East Fork
Asheville stoneware with a cult following and a venture cap table.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 2010
- Website
- eastfork.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA
- Ownership type
- VC-backed
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Founder-led B-corp (Alex Matisse) but roughly $5.5M of outside investment including Pentland Ventures, plus community equity rounds. Announced a $2.5M production expansion December 2025, rebounding post-Helene.
Why Watchlist
US manufacturing intact and growing; the venture money is why this sits at Watchlist instead of Approved. Disclose it and revisit.
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