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Julianne Brands
Investor at The 23 Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Julianne Brands is currently a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, with a background in founding Coast Labs and serving as a Venture Partner at Breakwater Ventures. She has experience as an Operating Partner and Investor at The 23 Fund, along with roles in strategy, finance, and research at various organizations.
Brands has a strong track record in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and strategic partnerships, having founded Coast Labs and worked with Breakwater Ventures. Currently pursuing a Master of Science at Stanford GSB, she brings a wealth of experience in business development, fundraising, and program management to her work.
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2022 - Current
Venture Partner
2023
Operating Partner & Investor
2022
Director of Strategy
2020 - 2021
Chief of Staff
2020 - 2020
Sila is the leading money API for fintech. An API platform that provides banking and payment infrastructure-as-a-service.
Raised $20,700,000.00 from Revolution Ventures, Oregon Venture Fund, The R-Group, Mucker Capital, Taavet Hinrikus and Madrona.
General Partner
2016 - 2020
Associate
2015 - 2016
Oregon Venture Fund is a venture capital fund that provides funding and support to build the next generation of growth companies.
Raised $10,884,250.00.
Associate, Research
2014 - 2015
Program Coordinator, Center for Financial Markets
2012 - 2014
Congressional Intern, Panetta Institute Scholar
2011 - 2011
Parliamentary Intern
2010 - 2010