# Bran Investments

> Bran Investments is a VC fund backing Apps, EdTech and Communities. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: http://www.braninvestments.co.uk

Bran Investments is a VC fund focused on Apps and EdTech. Bran Investments is dedicated to helping passionate people achieve real business success. The firm wants to share its expertise, access to a large network of knowledgeable commercial contacts and offer direct funding and access to capital to help new and promising ventures achieve more.Bran Investments balances financial insight and commercialexpertise with agile decision-making and strategic thinking. The company believes that open communication is everything, and they are bringing that to all of their investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OLIO | OLIO is a free app connecting neighbors so surplus food and other items can be shared, not binned. Its location-based app and website allows people to list and post a photo of unwanted food items to be shared with other people in the same neighborhood, reducing food waste. OLIO was founded in 2015 and is based in London. | $7.9M | Series A | Jul 11, 2018 | https://olioex.com/ |
| One Third Stories | One Third Stories makes learning a language as simple as reading a story, one that start in English and end in a different language by utilising their innovative Clockwork Methodology®. These are delivered as part of a monthly subscription box for parents and their kids to embark on a language learning adventure. | $432K | Seed | Mar 15, 2018 | https://onethirdstories.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Octopus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quadia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quadia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Silvergate Investments 2 — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University of Nottingham](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-nottingham) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bran Investments invest in?

Bran Investments invests primarily in Apps, EdTech and Communities startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Bran Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bran Investments closed in Jul 2018. 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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