# Brandon Farwell

> Brandon Farwell is a seed investor at Creative Destruction Lab backing Software and Sales. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creative Destruction Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-destruction-lab)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brandon-farwell/18/85b/363
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/brandonfarwell
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brandon.farwell.35

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 44% |
| Sales | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| FinTech | 1 | 11% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Series A | 4 | 44% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Canada | 2 | 22% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kovr.ai | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-s-women-in-technology-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Western Technology Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-technology-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Creative Destruction Lab

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a no-fee/no-equity organization that delivers an objectives-based mentoring program for massively scalable, pre-seed stage, science- and technology-based companies. Its nine-month program allows founders to learn from experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their likelihood of success. Founded in 2012 byProfessor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to thirteen sites across seven countries: Seattle, Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Estonia, Wisconsin, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Berlin, Melbourne and Halifax.

5 contacts available at Creative Destruction Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Mulet Lind | Associate Director, Quantum Machine Learning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-mulet-lind |
| Dennis Kavelman | Founding Partner and Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-kavelman |
| Frederic Bastien | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-bastien |
| Mark Dobbin | Founding Partner and Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-dobbin |
| Nils Herrmann | Stream Lead AgriFood | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nils-arne-herrmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Brandon Farwell invest in?

Brandon Farwell invests primarily in Software, Sales and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brandon Farwell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brandon Farwell closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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