# Minda Brusse

> Minda Brusse is a pre-seed investor at First Row Partners backing Big Data and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [First Row Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-row-partners)
- Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindabrusse/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MindaBrusse
- Website: https://x.com/MindaBrusse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindabrusse

Minda Brusse is a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures and also the Co-founder and Managing Director at First Row Partners in Seattle. As a leader in the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem, she has been a lead organizer for angel funds and networks with the purpose of expanding participation and increasing investment activity.Minda began her careeras a Manager at Accenture’s CRM practice after obtaining a degree in Marketing and Retail Studies from Santa Clara University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ApertureData | ApertureData manages images and videos with a database purpose-built for data science and machine learning. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Aug 10, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2048 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2048-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Graph Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graph-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MAGIC Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magic-carpet) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Root Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rootvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About First Row Partners

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Co-founded by Yoko Okano and Minda Brusse, First Row Partners funds early stage startups ready for a big leap forward. We invest in solving meaningful human problems with technology and typically focus on software. We seek answers to two primary questions 1. How are societal shifts affecting the way people approach and perform paid work? 2.When, how and where are people buying what they value?

3 contacts available at First Row Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Danna Redmond | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danna-redmond |
| Minda Brusse | Co-Founder + Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minda-brusse |
| Yoko Okano | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoko-okano |

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## FAQ

### What does Minda Brusse invest in?

Minda Brusse invests primarily in Big Data, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Minda Brusse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Minda Brusse closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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