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Brian Frank

General Partner, FTW Ventures

About

Brian Frank is a serial founder turned food tech VC at FTW Ventures who built seven startups with three venture-backed exits including a company sold to Google, then spent years hands-on in food and beverage before combining both worlds into his investment focus. He's known for his problem-first approach that optimizes for people, planet, and profit rather than just financial returns, and for his early bets on synthetic biology companies like Geltor and Plantible before mainstream recognition of designer proteins from microbial fermentation. Brian Frank is a serial founder turned food tech VC at FTW Ventures who built seven startups with three venture-backed exits including a company sold to Google, then spent years hands-on in food and beverage before combining both worlds into his investment focus. He's known for his problem-first approach that optimizes for people, planet, and profit rather than just financial returns, and for his early bets on synthetic biology companies like Geltor and Plantible before mainstream recognition of designer proteins from microbial fermentation.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Food
Ag
BioTech
Climate
Materials
Health

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $500K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA