Sugarmade

Sugarmade produces multipurpose paper products from cellulose fibers of sugarecane and bamboo that are 100% "tree free".

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Employees 15
  • Website sugarmade.com

Company Summary

Sugarmade™ is 100% reclaimed sugarcane fiber, enhanced with bamboo. Sugarcane fiber, bagasse, is a discarded by-product of sugar production. Yet, producing the same amount of paper with less raw material, less water, less energy and less waste than traditional wood pulp. The end product is a strong, ultra-white office paper that’s 100% biodegradable, compostable, recyclable and "tree free".

Team

  • Clifton Leung
    CEO

    Mr. Leung, an entrepreneur, built his roots and business relations overseas in China and Hong Kong and started his first company in green manufacturing, the Sugar Cane Paper Company (2007). Focused on the future, he built a sister company to be the distribution channel into the United States, Sugarmade (2008). Within the first year of its start, it the caught attention of consumers and IHMRS members and was awarded IHMRS' “Best New Product” and “

  • Ronald K Gagosian
    COO

    Mr. Gagosian has 30+ years banking, financial Services, and executive leadership and advisory services experience, Mr. Gagosian is currently the President and co-founder of Pacific Capital Transactions, Inc. Formerly, with Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA, Bank of America, San Francisco, CA and Imperial Bank, Los Angeles, CA. Ron serves his clients and stakeholders with exceptional executive leadership and board level experience in consumer

  • Deborah Horwith
    CFO

    Ms. Horwith has twelve years of experience providing accounting and financial consulting services to a variety of clients in industries ranging from investment management to hospitality. Ms. Horwith started her career with Deloitte and Touche LLP, planning and managing financial audits. Since leaving Deloitte, Ms. Horwith has held various positions that have allowed her to gain extensive experience managing financial accounting operations and r

  • Jonathan Leong
    Executive Board Member

  • Jeff Kirkley
    Executive Board Advisor

    Specialties: growth-oriented technology company needs including strategy, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, IPO preparation, complex audits, accounting, finance, banking, human resources, contracts, administration and corporate governance including equity, SOX, corporate controls and policies. Build high performance teams, software revenue recognition, budgeting. Experience in multiple markets including mobile, gaming, PaaS, SaaS, automotive

Advisors

  • Willa Qian, Esq. - Qian & Nemecek, San Francisco, CA
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Clifton Leung
    Unconfirmed
    Jonathan Leong
    Unconfirmed

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