Investing Profile

Brian Frank(782)

VCInvestor

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

ftw.vcSan Francisco, California
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FTW Ventures General Partner
$100K - $500K
$250K
8
$2M
CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Nfinite Nanotech
Pre-SeedOct 2021$3M
$3M
Phytoform Labs
SeedJul 2021$250K
$6M
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 Seed RoundMar 2018$680K
$680K
Plantible
Pre-SeedSep 2018
Spoiler Alert
Seed RoundNov 2016
Geltor
Seed RoundFeb 2016$4.5M
$120M
Co-investors: Po Bronson (SOSV), Ela Madej (Fifty Years), Seth Bannon (Fifty Years), Arvind Gupta (SOSV), Carter Williams (iSelect Fund), Son Vo (Wilbur-Ellis [Cavallo]), Costa Yiannoulis (Synthesis Capital), Tom Baruch (M34 Capital), Lisa Feria (Stray Dog Capital)
FTW Ventures invests in innovations for the Food System, including Ag, Food, Consumer & Heath Tech. We look for great teams doing something revolutionary.
Anything outside our core sectors - Ag, Food & Health
Mentor Lemnos Labs Inc2015 - Present
Mentor FOOD-X2015 - Present
Mentor 500 Startups2013 - Present
VP Product & Marketing Timeful2013 - 2015
Product Manager, Mobile Twitter2012 - 2013
Chief Product Officer Posterous2011 - 2012
Founder & CEO Live Colony2010 - 2011
Product Consultant Radiant Minds, Inc.2010
Group Product Manager Adobe Systems Inc.2005 - 2008
Senior Product Manager PalmSource, Inc.2004 - 2005
Product Manager Palm2003 - 2004
Product Manager Eazel, Inc.2000 - 2001
Product Manager bCandid, Corp1999 - 2000
HCI Specialist & Program Manager Trilogy, Inc.1998 - 1999
VP, Product Management & Business Development MicroContent1997 - 1998
Program Manager Microsoft1997 - 1997
Product Marketing Manager Intel, Inc.1996 - 1996
Cornell University BA Computer Science
Cornell University BA Science & Technology Studies