# Sara Brand

> Sara Brand is a seed investor at True Wealth Ventures backing Health Care and Biotechnology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [True Wealth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-wealth-ventures)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saratbrand/

Sara Brand is a seed investor at True Wealth Ventures in Austin focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Dr. Sara Brand is the Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health markets where women are making the vast majority of purchase decisions. She is also the owner of (512) Brewing Company, the largest draught only,self-distributing microbrewery in the U.S., after co-founding it with her husband with the mission to be a green and clean brewery (e.g., organic grains, reusable packaging.) Sara is an active member of the entrepreneurial ecosystem to support gender diversity (e.g., founding investor in the Rising Tide Portfolia Fund, advisor to DivInc, steering committee member of Women@Austin) within the consumer health and sustainable consumer sectors (e.g., board member of the Austin Healthcare Council, Advisory Panel Member of Texas Health Catalyst at UT’s Dell Medical School, mentor for the Cleantech Open.) She is a frequent startup competition judge and accelerator mentor, as well as an active speaker on topics such as the financial outperformance of women-led companies, the unique advantages women entrepreneurs have in improving environmental and human health, and the critical impact women have as investors from everyday purchases to managing multiple generations of family wealth. She is also a board director for UnaliWear and Dermala, two of True Wealth Ventures’ portfolio companies, in addition to Pollack & Weitzner.Sara is an engineer by training, holding a Ph.D. and M.S. in Green Design and Manufacturing, with minors in both Public Health and Energy & Resources and a Management of Technology Certification from UC Berkeley, where she currently serves on the Mechanical Engineering Department’s External Advisory Board. Dr. Brand also holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin where she now serves on the Cockrell School of Engineering’s External Advisory Board and is in the Academy of Distinguished Alumni for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After holding the position of Senior Advisor for Health IoT when UT’s Dell Medical School was just getting established, Sara continues to enjoy fostering environmental and human health technology innovations across industry, academia and community.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 29% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 29% |
| Elderly | 1 | 14% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |
| Railroad | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shower Stream | Shower Warm-Up Waste causes $30,000 wasted per year per hotel. Shower Stream is a smart shower head adapter that saves the waste, proves the savings via web and is completely unobtrusive to the user. | $2M | Seed | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| Aeromutable | Aeromutable engages in the trucking industry that designs and builds aerodynamic-enhancement systems. It develops flow control technologies that dynamically modify the aerodynamic behavior of heavy vehicles. |  | Seed | Dec 23, 2021 |  |
| Dermala | DERMALA, Inc. is a privately-held consumer dermatology company leveraging scientific understanding of the human microbiome to develop novel solutions for acne and other skin conditions. The company’s #FOBO® (Fear of Breaking Out) Kit, a personalized microbiome-based solution for acne, combines patent-pending topical acne treatments with oralsupplements and a proprietary DERMALA Acne Tracker app that customers use to track their skin health. For more information, visit dermala.com. | $4.5M | Series A | Nov 09, 2020 |  |
| Oralucent | Oralucent offers a game-changing way of elevating your oral health using the proven power of red and blue light technology. Oralucent’s therapeutic advanced light technology suppresses bad bacteria that cause tooth decay, gum disease, and bad breath; and whitens teeth without changing your brushing routine. | $1M | Seed | Apr 15, 2019 |  |
| Dermala | DERMALA, Inc. is a privately-held consumer dermatology company leveraging scientific understanding of the human microbiome to develop novel solutions for acne and other skin conditions. The company’s #FOBO® (Fear of Breaking Out) Kit, a personalized microbiome-based solution for acne, combines patent-pending topical acne treatments with oralsupplements and a proprietary DERMALA Acne Tracker app that customers use to track their skin health. For more information, visit dermala.com. | $1M |  | May 02, 2018 |  |
| UnaliWear | Focus groups have named our Kanega watch a wearable “OnStar for People” because we provide discreet support for falls, medication reminders, and a guard against wandering in a classically-styled watch that features an easy-to-use speech interface rather than buttons.  Thanks to our patented battery system in the band, you never have to take yourwatch off to charge - and we don’t require a smart phone (because it's built in).  We combine cellular, Wi-Fi, GPS, BLE (for hearing aids and telemedicine devices), an accelerometer for automatic fall detection, and continuous speech to provide an active medical alert that works anywhere, along with data-driven artificial intelligence that learns the wearer's lifestyle (think "NEST for people") to provide predictive, pre-emptive support. | $3.5M | Series A | Sep 28, 2016 |  |
| UnaliWear | Focus groups have named our Kanega watch a wearable “OnStar for People” because we provide discreet support for falls, medication reminders, and a guard against wandering in a classically-styled watch that features an easy-to-use speech interface rather than buttons.  Thanks to our patented battery system in the band, you never have to take yourwatch off to charge - and we don’t require a smart phone (because it's built in).  We combine cellular, Wi-Fi, GPS, BLE (for hearing aids and telemedicine devices), an accelerometer for automatic fall detection, and continuous speech to provide an active medical alert that works anywhere, along with data-driven artificial intelligence that learns the wearer's lifestyle (think "NEST for people") to provide predictive, pre-emptive support. | $3.5M | Series A | Jul 29, 2016 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Keiretsu Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chicago Booth Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cove Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cove-fund-ii-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-johnson-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New World Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-world-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About True Wealth Ventures

VC Fund · Austin, United States

True Wealth Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led companies improving environmental and human health.

3 contacts available at True Wealth Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kerry Rupp | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerry-rupp |
| Abbie Strabala | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abbie-strabala |
| Sara Brand | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sara-brand |

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## FAQ

### What does Sara Brand invest in?

Sara Brand invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Elderly startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Sara Brand last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sara Brand closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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