Brandon Farwell
General Partner @ Xfund
San Francisco, United States
Brandon Farwell is a Limited Partner at venture capital firm Rothenberg Ventures. He focused on enterprise software, VR, robotics, AI, space, and drones. He led the firm's enterprise and SaaS investments (seed and Series A focus): Gusto, Revel Systems, CustomerIO, Nearpod, Gridspace, CodeShip, Pixlee, Written, etc. Prior toRothenberg Ventures, Brandon was an investor at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) focusing on enterprise software investments including Box, Yammer, SugarCRM, and Insight Squared He also focused on venture capital investments at Credit Suisse’s dedicated secondary fund called Strategic Partners (acquired by Blackstone in 2012) before DFJ. Brandon spent time on the corporate development and sales operations teams at Box. He was honored by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 Venture Capital list.http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fhgl45hjeg/brandon-farwell-28/Brandon is a graduate of Stanford University with a BA in Economics (2008) and Harvard Business School (2014). He helped run Stanford’s entrepreneurship program called BASES while in undergrad. Brandon rowed on the varsity crew team while at Stanford and led the rowing club at HBS. He is currently an avid cyclist and fan of Stanford athletics.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Brandon Farwell invests in
Stages Brandon Farwell invests in
Countries Brandon Farwell invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (40%)
- Sales 2 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (20%)
- SaaS 1 (10%)
- FinTech 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (50%)
- Series A 4 (40%)
- Funding Round 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 4 (40%)
- Canada 2 (20%)
Investments
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| Kovr.ai serves as a compliance copilot, allowing firms in highly regulated industries to rapidly adapt to changing regulatory frameworks and attain Authorization to Operate (ATO) readiness in minutes. | $3.6M / Seed / May 14, 2025 | ||
| Factor helps hardware engineering, NPI, and production teams build and operate a lean and resilient supply chain without adding overhead. | $6M / Seed / Dec 13, 2021 | ||
| Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Our training program includes on-demand and live classes, our virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance, our coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. Our averagestudent lands their new role in less than 17 days from graduation at more than 2x their previous income, and in their new roles achieve 50% more sales than their peers. | $10.6M / Series A / Nov 03, 2021 | ||
| Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement, and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Their training program includes on-demand and live classes. Their virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance. Their coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. | $12M / Series A / Nov 03, 2021 | ||
| Curebase is the modern eClinical platform built for flexibility, usability, and full-study oversight. We empower sponsors, CROs, and sites to launch studies faster, deliver better participant experiences, and seamlessly capture data with next-gen, AI-powered ePRO, eConsent, engagement tools, and integrated EDC. | $15M / Series A / May 25, 2021 | ||
| Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Our training program includes on-demand and live classes, our virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance, our coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. Our averagestudent lands their new role in less than 17 days from graduation at more than 2x their previous income, and in their new roles achieve 50% more sales than their peers. | $1.6M / Seed / Sep 01, 2020 | ||
| Uvaro's career success platform includes training, paid experience, advancement, and ongoing coaching to ensure long-term career success. Their training program includes on-demand and live classes. Their virtual internships let companies hire talent based on performance. Their coaching and mentorship network drive ongoing career growth. | $1.6M / Seed / Sep 01, 2020 | ||
| Digits is a fintech company building tools for businesses and finance professionals by leveraging its proprietary Living Model technology. The company was founded by Wayne Chang and Jeff Seibert in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $10.5M / Series A / Nov 06, 2019 | ||
| Curebase is the modern eClinical platform built for flexibility, usability, and full-study oversight. We empower sponsors, CROs, and sites to launch studies faster, deliver better participant experiences, and seamlessly capture data with next-gen, AI-powered ePRO, eConsent, engagement tools, and integrated EDC. | $2.5M / Oct 19, 2018 | ||
| Curebase is the modern eClinical platform built for flexibility, usability, and full-study oversight. We empower sponsors, CROs, and sites to launch studies faster, deliver better participant experiences, and seamlessly capture data with next-gen, AI-powered ePRO, eConsent, engagement tools, and integrated EDC. | $2.5M / Seed / Oct 19, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Xfund
Xfund is the early-stage venture firm designed to back lateral thinkers. Partnering with Harvard University and others of the world’s preeminent universities, Xfund looks beyond the stereotypical technical pedigrees to seek out extraordinary people who are being systemically ignored by traditional venture capital: technically-gifted liberal artsentrepreneurs. We believe it’s our responsibility to help these unconventional, high potential founders align their ambition and passion with opportunity we help them create, to build the sort of ground-breaking companies that can create a better tomorrow. Xfund has offices in Palo Alto, California, and in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more about Xfund, please visit http://www.xfund.com.
Xfund Contacts
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Peter Morris
Investment Advisory Board
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Brandon Farwell
General Partner
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What does Brandon Farwell invest in?
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