Minda Brusse

Founding Partner

2019 - Current

We invest in software companies that tackle complexity to deliver data and software solutions that put the power of tech and equity in the hands of more individuals and emerging enterprises. We often look at API-first businesses, low or no code tools, and creator controlled media solutions. Stage: pre-seed

Network Partner

2020

Focusing on the Pacific Northwest, I connect with founding teams at the earliest stages. 2048 Ventures is a high-conviction, earliest stage lead investor focused on science and technology based innovations.

Scout

2021

Lecturer

2022

Teaching two graduate-level, experiential-learning courses at the Foster School of Business: Angel Investing and Creative Destruction Lab - Seattle.

Board Observer

2022

Fund Manager, Accelerator Participant

2021 - 2021

Co-Founder

2020 - 2021

Raised and distributed $3.3M to over 1,100 families in 10 months. Inspired by the immense needs felt by families in the pandemic, we came together to connect families in crisis with direct support of $1k each month for 3 months from a sponsor family. Within a few tweets, a team of entrepreneurial, tech and design talent came together to start The $1k Project. We use personal networks to directly match a family impacted by the pandemic with a family committed to giving them $1k for 3 months.

Fund Manager XVI, Investor

2019 - 2020

Responsible for establishing a fund entity, onboarding 35-40 angel investors & their investment dollars, and recruiting 50+ companies for a 10-week conference. Facilitated the 10-week weekly investor sessions and due diligence on six finalists. Our selected investments were Xemelgo and Trova Trip. I led both investments and negotiated both convertible notes. Total investment exceeded 400k, a near-record for SAC. Both companies have raised subsequent funding rounds.

Core Team, Investor

2018 - 2019

We are a group of active angel investors in Seattle who fund and mentor startups. Our mission is to foster an engaged, collaborative, and smart angel investor community and ensure that startup founders are well financed to succeed through exit. Our defining characteristic is our collaborative spirit. Grubstakes members are accessible to others, responsive to inquiry, and generous with their time. We help each other and the startups we fund. Startups that we invest in must have an ambitious vision and a realistic plan to get there. We have resources, experience, and the right attitude to partner with you for the long haul.

Chief Of Staff

2017 - 2018

The Storm app lets global consumers earn crypto rewards for shopping, redeeming offers, and playing games. As Chief of Staff, my role was to build our operations, team and culture to execute on our mission. Managed the budget and project of our office lease, buildout, and furnishings.