# Hayden Williams

> Hayden Williams is a pre-seed investor at BrandProject (New York) backing Tea and Fitness. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BrandProject](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-project)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/howillia
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/howillia
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/haydenowilliams

Hayden Williams is a co-founder and the CEO of Treatings, a platform that enables its users to explore new career paths and meet like-minded people.Previously, he worked an associate and summer analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Arthur D. Little respectively. Williams also co-founded Simple Marketing Solutions and Innovative PropertySolutions.In 2008, Williams obtained his bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tea | 1 | 50% |
| Fitness | 1 | 50% |
| Organic | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Gleamery | The Gleamery is a health and wellness startup that focuses on professional-grade, expeditious teeth whitening, and cleaning. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| Tea Drops | Tea Drops is a Los Angeles-based, woman-owned organic tea company, making innovative, bagless, dissolvable teas. Tea Drops are USDA organic, GMO-free, Gluten-Free, and free of artificial/natural flavors. Pressed into whimsical shapes such as hearts, stars, and flowers -- Tea Drops are eco-friendly by design and made in sunny California. | $5M | Series A | May 18, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AccelFoods](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelfoods) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cue Ball](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cue-ball) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Halogen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/halogen-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Siddhi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siddhi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BrandProject

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

BrandProject is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in consumer products, services, and technology companies. Based in Toronto and New York City, we are typically the first venture money and are often the sole investor in a round.BrandProject has invested in and helped build innovative new brands including Daily Harvest, Freshly,Ritual, Persona, Chefs Plate, Clutch, Gainful, Atolla, Pet Plate, Awake Chocolate, Coveteur, Surf Easy, and Hello Products..Find out more at www.brandproject.com

5 contacts available at BrandProject.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Black | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-black-2 |
| Andrew Bridge | Co-Founder & CMO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-bridge-2 |
| Colin Harding | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-harding |
| Hayden Williams | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayden-williams |
| Jay Bhatti | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-bhatti |

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## FAQ

### What does Hayden Williams invest in?

Hayden Williams invests primarily in Tea, Fitness and Organic startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A 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 Hayden Williams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hayden Williams closed in Aug 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?

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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