# Bret Fund

> Bret Fund is a Series A investor at 2U (Boulder) backing Mobile and Consumer. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [2U](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2u)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2011
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brfund
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/brfund
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brfund

Bret Fund is a Series A investor at 2U in Boulder focused on Mobile and Consumer. Bret Fund is the VP of Technical Products at 2U.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Bret Fund: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/bret-fund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spyder Lynk | Spyder Lynk LLC operates as a mobile activation and marketing platform company. It offers SpyderLynk, a mobile platform that collects consumer insights and provides real-time reporting from the field for campaign optimization; SnapTag, a mobile brand marketing solution; and Social SnapTags that are proprietary 2D mobile barcode solutions thatenable marketers to use logos and icons as interactive marketing tools. The company also provides promotional marketing, print advertising, brand identity, shopper marketing, event marketing, entertainment marketing, social networking and online, and out of home programs. Spyder Lynk LLC was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado. | $1.3M | Series A | Jan 13, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About 2U

VC Fund · Hyattsville, United States

2U is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform providing schools with the comprehensive operating infrastructure they need to attract, enroll, educate, support, and graduate students globally. Blending live face-to-face classes, dynamic course content, and real-world learning experiences, 2U’s No Back Row approach ensures that every student canexperience the high-quality university education for the most successful outcome. The platform partners with universities to offer online degree programs.2U supplies universities with the tools, expertise, capital, and global recruiting needed to compete in a space currently dominated by unexceptional programs, while developing state-of-the-art technology platforms that enhance traditional offline curricula to create transformative instruction using the best educational and Web 2.0 technologies. The platform provides the vital logistical components of any online program, including comprehensive student support services from enrollment through graduation and beyond as well as practical learning experiences within distant communities around the country.2U partners with colleges and universities to deliver the world’s best online degree programs so students everywhere can reach their full potential. It was launched in 2008 and is based in Hanover, M.D.

5 contacts available at 2U.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bret Fund | VP of Technical Products | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bret-fund |
| Anant Agarwal | Chief Open Education Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anant-agarwal |
| Andrew Hermalyn | President, Global Partnerships | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hermalyn |
| Chien Kuo | Sr. Director of Engneering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chien-kuo |
| Greg Ferenbach | Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-ferenbach |

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## FAQ

### What does Bret Fund invest in?

Bret Fund invests primarily in Mobile, Consumer and Marketing startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Bret Fund?

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### When did Bret Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bret Fund closed in Jan 2011. Shizune tracks 1 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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