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Zises passes on Sundae due to portfolio conflict with Grocer's List

Ben Zeises · LTK for Food… Will VCs invest in this $10 TRILLION market!? · Jun 18, 2025 · at 7:15

Investor Ben Zises recuses himself from Anastasia Trofimova's pitch for Sunday due to an active investment in competing startup Grocer's List.

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“I just want to come out and say, yeah, really impressive, but just transparently, I'm invested in a competitive company, and so for that reason, I'm going to be out”

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