# Brian Yen

> Brian Yen is a Series B investor at Headline (Taipei) backing Sales and Marketing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc)
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-yen-b7a84245

Brian Yen is a Principal at Headline Asia. He was a Founder at Ein Prosit Corp. He attended the IESE Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forest | Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology. | $27.3M | Series B | Oct 06, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Japan Post Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-post-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utec) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bricks Fund Tokyo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bricks-fund-tokyo) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DBJ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dbj-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dentsu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dentsu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globe Advisors Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globe-advisors-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Headline

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. It invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage.The firm's Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B andbeyond, working in collaboration with their Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for them to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.Headline was founded in San Francisco, California in 1998.

5 contacts available at Headline.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Haug | Founding and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-haug |
| Christian Miele | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-miele |
| Conrad Chu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conrad-chu |
| Jonathan Becker | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-becker |
| Jonathan Userovici | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-userovici |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Yen invest in?

Brian Yen invests primarily in Sales and Marketing startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brian Yen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Yen closed in Oct 2025. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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