# Bryan Bulte > Bryan Bulte is a seed investor at WHY&HOW (Austin) backing Fitness and Women's. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [WHY&HOW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/why-how) - Location: Austin, United States - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Jun 2018 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanbulte - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BulteBryan - Website: https://x.com/BulteBryan Bryan Bulte is a seed investor at WHY&HOW in Austin focused on Fitness and Women's. Bryan Bulte is the Board Member of Dynamo Specialty Distributing. He attended Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Fitness | 1 | 50% | | Women's | 1 | 50% | | Consumer | 1 | 50% | | Shopping | 1 | 50% | | Wellness | 1 | 50% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 50% | | Series B | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LOLA | LOLA provides a subscription service intended to deliver feminine care essentials. It is the first lifelong brand for a woman’s body, providing the transparency and candor women deserve when it comes to products and content for their reproductive health. It was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York. | $24M | Series B | Jun 12, 2018 | | | Ample Foods | Ample Foods creates optimally nutritious meal replacements for busy, health-conscious people.It is on a mission to make good nutrition so simple that everyone can lead a healthier, more productive life.It creates satisfying, drinkable meals made from nutritious ingredients for busy, health-conscious people. Its three great-tasting formulas(ketogenic, plant-based, and high protein) combine all-natural ingredients with a balanced nutritional profile grounded in science. Ample Foods is well-positioned in the growing $18 billion meal replacement category where market leaders are out-of-touch with changing consumer demands for higher quality products.Ample often becomes a daily staple in our customer's diets trying to lead healthier lives conveniently.To date, we've raised $4.2 million from Slow Ventures, Compound, and LivWell Ventures, and value-additive angels. | $2M | Seed | May 08, 2018 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Alliance Consumer Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-consumer-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Compound](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metamorphic-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [AAFM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverside-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Slow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slow-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About WHY&HOW VC Fund 1 contacts available at WHY&HOW. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Bryan Bulte | President of Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-bulte | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Bryan Bulte invest in? Bryan Bulte invests primarily in Fitness, Women's and Consumer startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Bryan Bulte last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Bryan Bulte closed in Jun 2018. 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co