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Trevor is a founder and partner at Aria where he oversees current and prospective investments and works closely with Aria’s partner brands including Hero Cosmetics, Onda and The Inkey List. 

Prior to Aria, Trevor was a co-founding partner at Alliance Consumer Growth where he co-led the firm through three successful funds and over 22 investments in leading consumer brands from 2011 to 2019. At Alliance, Trevor served on the board of brands including: BarkThins (acquired by Hershey), OUAI Haircare (acquired by P&G); Evol Foods (acquired by Boulder Brands), LOLA, Clio, among others. While at Alliance, Trevor was named to Fortune Magazine’s 40-Under-40, which recognizes the most influential young people in business and to Forbes’ list of Top Dealmakers in the Consumer Industry. 

Previously, Trevor worked in the North American buyouts group at TPG Capital, Harvest Partners, and began his career in the M&A group at Lehman Brothers. Trevor received a B.A. in political science from Northwestern where he was the captain of the men’s division-I varsity soccer team.

Trevor resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

Jackie is a founder and partner at Aria and oversees current and prospective investments. Jackie currently serves on the board of Hero Cosmetics and as a board observer at Onda and The Inkey List.

Prior to Aria, Jackie was an investor at CAVU Venture Partners from 2016-2020, where she was the first investment team hire in New York. Jackie led diligence and managed portfolio companies through three funds and served on the boards of Skinny Dipped Almonds, Bulletproof, Poppi, Chef’s Cut (acquired by Sonoma Brands) and WTRMLN WTR (acquired by Caribé Juice). 

Prior to CAVU Ventures Jackie was an investor at BrandProject where she oversaw the firm’s investments in Freshly (acquired by Nestlé), Daily Harvest and Chef’s Plate (acquired by Hello Fresh). 

Previously, Jackie worked at L Catterton, TRAUB and began her career at UBS Investment Bank in the Consumer Products & Retail group. Jackie graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce and received her MBA from Harvard Business School.  

Jackie resides in Brooklyn with her husband and son.

Dawn Techow is a founder and CFO/CCO at Aria. 

Prior to Aria, Dawn was the founder and CEO of Relish Food Project, an outsourced accounting, finance and CFO services firm focused on early-stage CPG companies.  Before founding Relish, Dawn was the COO at Peeled Snacks, where she was involved in all aspects of building an early-stage natural food company.

Dawn began her career as an Account Executive at FCB, an advertising agency and after business school, held several positions working with start-up non-profit organizations before joining Peeled Snacks. 

She received a B.A. in History from Duke University and her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.  

A Louisiana native, Dawn lives in Brooklyn with her husband, son and dog.