Julia Collins is a serial entrepreneur who spent her career building food companies including Zume Pizza where she became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company. Today, Julia leads Planet FWD, the leading carbon management platform for consumer companies, where she is making it easier to bring climate-friendly products to market. Empowering the next generation of sustainable consumer companies through its proprietary software, Planet FWD’s platform reduces the cost and complexity of creating sustainable and carbon neutral products. The platform is inspired by Planet FWD’s own snack brand, Moonshot, which launched in 2020 as the first climate-friendly snack brand. In addition, Julia sits on the advisory council for Launch with GS and the Food for Climate League board, serves on the All Raise operating committee, and is an EIR for Cleo Capital. She is an active angel investor focused on funding female entrepreneurs and BIPOC founders.