# Brandon Watson

> Brandon Watson is a private equity investor at Kinderhook Industries backing Computer and Hospital. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kinderhook Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinderhook-industries-2)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwatson
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/brandonwatson
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brandonwatson

Brandon Watson is a private equity investor at Kinderhook Industries in Boulder focused on Computer and Hospital. Brandon graduated Cum Laude from the Management & Technology program at the University of Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Science of Economics from the Wharton School with concentrations in Operations and Information Management, and Corporate Finance, as well as a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Science Engineering. He also holds aMasters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business. He has held executive leadership positions at Microsoft, Amazon, Datalogix, and Oracle. He also founded and sold IMSafer, a consumer internet software company, and was a Principal at Soros Private Equity Partners. Brandon currently sits on the board of StudyKik.Brandon lives in Boulder, CO, with his wife and three children, and is an avid endurance athlete.Brandon actively invests in the Automotive, Business Services, Environmental Services, Healthcare Services, and Light Manufacturing verticals.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Hospital | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising Platforms | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Topsort | Topsort specializes in AI-powered auction tools and infrastructure APIs. Topsort's solutions help brands build profitable ad businesses without relying on third-party cookies or invasive user tracking. The company's offerings include a turnkey retail media platform, a unified ad network, and advanced data analytics capabilities thatdeliver exceptional returns on ad spend. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 11, 2024 |  |
| StudyKIK | StudyKIK is the leading website where855 500 0217 clinical trial companies list their studies and eager volunteers find them to sign up instantly. It has never been easier to search and find clinical trials of all therapeutic types! Give it a try… you may be surprised with the studies you find! StudyKIK’s mission is change lives by helping newtreatments come to market faster and to enable anyone who wants to volunteer for a research study to easily search. |  | Private Equity | Mar 08, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Kinderhook Industries

VC Fund · New York, United States

Kinderhook Industries is a private equity firm that invests in early-stage companies.

5 contacts available at Kinderhook Industries.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brandon Watson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-watson-bcac |
| Kelsey Mara Stillwagon | Senior Associate and Investor Relations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelsey-mara-stillwagon |
| Lisa Schmidt | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-schmidt-313c |
| Michael Iuliano | Managing Director, General Counsel, and CCO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-iuliano |
| Michael Zoch | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-zoch |

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## FAQ

### What does Brandon Watson invest in?

Brandon Watson invests primarily in Computer, Hospital and E-Commerce startups, most often at Private Equity and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Watson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brandon Watson closed in Jul 2024. 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?

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