# Brian Schmidt

> Brian Schmidt is a startup investor at Varde Partners (Minneapolis). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Varde Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v-rde-partners)
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-schmidt-5a9b0132

Brian Schmidt is a startup investor at Varde Partners in Minneapolis. Brian Schmidt, a Partner of Värde, is Head of the Mortgage Business. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in 2005 and was named Partner in 2017.Brian manages the firm’s mortgage investments in the commercial and residential sectors. Brian’s previous roles at Värde included leadership inboth Real Estate and Structured Products. He has served on a number of boards of portfolio companies owned by the Värde funds. Brian led Värde’s work to establish the Association of Mortgage Investors and serves on their Board. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for University of Wisconsin’s Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.Prior to joining Värde, Brian was an associate in investment banking at Piper Jaffray, focusing on merger and acquisition advisory.Brian received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and an M.S. from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

## About Varde Partners

VC Fund · Minneapolis, United States

Värde Partners is a privately held, investment manager specializing in alternative investments. We have expertise in a wide range of markets and securities, and provide a high level of service to a select group of sophisticated global investors. They include foundations and endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, other institutionalinvestors, and private clients.

5 contacts available at Varde Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aneek Mamik | Global Co-Head of Financial Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aneek-mamik |
| Brian Schmidt | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-schmidt-4 |
| Haseeb Malik | Partner and Head of Asia Corporate and Traded Credit | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haseeb-malik |
| Jon Fox | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-fox-8 |
| Andy Lenk | Partner and Deputy Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-lenk |

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