise of Freshly.com with Michael Wystrach
Freshly: Michael Wystrach
The Work
What Mike is currently building.
The fund
Growth capital for enduring consumer brands.
Mike co-founded Cutting Horse with Chris Protasewich. $75M Fund I, oversubscribed. They back founder-led businesses across food, health, pet, and consumer services — Feel Goods, SuperTeeth, BetterWild, Cassi, Ripi, and more.
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Enterprise value
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The exit
$1.5B exit to Nestlé, October 2020.
Mike founded Freshly in 2012. Raised $107M, scaled to 2,500 employees, and shipped over a million fresh meals a week to all 48 states.
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Acquisition
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Team at exit
Operating
Modern veterinary care, built with his sister.
Co-founded with his sister, Dr. Audrey Wystrach. 40+ care centers across 8 states, recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s best veterinary hospitals.
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Want to talk?
If you’re building, hosting, writing, or investing — Mike would love to hear from you.
