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Brian Frank

General Partner at FTW Ventures, leading change in the worldwide Food System.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Sectors:

Food and Beverage

Material Science

TransportationTech

Supply Chain Tech

ClimateTech/CleanTech

Investors who were founders

Investors who invested in female founders

Investors who invested in diverse founders

San Francisco Bay Area

Locations:

San Francisco, California

Min Investment:
$250,000.00
Max Investment:
$1,000,000.00
Target Investment:
$750,000.00

Skills

Education

BA
Cornell University
(1994 - 1998)
BA
Cornell University
(1994 - 1998)

Investments

Nfinite Nanotech

Total Funding: $3M

Phytoform Labs

Total Funding: $6.3M

Debut Biotechnology

Total Funding:

Galley Solutions

Total Funding: $18M

Plantible

Total Funding:

Spoiler Alert

Total Funding: $17M

Geltor

Total Funding: $210M

Work Experience

2016

General Partner
2016
Investing in a sustainable Food System. Backing disruptive, world-changing science & technology startups in the Food & Agriculture sectors. Email me at bf@ftw.vc

Plantible Foods

2019

Investor
2019
Investor in Plantible Foods, a company developing the most sustainable plant-based protein on the planet

2019

Network Leader
2019
Serving as the Network Leader in the Food & Ag Tech sector with the $100M venture fund backed by tech luminaries such as Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt & Reid Hoffman.

2016

Investor
2016

2016

Investor
2016

Square Roots Urban Growers

2016

Investor
2016

2016

Investor
2016

Dishcraft Robotics

2016 - 2022

Advisor
2016 - 2022

Lemnos Labs Inc

2015 - 2022

Mentor
2015 - 2022
Investor Relations/Investment Strategy for hardware startups Product Strategy Go-To-Market / Marketing Planning Recruiting

2015 - 2021

Mentor
2015 - 2021
Mentor early-stage Food companies on product strategy, storytelling, go-to-market and fund raising.