# Brian Frank

> Brian Frank is a seed investor at FTW Ventures (San Francisco) backing Mining and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [FTW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ftw-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bfrank
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/bfrank
- Website: http://www.brianfrank.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brianfrank

Brian Frank is a a successful entrepreneur and product leader, now serving as the General Partner of Food for Thought Worldwide (FTW) Ventures.Brian made his name in the consumer mobile sector – with close to 20 years of Product experience building innovative solutions that touched the lives of millions, if not billions, of consumers worldwide –the Palm Treo smart phone, Photoshop Mobile and Twitter mobile.In the last 3 years, Brian has led companies through major investment rounds and several companies to successful acquisitions – he served as the Chief Product Officer for Posterous (acquired by Twitter), the VP of Product & Marketing for Timeful (raised Series A from Khosla Ventures, acquired by Google) and as an Advisor to Teforia (raised Seed from Upfront Ventures).Brian also spent 3 years in the food industry – he started as a Wine Specialist for the Francis Ford Coppola Restaurant Group and then as an independent consultant for the wine & beverage industry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heritable Agriculture | Heritable Agriculture is all about using advanced breeding techniques, biotechnology, and genetic research to improve crops, making them more resilient to diseases, pests, and environmental stress. Heritable Agriculture goal is to create varieties that can produce higher yields, require fewer resources, and adapt better to changing climates. |  | Seed | Jan 29, 2025 |  |
| Geltor | Biodesigned proteins for beauty, wellness and beyond. | $4.5M | Seed | Feb 01, 2016 |  |
| Galley Solutions | Food businesses struggle to cost food accurately, know precise margins, and make data-driven decisions. The result? Too much reliance on intuition and approximations - and profit margins suffer.Galley helps restaurants, caterers, and other types of food businesses collect and understand the food data behind their operations to empower them tomake more profitable decisions.See for yourself: www.galleysolutions.comHere’s how our platform works in three steps:+ Claim Your Data - Galley analyzes your inventory to give you real-time food costs, accurate recipe margins, and insights you need to create more profitable menus.+ Optimize Purchasing - Galley tracks food usage and sales to create optimized purchase orders that save you countless hours in front of your screen.+ Master Operations - Galley generates efficient production guides that help your team reduce overproduction, waste and spoilage, and unnecessary labor costs.You’re left with a high-margin kitchen on autopilot and more time than ever to focus on the things that really matter in your business.Want to take control of your operations? Visit galleysolutions.com. | $675K | Pre-Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baruch Future Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baruch-future-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifty Years](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifty-years) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mythos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mythos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Crop Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-crop-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stray Dog Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stray-dog-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About FTW Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Food for Thought Worldwide (FTW) Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in breakthrough hardware, software and biotech solutions for the massive, worldwide Food System. We believe in feeding people better by leveraging responsible science & technology to improve the quality, access and enjoyment of food.FTW Ventures was founded byBrian Frank, a serial entrepreneur turned investor, that now serves as its General Partner.

2 contacts available at FTW Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Frank | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-frank |
| Bill Rusitzky | Advisor & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-rusitzky |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Frank invest in?

Brian Frank invests primarily in Mining, Software and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Brian Frank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Frank closed in Jan 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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