# Franklin Isacson

> Franklin Isacson is a seed investor at Coefficient Capital backing Food and Beverage and Fitness. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Coefficient Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coefficient-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-isacson-a55234/

Franklin Isacson is a seed investor at Coefficient Capital in New York focused on Food and Beverage and Fitness. Franklin has seventeen years of consumer products and retail experience.Prior to co-founding Coefficient Capital, Franklin worked at Verlinvest where he led deal sourcing in the US and select European countries focusing on growth investments within the branded consumer and retail sectors deploying equity checks of US $5m to $150m. He has workedon a variety of new investments in addition to having significant operational involvement with the portfolio companies, including Vita Coco, Sir Kensington's and popchips. He was tasked with setting up the New York office for the Brussels based investment firm backed by the founding shareholders of Anheuser-Busch Inbev.Before joining Verlinvest, Franklin worked in the consumer products investment banking group at UBS, in M&A and strategy at Diageo and in brand marketing at LVMH. He started his career at The Boston Consulting Group where he served clients in consumer products and retail.Franklin received an MBA from Columbia Business School, a BA from the University of Dublin, Trinity College, and a Diploma from Sciences Po in Paris. Franklin is Dutch, grew up in Europe where he learnt to speak four languages and has lived and worked in New York since 2005.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 100% |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Milano Vice | Milano Vice is building a new virtual food brand by working with professional kitchens to prepare and deliver delicious pizzas to home. | $5.9M | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| Hydrant | Hydrant is a wellness brand company providing a balanced mix of electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins. The company created to hydrate quickly, using simple ingredients with lightly flavored with real fruit juice, no-nonsense, and delivers up to 3x the electrolytes of a sports drink. The no-nonsense, versatile, and refreshing product is a preciseblend of balanced electrolytes and real fruit juice powder, developed by an Oxford scientist.Hydrant caffeinated hydration products can be purchased through Hydrant’s e-commerce channel, which offers a subscription option. The company's mission is to empower people to live healthier by creating and promoting the most effective, science-driven hydration possible. Hydrant was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY, United States. | $5.7M | Series A | May 07, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CG Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cg-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Equinox Fitness](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equinox-fitness) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rx3 Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rx3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shio-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Coefficient Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Coefficient Capital leads investments in high-growth consumer brands that align the physical world with the digital universe. It partners with entrepreneurs to build brands, tell stories and engage consumers across the digital and physical worlds. It offers capital, expertise, connections, and its own brand tool kit to help businesses grow.

4 contacts available at Coefficient Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Goletka | Managing Partner&Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-goletka |
| Arpon Ray | Senior Principal & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arpon-ray |
| Franklin Isacson | Managing Partner&Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-isacson |
| Anna Whiteman | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-whiteman |

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## FAQ

### What does Franklin Isacson invest in?

Franklin Isacson invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Fitness and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Franklin Isacson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Franklin Isacson closed in Jul 2022. 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?

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