Julia Collins — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

First Black woman to co-found a unicorn company (Zume Pizza)
Founder and CEO of Planet FWD since 2019, a carbon management platform for consumer brands
Founded Moonshot Snacks in 2019 as the first climate-friendly snack brand
Co-founded Zume Pizza in 2015, a robot-powered pizza-making business valued at $2.25 billion as of 2018
Active angel investor focused on funding female entrepreneurs and BIPOC founders
Serves on the advisory council for Launch with GS and the Food for Climate League board
Holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Harvard University

Biography

Julia Collins is a food tech entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, a company dedicated to decarbonizing the consumer goods industry. Launched in 2019, Planet FWD provides a proprietary software platform that helps food, fashion, beauty, and personal care brands reduce the cost and complexity of creating sustainable and carbon-neutral products.