# Brandon Moak

> Brandon Moak is a seed investor at Embark Trucks (San Francisco) backing B2B and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Embark Trucks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/embark-trucks)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonmoak

Brandon Moak is a seed investor at Embark Trucks in San Francisco focused on B2B and SaaS. Brandon Moak is the founder and CTO of Embark. He is also a co-founder of Varden Labs. Brandon earned his degree at University of Waterloo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Sharing Economy | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Frenter | Frenter is an all-in-one platform providing a comprehensive technical infrastructure for the rental industry. With Frenter, rental businesses have access to a suite of tools that allow them to make data-driven decisions, reduce risk, and have real-time insights into their business. Companies can use Frenter to monitor their equipment in real timein even the most remote areas, using cellular and satellite GPS, and receive real-time data on equipment usage and health. |  | Seed | Sep 14, 2023 |  |
| Frenter | Frenter is an all-in-one platform providing a comprehensive technical infrastructure for the rental industry. With Frenter, rental businesses have access to a suite of tools that allow them to make data-driven decisions, reduce risk, and have real-time insights into their business. Companies can use Frenter to monitor their equipment in real timein even the most remote areas, using cellular and satellite GPS, and receive real-time data on equipment usage and health. | $1M | Seed | May 15, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LOI Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loi-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [1517 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1517-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Invest Nova Scotia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nova-scotia-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LAUNCH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Soma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soma-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venture Grade](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-grade) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Embark Trucks

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Embark develops self-driving truck technology designed for freight and logistic services. Embark has compiled many firsts for automated trucks, including driving across the country, operating in rain and fog, and navigating between transfer hubs. Embark is assembling a group of engineers from companies like Tesla, Google, Audi, and NASA with aprofessional operations team that averages over a million miles per driver.

5 contacts available at Embark Trucks.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Rodrigues | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-rodrigues-2 |
| Brandon Moak | Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-moak-2 |
| Henry Su | Head of Business Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-su-6cff |
| Jonny Morris | Head of Public Policy and Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonny-morris-6082 |
| Marcus Sjolin | Head of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcus-sjolin |

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## FAQ

### What does Brandon Moak invest in?

Brandon Moak invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brandon Moak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brandon Moak closed in Sep 2023. 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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