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Overview

Investment firm for early-stage consumer and business companies.

Founded

2014

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Exchanges
Financial Services
Service Industry
...

Investment portfolio

47rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Authors First
Oct 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Climatic
Feb 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Loonen
Dec 2025Led
$6 MOther Equity
QuoteWell
Oct 2025Participated
$12 MOther Equity
Ledgebrook
Jun 2025Participated
$65 MSeries C
Lucky Energy
Mar 2025Participated
$14 MSeries A
CollX
Mar 2025Led
$10 MSeries A
Vizit
Oct 2024Participated
$25 MSeries B
Lucky Energy
Sep 2024Led
$12 MSeries A
Ledgebrook
Sep 2024Participated
$17 MSeries B
Ledgebrook
Mar 2024Participated
$24 MSeries A
Ledgebrook
Apr 2023Led
$5 MOther Equity
Authors First
Oct 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Climatic
Feb 2026Participated
$10 MSeed
Loonen
Dec 2025Led
$6 MOther Equity
QuoteWell
Oct 2025Participated
$12 MOther Equity
Ledgebrook
Jun 2025Participated
$65 MSeries C
Lucky Energy
Mar 2025Participated
$14 MSeries A
CollX
Mar 2025Led
$10 MSeries A
Vizit
Oct 2024Participated
$25 MSeries B
Lucky Energy
Sep 2024Led
$12 MSeries A
Ledgebrook
Sep 2024Participated
$17 MSeries B
Ledgebrook
Mar 2024Participated
$24 MSeries A
Ledgebrook
Apr 2023Led
$5 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed715
Series A510
Series B03
Series C+01
Other Equity33

Monthly Deal Activity

Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 deals are recorded across 145 months.All available history.
Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 deals are recorded across 145 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Brand Foundry Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (20 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brand Foundry Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (20 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle20
E-Commerce & Retail17
Health & Life Sciences15
Fintech10
Enterprise Software5
Food & Agriculture5
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
Manufacturing4
Media & Entertainment4
AI & Machine Learning3
Real Estate & Construction2
Marketing & Advertising2
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Transportation & Logistics1
Hardware & Robotics1
Gaming & eSports1
Professional Services1
Social & Community Platforms1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brand Foundry Ventures: 47 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M21
$5M-$10M8
$10M-$25M16
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Brand Foundry Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (45 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Brand Foundry Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (45 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States45
Europe2
Brand Foundry Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Lerer Hippeau sharing 9 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Brand Foundry Ventures: Led accounts for 32% and participating for 68% of round participation.All available history.
Brand Foundry Ventures: Led accounts for 32% and participating for 68% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1532%
Participating3268%
Brand Foundry Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 80% and co-led for 20% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Brand Foundry Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 80% and co-led for 20% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1280%
Co-led320%

Team

Brian Spaly

General Partner

Bryan Bulte

Limited Partner Fund 2