# BrandProject

> BrandProject is a VC fund in Toronto backing E-Commerce and Food and Beverage. See 51 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 51
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 24%
- Fund size: $54M
- Last fund: Mar 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/brandproject-lp
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brandprojectlp
- Website: http://www.brandproject.com/

BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round.BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly,Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products..Find out more at www.brandproject.com

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 12 | 24% |
| Food and Beverage | 8 | 16% |
| Health Care | 6 | 12% |
| Wellness | 4 | 8% |
| Food Delivery | 4 | 8% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 45% |
| Series A | 12 | 24% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 8% |
| Series B | 3 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 20 | 39% |
| Canada | 10 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Black | Founder & CEO | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-black-2 |
| Andrew Bridge | Co-Founder & CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-bridge-2 |
| Colin Harding | Senior Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-harding |
| Hayden Williams | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayden-williams |
| Jay Bhatti | Co-Founder and CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-bhatti |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Good Bacteria | Good Bacteria manufactures and sells probiotic supplements and functional health products. | $3.2M | Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Gainful | Gainful is a personalized sports nutrition company that offers subscriptions to its Hydration line of electrolyte drink mixes. |  | Series B | Sep 03, 2024 |  |
| Great Many | Great Many is a New York-based company that offers a holistic approach to hair growth solutions by building a dedicated place for hair health. Great Many provides treatments such as PRP, prescription oral and topical medications, and an in-house product line with its proprietary GrowthFactor Formula™. Their ultimate goal is to empower and educatemen and women on hair health and personal growth journeys. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 21, 2024 |  |
| Wonderbelly | Ginger Health Company provides digestive health products and solutions. | $12M | Series A | Apr 09, 2024 |  |
| Iris&Romeo | Iris&Romeo is the owner of a beauty brand that sells skincare products. Customers may take care of their skin and have coverage with the company's clean beauty products, which include serums, moisturizers, sunscreens, and blue light and pollution protectors. | $3M | Series A | Dec 19, 2023 |  |
| The Gleamery | The Gleamery is a health and wellness startup that focuses on professional-grade, expeditious teeth whitening, and cleaning. | $4.5M | Seed | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Porta | Porta is a food retailer company that provides home delivery services for a variety of frozen Italian meals. | $7.9M | Series A | Jul 04, 2023 |  |
| Juno Veterinary | Juno Veterinary offers pet care services. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Guaranteed | Guaranteed is a care company that makes tough moments easier by blending at-home treatment with cutting-edge technology, | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| The Gleamery | The Gleamery is a health and wellness startup that focuses on professional-grade, expeditious teeth whitening, and cleaning. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 51 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does BrandProject invest in?

BrandProject invests primarily in E-Commerce, Food and Beverage and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BrandProject?

Public channels for BrandProject include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BrandProject?

The team at BrandProject includes Andrew Black (Founder & CEO), Andrew Bridge (Co-Founder & CMO) and Colin Harding (Senior Associate), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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