Investing Profile

Brian Frank(874)

VCInvestor

Early-Stage investor in Science & Technology for a more sustainable Food System

ftw.vcSan Francisco, California

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Brian Frank's investing connections

62 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), and 59 other investors on Signal.

Networks Brian is a member of

Microsoft Network

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Cornell University Network

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500 Startups Network

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Current Investing Position

FTW Ventures General Partner

Investment Range

$250K - $1M

Sweet Spot

$750K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$2M

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Brian Frank's Investments On Record (7)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Nfinite Nanotech	Pre-SeedOct 2021$3M	$3M
Phytoform Labs	SeedJul 2021$250K	$6.3M
Co-investors: Vic Singh (ENIAC Ventures), Ian Hogarth
Debut Biotechnology	SeedJan 2020
Co-investors: Ian Rountree (Cantos Ventures), Austin Walters
Galley Solutions	Pre-SeedApr 2019 Pre SeedMar 2018$680K	$18M
Co-investors: George Powlick (Astanor Ventures), Neeraj Berry (Tet Ventures)
Plantible	Pre-SeedSep 2018
Spoiler Alert	Seed RoundNov 2016	$17M
Co-investors: Craig Shapiro (Collaborative Fund), Alex Bondar (Acre Venture Partners), Semyon Dukach (One Way Ventures)
Geltor	SeedFeb 2016$5M	$210M
Co-investors: Po Bronson (SOSV), Arvind Gupta (Mayfield), Costa Yiannoulis (Synthesis Capital), Son Vo (Wilbur-Ellis [Cavallo]), Lisa Feria (Stray Dog Capital), Tom Baruch (M34 Capital)

Brian Frank's Media (1)

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

most interested in

FTW Ventures invests in innovations for the Food System, including Ag, Food, Consumer & Heath Tech. We look for great teams doing something revolutionary.

not interested in

Anything outside our core sectors - Ag, Food & Health

Brian Frank's Experience

Investor Plantible Foods2019 - Present

Network Leader Village Global2019 - Present

General Partner FTW Ventures2016 - Present

Investor Spoiler Alert2016 - Present

Investor Square Roots Urban Growers2016 - Present

Investor Proper Food2016 - Present

Investor Geltor Inc.2016 - Present

Mentor Lemnos Labs Inc2015 - Present

Mentor FOOD-X2015 - Present