# Nick Brown

> Nick Brown is a Series A investor at Imaginary Ventures (New York) backing Retail and E-Commerce. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Imaginary Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imaginary-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickbrownimaginary/

Nick Brown is a Series A investor at Imaginary Ventures in New York focused on Retail and E-Commerce. Nicholas Brown is a managing partner at Imaginary.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 2 | 40% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 40% |
| Brewing | 1 | 20% |
| Fashion | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cann | Cann is a provider of low dose tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) beverage used to offer all-natural flavor drinks. Its beverage is made of natural citrus and herbal flavors and has a touch of agave nectar blend together to create a light, refreshing social buzz that influences a new way to experience cannabis that enables consumers to have cannabisdrinking options that are beneficial for the body. | $27M | Series A | Feb 15, 2022 |  |
| Foxtrot | Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $100M | Series C | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| Goodfair | Goodfair is a unisex online thrift marketplace that recycles pre-loved goods for fair and honest prices. It was founded by Topper Luciani in 2018 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | $3.6M | Seed | Jun 12, 2020 |  |
| Foxtrot | Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $17M | Series A | Feb 05, 2020 |  |
| Daily Harvest | Daily Harvest is a customer-first platform that provides subscription-based food delivery services to offer healthy frozen foods. It delivers food and beverages that are developed by nutritionists and include smoothies, soups, bowls, lattes, and breakfast options. Through a combination of data science and a future-focused supply chain, the companyco-creates food with its customers and leverages its direct-to-farmer relationships as well as a robust technology platform to bring food to market in a rapid and highly personalized way. |  | Series A | Jun 08, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almanac Insights](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanac-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fifth Wall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifth-wall-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [M3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wittington Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wittington-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Imaginary Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Founded by Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown, Imaginary Ventures is venture capital firm that invests in early–stage opportunities at the intersection of retail and technology in Europe and the US.The firm seeks to make investments in companies with a focus on the e-commerce space, including retail, fashion, lifestyle and beauty sectors in Europe.Imaginary Ventures is based in New York, New York.Investments include Farfetch, Reformation, Everlane, Necessaire, Daily Harvest, Glossier, Good American, Universal Standard and others.

5 contacts available at Imaginary Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Maxman | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-maxman |
| Natalie Massenet | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-massenet |
| Tara Campbell | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tara-campbell-3463 |
| Natalie Massenet | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-massenet-7403 |
| Nick Brown | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-brown-b69e |

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## FAQ

### What does Nick Brown invest in?

Nick Brown invests primarily in Retail, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Nick Brown last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nick Brown closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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