# Grant Brooke

> Grant Brooke is a seed investor at Shara (Washington) backing E-Commerce and Marketplace. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Shara](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shara-ac27)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-brooke-4b630a14
- Website: https://x.com/GrantBrooke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grant.brooke

Grant Brooke is a seed investor at Shara in Washington focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. Grant Brooke is the current Co-Founder and CEO of Twiga Foods. He previously worked at Twiga Foods as a Co-Founder and Executive Director. Grant Brooke attended the University of Oxford.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 100% |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 50% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dastgyr Technologies | Dastgyr is a B2B e-commerce marketplace that uses technology to connect informal retailers with manufacturers and wholesalers. By building an ecosystem consisting of a marketplace, logistics, and capital, Dastgyr is changing how retailers do business. | $3.5M | Seed | Jul 25, 2021 |  |
| Vendah | Vendah helps women in LATAM make extra money by reselling kitchen and homeware to neighbors and friends. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | May 03, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ADB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edgebrook Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edgebrook-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GoingVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goingvc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kube VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kube-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Shara

VC Fund

Shara is a social trust network with financial features built in that allows SMEs to extend loans to their most reliable customers.

1 contacts available at Shara.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant Brooke | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-brooke |

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## FAQ

### What does Grant Brooke invest in?

Grant Brooke invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Grant Brooke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Grant Brooke closed in Jul 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.

### 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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