# David Brain

> David Brain is a Series A investor at Parkable (Auckland) backing Parking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Parkable
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbrain1

David Brain is a Series A investor at Parkable in Auckland focused on Parking. David Brain is the Chair of Advisory Board at Parkable. He attended the University of Redlands and the University of East Anglia. David Brain is president and CEO of Edelman’s Asia Pacific business. Previously he ran the firm’s London-based EMEA business, leading its transformation from traditional PR agency to the region’s social digitalcommunication leader, more than doubling its size. He has worked in the region for nearly a decade with Edelman, Visa International and advertising firm Batey Ads. David studied at Redlands University in California and graduated from the University of East Anglia in the UK. After leaving university, David trained as a journalist and has since worked at PR agencies Burson-Marsteller and Weber Shandwick. David has directed award-winning campaigns for Unilever, Heineken and Jim Beam.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Parkable | Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses. | $3.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 06, 2021 |  |
| Parkable | Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses. | $2.9M | Series A | Aug 30, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hoku Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoku-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pioneer Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Parkable

VC Fund · South Brisbane, Australia

Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses.

4 contacts available at Parkable.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Brain | Chair of Advisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-brain |
| Brody Nelson | Co-Founder and Technology Director | — |
| Toby Littin | Co-Founder and CEO | — |
| Warwick Beauchamp | Co-Founder and Sales Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does David Brain invest in?

David Brain invests primarily in Parking startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

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### When did David Brain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Brain closed in Dec 2021. 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.

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