Investing Profile
Brian Frank(981)
VCInvestor
Early-Stage investor in Science & Technology for a more sustainable Food System
ftw.vcSan Francisco, California
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cbCurrent Investing Position
FTW Ventures General Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$750K
Investments On Record
12
Current Fund Size
$2M
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Brian Frank's Investments On Record (11)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Heritable Agriculture | SeedJan 2025 | |
Nfinite Nanotech | Pre-SeedOct 2021$3M | $3M |
Phytoform Labs | SeedJul 2021$250K | $6.3M |
Debut Biotechnology | SeedJan 2020 | |
Galley Solutions | Pre-SeedApr 2019 Pre SeedMar 2018$680K | $18M |
Plantible | Pre-SeedSep 2018 | |
Spoiler Alert | Seed RoundNov 2016 | $17M |
Geltor | SeedFeb 2016$5M | $210M |
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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 & HealthBrian 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
Mentor 500 Startups2013 - Present
Advisor Dishcraft Robotics2016 - 2022
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
Brian Frank's Education
Cornell University BA Computer Science
Cornell University BA Science & Technology Studies
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