# Brent Vartan

> Brent Vartan is a seed investor at Bullish (New York) backing Software and Automotive. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bullish](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullish-co)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-vartan-30b5831/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brentvartan
- Website: https://x.com/brentvartan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brentvartan

Brent Vartan is a seed investor at Bullish in New York focused on Software and Automotive. Brent is one of two Managing Partners responsible for the core Bullish product. A renowned strategic planner known for developing insights that shape business, Brent has built and led high-performance teams that have come together to create work that accelerated breakthrough growth. Over the course of his 17-year career, Brent has worked with avariety of brands, including: Casper, Cisco Systems, FedEx, Frito-Lay, Harry’s, Jägermeister, Kodak, Lowe’s, Microsoft, Novartis, Oral-B, Sherwin Williams, Starwood, Veritas and more. He has been named one of ADWEEK’s“40 Influentials Under 40,” awarded the coveted APG Award, the highest honor in strategic planning excellence and led teams that have won multiple EFFIEs and Cannes Lions. A Northern California native, Brent attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in Literary Theory and played football (Go Bears!). He began his career as a Media Planner at Goldberg Moser O’Neil before shifting into Strategic Planning roles at Hill Holiday and BBDO. In 2007, Brent joined Deutsch Inc. where he rose the ranks to become the Agency’s Chief Strategy Officer and youngest Partner in the Agency’s 40-year history.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Singing Pastures | Singing Pastures creates delicious charcuteries that are naturally fermented. Founded by 9th generation farmers, Singing Pastures Farm raises heritage breed pigs in the grassy fields of coastal Maine. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| Goodhood | FixMyCar is a mobile auto repair platform that offers car repair services to every car owner. FixMyCar provides affordable and trusted rates, convenient service locations, sends in mobile car mechanics to homes, offices, or parking lots, and has flexible hours, thereby enabling customers to book their highly-rated mobile car repair services attheir convenience. | $2.6M | Seed | Jul 12, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-ventures-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kubera Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kubera-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mucker Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muckercapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Age Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-age-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Okapi Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okapi-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Umami Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umami-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bullish

VC Fund · New York, United States

One part Consumer Investment Firm, one part Strategic Creative Agency. Bullish is an early stage consumer investment firm based in NYC. Current and past investments include Peloton, Casper, Harry’s, Warby Parker, Care/Of, Function of Beauty, Hu Chocolate, and Sunday Lawn.

5 contacts available at Bullish.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brent Vartan | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-vartan |
| Lindsay Kaplan | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lindsay-kaplan |
| Amanda Zhao | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-zhao-0e28 |
| Brett Andersen | Director, Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-andersen |
| Lindsay Daugherty | Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lindsay-daugherty-e7b7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Brent Vartan invest in?

Brent Vartan invests primarily in Software and Automotive startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Brent Vartan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brent Vartan closed in Apr 2026. 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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