# Brilliant Friends

> Brilliant Friends is a VC fund backing FinTech and Health Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brilliantfriends/
- Website: https://www.brilliantfriendsinvesting.com/

Brilliant Friends is a venture capital and private equity firm that provides funding and mentoring solutions to women led businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Health Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Productivity Tools | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Applications | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joy Marcus | Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Kyra Deeth-Stehlin | MBA Investment Associate | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Realworld | Realworld simplifies and automates the complexities of adulthood -- finance, health, insurance, and more, all in one place. | $3.4M | Seed | Apr 08, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fitz Gate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fitzrandolph-gateway) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Brilliant Friends invest in?

Brilliant Friends invests primarily in FinTech, Health Insurance and Productivity Tools startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Brilliant Friends?

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### Who are the partners at Brilliant Friends?

The team at Brilliant Friends includes Joy Marcus (Co-Founder) and Kyra Deeth-Stehlin (MBA Investment Associate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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