# Brian Lew

> Brian Lew is a startup investor at Oceans (Brooklyn). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Oceans](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oceans-9747)
- Location: Brooklyn, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-lew/
- Website: https://oceans.ventures/team/

Brian Lew is a startup investor at Oceans in Brooklyn. As a founding team member and Managing Partner of Oceans, Brian Lew brings 17 years of experience driving enterprise-level acquisition and investment strategies in the media and technology space, as well as 10 years in engineering, sales, and marketing. Brian has a keen knowledge of corporate development and finance, as well as on-the-groundexpertise operating within companies at different stages of their life cycles.Prior to Oceans, Brian was SVP of Strategic Planning and Mergers & Acquisitions for Time Inc., where his team facilitated the company’s transition to a multimedia and multiplatform business through key transactions that expanded digital capabilities.Before joining Time Inc., Brian was VP of Mergers & Acquisitions for Time Warner, where he led the spin-off of Time Inc. to Time Warner shareholders. Further, Brian executed strategic transactions across all of Time Warner’s divisions, including the acquisitions of Bleacher Report, the 14-year $11B multimedia rights to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and the spin-off of Time Warner Cable.Brian is an avid cyclist and actively enjoys experiencing New York with his wife and two children.

## About Oceans

VC Fund · New York, United States

Oceans is a venture capital firm focusing on giving startups the hands-on support they need to succeed. They are a team that builds teams, a culture that shapes cultures, and a group of mentors who unlock skills and talent to build a future of technology. They help founders build the foundations that unlock the power of people.Oceans was foundedin 2018 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

5 contacts available at Oceans.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Glenn Handler | Co-Founder, General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glenn-handler |
| Henry Sherwood Caballero | Marketing and Client Services Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-sherwood-caballero |
| Sara Barek | Managing Partner and Founding Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sara-barek |
| Steven Rosenblatt | Co-Founder, General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steven-rosenblatt |
| Brian Lew | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-lew |

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