# Brainworks Ventures

> Brainworks Ventures is a VC fund in Atlanta backing Web3, Gaming and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Brainworks Ventures is a VC fund in Atlanta focused on Web3 and Gaming. Founded by renowned economist Dr. Donald Ratajczak, BrainWorks Ventures is a venture development and asset management company focused on building a portfolio of high-growth business opportunities developed from corporations and universities, as well as traditional entrepreneurs. BrainWorks Ventures works with universities, corporations,research labs, government economic development authorities and individual innovators to foster the commercialization of new concepts and technologies. BrainWorks Ventures filters these commercialization opportunities using a proprietary venture development methodology. The model utilizes a network of business and industry experts who assist BrainWorks in the selection and assessment of opportunities for investment. Executive Venture Partners is a boutique consulting practice that specializes in corporate venturing. Executive Venture Partners works with large corporations and government research laboratories to identify undervalued assets that can be commercialized. Executive Venture Partners then provides the resources and management talent to build a business around those assets. Executive Venture Partners also works with businesses to establish corporate venturing programs that manage corporate venture capital funds designed to make strategic investments. BrainWorks Ventures Labs focuses on the development of university affiliated venture development labs that are designed to accelerate the launch of profitable business ventures. BrainWorks Ventures Labs also offers its mentoring services to start-up companies that are not affiliated with a university.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Web3 | 1 | 50% |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Metaverse | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DOS Labs | DOS stand for Decentralized Operating System. We build a blockchain gaming platform for web3. | $2.5M |  | Apr 01, 2024 |  |
| DOS Labs | DOS stand for Decentralized Operating System. We build a blockchain gaming platform for web3. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Avalon Wealth Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-wealth-club) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Brainworks Ventures invest in?

Brainworks Ventures invests primarily in Web3, Gaming and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brainworks Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brainworks Ventures closed in Apr 2024. 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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