# Bryan Brown

> Bryan Brown is a Series A investor at Fortitude Investment Partners backing Retail and Wholesale. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fortitude Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortitude-investment-partners)
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-brown-b1321552

Bryan Brown is a Series A investor at Fortitude Investment Partners in Brisbane focused on Retail and Wholesale. Bryan Brown - Investment Director @ Fortitude Investment Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Energy Network | TEN is a tool manufacturing company producing hand tools, earthing equipment, and line materials for the electricity industry. |  | Private Equity | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Paws for Life | Paws For Life is Australia’s leading pet supplies delivery service. The online retailer carries over 1,000 products from 12 quality international brand name suppliers, including pet food, treats, accessories, health and wellness products and medication.One of Australia’s most exciting and fastest growing tech companies, Paws for Life wasfounded in 2011 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Sydney. Paws For Life is unique in its exceptional offering of online purchasing, auto-order, efficient delivery, customer service and competitive pricing on leading brands.Ex-Macquarie executive Mike Frizell heads up a team of experienced individuals with previous careers at Google and Groupon. Paws For Life currently has 30,000 happy clients, with an astonishing 2,500 new customers signing on every month. | $1.5M | Series A | Dec 03, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fortitude Investment Partners

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Fortitude Investment Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Brown | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-brown |

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## FAQ

### What does Bryan Brown invest in?

Bryan Brown invests primarily in Retail, Wholesale and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bryan Brown last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bryan Brown closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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