Brian is the Founder and General Partner of FTW Ventures. He is experienced in both Technology & Food, and understands the complexity of running startups at the intersection of these two, challenging spaces. Prior to founding FTW, Brian led 3 venture-backed businesses to successful exits and directed innovative products in communication, mobile, social & AI/ML for both startups & Fortune 500 Companies over his 20+ year career.

Brian Frank
Founder & General Partner
FTW Ventures
United States, California, San Francisco
About Me
Profile Information
Founder & General Partner
FTW Ventures
Investment Team, Operations Team
Manager/Sponsor
San Francisco
California
United States
Jul 29, 2025
Work Experience
Plantible Foods
Investor Mar 2019 - Present
Village Global
Network Leader Jan 2019 - Present
Geltor Inc.
Investor Dec 2016 - Present
Spoiler Alert
Investor Nov 2016 - Present
Square Roots Urban Growers
Investor Aug 2016 - Present
FTW Ventures
Founder & General Partner Mar 2016 - Present
Email: bf@ftw.vc
Proper Food
Investor Feb 2016 - Present
Timeful
VP Product & Marketing Dec 2013 - May 2015
Product Manager, Mobile Mar 2012 - Jul 2013
Posterous
Chief Product Officer Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
Live Colony
Founder & CEO Jan 2010 - Jun 2011
Adobe Systems Inc.
Group Product Manager Sep 2005 - Dec 2008
PalmSource, Inc.
Senior Product Manager Apr 2004 - Sep 2005
Palm
Product Manager Jan 2003 - Apr 2004
Eazel, Inc.
Product Manager May 2000 - Mar 2001
bCandid, Corp
Product Manager Jun 1999 - May 2000
Trilogy, Inc.
HCI Specialist & Program Manager Jun 1998 - Jun 1999
MicroContent
VP, Product Management & Business Development Oct 1997 - Apr 1998
Microsoft
Program Manager May 1997 - Aug 1997
Intel, Inc.
Product Marketing Manager May 1996 - Aug 1996
Keylinks
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