# Alan Barratt

> Alan Barratt is a seed investor at Grenade (Birmingham) backing Energy and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Grenade](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grenade)
- Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-barratt-101b1731/

Alan Barratt is a seed investor at Grenade in Birmingham focused on Energy and Retail. Alan Barratt - Founder & CEO @ Grenade

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.7M–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Dietary Supplements | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neutonic | Neutonic is a nootropic energy brand crafted for those striving to perform at their best | $6M | Seed | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Neutonic | Neutonic is a nootropic energy brand crafted for those striving to perform at their best | $3.7M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JDI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jdi-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Grenade

VC Fund · Solihull, United Kingdom

Grenade is a market-leading sports performance and active nutrition brand, offering a selection of award-winning high protein, low sugar products including bars, drinks, and shakes.Grenade founded by husband-and-wife team Alan and Juliet Barratt. Grenade exports to more than 50 countries, and has appeared in The Sunday Times’ Fast Track Top 100for seven consecutive years since 2014. The business currently employs 83 people and is headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands, UK.

4 contacts available at Grenade.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Barratt | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-barratt |
| Juliet Barratt | CMO & Co Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juliet-barratt |
| Neal Duffy | Marketing Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neal-duffy |
| Tom Murphy | CFO & Sales Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-murphy-c4cd |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Barratt invest in?

Alan Barratt invests primarily in Energy, Retail and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alan Barratt's check size?

Alan Barratt typically joins rounds of $3.7M–$6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alan Barratt participates in.

### When did Alan Barratt last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Barratt closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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