Our Story

We didn’t set out to make another energy beverage.

We set out to rethink what functional beverages could be.

Our Story

We didn't set out to make another energy drink.

We set out to rethink what energy could do.

Chapter One

Great ideas don't always start in a boardroom.

Sometimes, they begin with a conversation between longtime friends.

Brothers Matthew and Adam had spent years pursuing entrepreneurial ventures before building careers in the medical industry. Working alongside physicians and healthcare professionals, they gained a unique perspective on the mind, the body, and the demands of long, unpredictable hours.

CAMO Energy founders Matthew Mallory, Adam Mallory and Casey Hill in conversation around a boardroom table lined with cans of CAMO Energy, with a CAMO Energy sign on the wall behind them.

Their longtime friend Casey had built a successful career in beverage distribution, rising through the industry into ownership and leadership. His experience provided an invaluable understanding of what consumers wanted and what it took to build a beverage brand.

Despite following different career paths, the three shared an entrepreneurial mindset—and a belief that there was always a better way.

When they reconnected, a conversation about conventional energy drinks sparked a familiar question.

What if energy could do more than simply keep you awake?

Matthew and Adam understood the demands that made people reach for energy beverages. Casey understood the industry that brought those beverages to market.

Together, they saw an opportunity to create something different.

An energy beverage built with purpose, grounded in science, and designed to offer more.

Chapter two · The philosophy

Energy isn't one-dimensional. Neither are we.

Combined Anatomic Mental Optimization.

We believe functional energy should serve a purpose. That's why CAMO brings together two distinct approaches: EDGE, developed around mental performance, and GLOW, created around functional wellness.

EDGE

Mental Optimization

Built for the Mind.

  1. Combined
  2. Anatomic
  3. Mental
  4. Optimization
GLOW

Anatomic Optimization

Built for the Body.

Chapter three · The journey

Building something different takes time.

A construction worker on a building site at sunset drinking a can of CAMO EDGE Tropical Surge.
  1. 2019

    The original concept

    CAMO began with a vision to create a functional energy product that delivered more than stimulation. The goal was to combine purposeful ingredients with energy to support how people think, feel, and perform.

  2. 2020

    Research & development

    We moved from concept to formulation, developing a product designed for real-world distribution and retail. This stage focused on ingredients, functionality, product development, and building the foundation for market entry.

  3. 2021

    Our first product launch

    CAMO introduced its original nootropic-focused energy shot, ultimately reaching more than 3,000 retail locations nationwide. Consumer feedback, flavor testing, and real-world sales experience helped us understand what worked and where the brand could go next.

  4. 2025

    The evolution: EDGE & GLOW

    As consumer preferences evolved, so did CAMO. We expanded beyond energy shots into full-size functional beverages, creating two distinct formulas: EDGE, focused on mental performance, nootropics, and hydration; and GLOW, focused on functional wellness with ingredients including CollaMeta® collagen tripeptides and InnoSlim®. Both formulations were finalized in 2025.

  5. 2026

    Production, retail & expansion

    With production beginning in early 2026, CAMO entered a new phase. EDGE and GLOW expanded into retail trials and placements with Kroger, Speedway, 7-Eleven, GoMart, ParMar, and more than 150 independent convenience stores. Alongside Amazon, Walmart.com, and our own online store, we're building regional market penetration and preparing for disciplined expansion through established retailer and distribution relationships.

What comes next

We'll keep developing purposeful functional energy⁠—⁠for the mind, for the body, and for the way people actually live.

We're just getting started.

More than an energy drink.

CAMO is a multifunctional beverage platform designed to deliver energy plus purpose-driven functional benefits for the mind and the body.

Glowing brain representing EDGE mental performance Edge

Mental Performance

EnergyFocus + ClarityCognitive Support

Powered by Cognizin® | DMG | Infinergy®

Glowing figure representing GLOW body and wellness Glow

Body + Wellness

Skin HealthJoint SupportMetabolism Support

Powered by Collameta™ | InnoSlim®

Energy is only the beginning.

Our Story

Three friends. Three paths. One idea.

CAMO began with three longtime friends from West Virginia whose careers took them in different directions before bringing them back together around one idea: build a better energy beverage.

Brothers Matthew "Mal" Mallory (President) and Adam Mallory (VP Sales) spent years in surgical medical sales at Johnson & Johnson, in operating rooms where performance under pressure is the job. It gave them a clinical approach to understanding products, ingredients and how they interact with the body.

Their longtime friend Casey Hill (COO) brought decades of experience in beverage distribution, along with firsthand knowledge of the category, retailers, consumers and what it takes to successfully bring a beverage to market.

They tried every energy product on the shelf. Many fueled the body but didn't sharpen the mind. They kept thinking: there could be a better option. Medical knowledge met beverage experience, and the team spent time learning every part of the business at low stakes, so that by the time Edge and Glow existed, none of the answers were guesses.

Those years of development led to the next evolution of CAMO: one brand, two functional platforms.

"I'm the steak, Adam is the sizzle." — Mal

The three CAMO founders standing arm in arm at sunset wearing CAMO, Edge and Glow jackets
Edge
Optimize the mind
Glow
Optimize the body
Matthew "Mal" Mallory
President

Science, structure, brand and formulation rigor. Marshall University alum and former neuro specialist. "The steak."

Adam Mallory
VP Sales

Flavor, aesthetic direction and sales. WVU alum and former orthopedic trauma specialist. "The sizzle."

Casey Hill
COO

Operations, distribution and positioning. Marshall alum with a career in beverage distribution. "Liquid to lips."

C.A.M.O.

Combined Anatomic Mental Optimization

CCombined

Functional ingredients working together with purpose.

AAnatomic

Supporting the body inside and out.

MMental

Supporting focus, clarity and cognitive performance.

OOptimization

The philosophy connecting everything we create.

Optimize the mind. Optimize the body.

Built in America. Built for real life.

CAMO was built by American entrepreneurs from West Virginia with a simple belief: better products are created by challenging what already exists.

From formulation and product development through manufacturing and packaging, we're building CAMO here at home, with the goal of creating an American functional beverage brand capable of competing anywhere.

American ingredients.
American production.
American ambition.

The CAMO Mission

Energy with a purpose.

Function through science.

We didn't create CAMO to become another energy drink. We created it to push the category forward, combining energy, functional ingredients, science and flavor into beverages designed for how people actually live.

Power your mindPower your bodyPower your life