Castanea is a private equity firm that works in partnership with founders and management teams of innovative passion brands to grow their businesses through a combination of capital investment and operating expertise. We are focused on select consumer verticals including beauty, food and beverage, multi-unit services, and enthusiast lifestyle. We typically invest between $15 to $150 million of equity in minority or majority transactions. Our team of talented operating executives offers critical expertise in key verticals and functional areas, and provides our partner companies with strategic and tactical support. Castanea has more than $1 billion in assets under management and is currently investing from a $735 million fourth fund.
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The Castanea Partners annual revenue was $23 million in 2026.
Robert Smith is the Managing Partner of Castanea Partners.
6 people are employed at Castanea Partners.
Castanea Partners is based in Newton, Massachusetts.
The NAICS codes for Castanea Partners are [5239, 52, 52399, 523].
The SIC codes for Castanea Partners are [621, 62].