Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: Artisan Tropic
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic
Updated at: 2026-06-04T05:03:20Z

Tagline: Delicious Better-For-You Tropical Snacks: Plantain Chips, Cassava Chips & Grain-Free Crackers!

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 130271 | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 155 | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 130271 | observed_at: 2026-06-04T05:03:20Z | expires_at: 2026-06-05T05:03:20Z
- Total investors: 155 | observed_at: 2026-06-04T05:03:20Z | expires_at: 2026-06-05T05:03:20Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 130271
- total_investors: 155
- team_size: 8
- featured_investor_count: 3
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 2

Quick facts:
- Family Owned and Operated — Bootstrapped to >$52M in Cumulative Revenue | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-1
- 6,000+ Points of Sale — Top U.S. Retailers | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-2
- New Organic Grain-Free Crackers Scaling Fast — Already in 1,500 Stores Nationwide | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-3
- 40%+ Gross Margins | Top Selling Plantain and Cassava Chips at Whole Foods Nationwide Past 4 Years! | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-4
- Vertically Integrated — Supporting Small Farmers and Regenerative Agriculture in Colombia! | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-5
- Certified Seed Oil Free — HUGE Market Differentiator | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-6
- Strategic Rebrand Launching in 2026 — Building Stronger Shelf Performance and Consumer Resonance | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-7
- First-Ever Outside Raise — Rare Chance to Invest Before Our 2026 Institutional Round | citation: https://wefunder.com/artisan.tropic#claim-fact-8

FAQ:
- Q: I live in Colombia and would like to know, if after making a purchase with a credit card, I want to sell that right or shares, how can I get my money back in Colombia?
  A: Hola Fernando! Thank you for your question! When you invest on Wefunder, your investment is made into a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). This means: You don’t directly hold shares right away. Instead, your SAFE converts into equity later when the Artisan Tropic raises its next “priced round” of financing. Liquidity is limited. Investments in early-stage companies like ours are not like buying stocks on a public exchange—you can’t freely sell t...
- Q: Great question Fernando and clear answer Juan Pablo. Can you further clarify: The SPV’s Lead Investor (Who is the SPV's Lead Investor?) is responsible for any decision to sell shares on behalf of all investors. Opportunities to “cash out” usually come when: - The company raise...
  A: Hi Juan Manual, thanks for the great questions. Apologies we hadn't answered these for everyone else, as I know we talked through these on the phone 1 on 1: 1. The Lead Investor is Matt Gold. His profile is available on the main Artisan Tropic campaign page. 2. Because the SPV will be one entity on our cap table, the Lead Investor is empowered to sign documents and vote on behalf of all SPV investors when key corporate actions occur (e.g., share conversions, follow-on financings, acquisition ...
- Q: just had a few questions.
  A: Hi John, happy to answer any questions you may have!
- Q: 1. as I look at your financial statements. revenue is great. cogs not too bad, advertising and marketing cost as related to revenue is very good. despite all that you are still losing money. what steps are you taking now to turn that around. let's face it you will have to do m...
  A: Also posting Juan's answers from above here so other investors can easily see the responses to these questions: Hi John, thanks for the reminder. I hope you can appreciate the nature of running the day to day operations of a business means sometimes being able to respond quickly to emails and other times, having other pressing things that require our attention. To answer your great questions: 1. The simple answer is: we’re operating with a very expensive debt structure, which we are now fixin...
- Q: How do you respond so fast when I don't have a question,almost immediately yet when I actually ask questions you don't respond?
  A: Hi John, thanks for the reminder. I hope you can appreciate the nature of running the day to day operations of a business means sometimes being able to respond quickly to emails and other times, having other pressing things that require our attention. To answer your great questions: 1. The simple answer is: we’re operating with a very expensive debt structure, which we are now fixing. As of yesterday (11/13), we officially signed a strategic refinancing partnership with RSF Social Finance, wh...

Recent posts:
- First REELIE product launching at Costco Texas in January!!! (2025-12-30T17:19:26Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/237630
- It's Official! Our first institutional VC: DUX Capital! (2025-12-08T22:04:39Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/228942