# Brett Brohl

> Brett Brohl is a pre-seed investor at Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator backing Software. See 100 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-farm-to-fork-accelerator)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 100
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 79%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brett-brohl/1/885/747
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/brettbrohl
- Website: https://x.com/brettbrohl

Brett Brohl is a pre-seed investor at Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator in Minneapolis focused on Software and Food and Beverage. Brett Brohl is the founder and Managing Director of The Syndicate Fund. He is an entrepreneur first. With multiple exits and at least one failure under his belt, he understands how hard it is to build a company. He is the Managing Director of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator focused on tech enabled companies innovating in the food world. Hewas formerly the entrepreneur in residence at the Techstars Retail Accelerator and was the Director of Techstars Startup Next Food & Ag. Brett holds an MBA from The Darden School of Business and is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 16 | 16% |
| Food and Beverage | 16 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 9 | 9% |
| SaaS | 8 | 8% |

107 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 30 | 30% |
| Seed | 18 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 13 | 13% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 9 | 9% |
| Series A | 3 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 45 | 45% |
| Canada | 5 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intellectible | Intellectible is a leading provider of AI-powered proposal writing solutions, and it supports advanced AI workflows that complete complex proposal actions. | $3M | Seed | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Salmon Labs | Salmon is the AI engine for enterprise growth teams to autonomously accelerate revenue generation by providing real-time, accurate prospect insights at scale. The company helps the growth function – revenue ops, marketing/sales ops, pipeline expansion – quickly and accurately source, verify, and qualify their prospects. | $2.6M | Seed | May 05, 2025 |  |
| Tradeverifyd | Tradeverifyd is an innovative AI-driven platform that automatically identifies and mitigates supply chain risks. | $8M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| First Bite | First Bite is a go-to-market software platform for food manufacturers. | $2M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Toolsvilla | India's leading B2B eCommerce Marketplace for Machinery, Tools & Supplies that solve operational inefficiencies in Indian SMBs specially in the Agri-Food Category. |  | Seed | Jan 05, 2024 |  |
| Laminar | IoT-enabled analytics platform providing data-driven optimization of industrial liquid systems for manufacturing | $6.8M |  | Jul 22, 2023 |  |
| Laminar | IoT-enabled analytics platform providing data-driven optimization of industrial liquid systems for manufacturing | $6.8M | Series A | Jul 22, 2023 |  |
| TicketRev | TicketRev is a technology startup revolutionizing the ticketing industry through cutting-edge fan engagement solutions. By leveraging their solutions, TicketRev empowers sports teams, venues, and event organizers to create unforgettable experiences for their fans. The company is backed by world-class investors, including 500 Global, Soma Capital,Groove Capital and Techstars. To learn more about | $500K | Pre-Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| TicketRev | TicketRev is a technology startup revolutionizing the ticketing industry through cutting-edge fan engagement solutions. By leveraging their solutions, TicketRev empowers sports teams, venues, and event organizers to create unforgettable experiences for their fans. The company is backed by world-class investors, including 500 Global, Soma Capital,Groove Capital and Techstars. To learn more about | $500K | Pre-Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| Brave Virtual Worlds | Brave helps athletes and coaches increase their odds of winning by understanding movement and optimizing performance through motion capture. The company's product, Valor, takes less than 2 minutes to set up, works wirelessly over Bluetooth, and is the movement assessment tool. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 100 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 45 deals together
- [Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-farm-to-fork-accelerator) — VC Fund, 26 deals together
- [Groove Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/groove-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Comeback Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comeback-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [2048 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2048-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator

VC Fund · Saint Paul, United States

Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator is our first program focused on the tech/digital side of food and agriculture. Partnered with Cargill and Ecolab, the program is looking for the best entrepreneurs across the entire food value chain, from AgTech, manufacturing and supply chains, to food safety, waste reduction and traceability. The program isbased in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.

3 contacts available at Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jessica Stalbaum | Program manager for Farm to Fork | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jess-stalbaum |
| Brett Brohl | Managing director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-brohl |
| Stephanie Rich | Entrepreneur-in-Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephanie-rich |

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## FAQ

### What does Brett Brohl invest in?

Brett Brohl invests primarily in Software, Food and Beverage and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 100 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 Brett Brohl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brett Brohl closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 100 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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