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About
Brian Folmer is Managing Partner at FirstLook Ventures, an investment group he founded that curates emerging consumer brands for members to evaluate and invest in directly. The group has completed over 68 investments totaling $27 million. Folmer focuses on early-stage consumer brand investing.
Experience
- FirstLook Ventures 🤑Managing Partnercurrent2023 — present
- FirstLook 🤑Foundercurrent2019 — presentCleveland / NYC
- Halfday Iced TeaInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- The Absorption Company.Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Slate MilkInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Zesty ZAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- 2250Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Tally Foods Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
- TechstarsMentorcurrent2022 — present
- Startup Leadership ProgramAlumni Fellow (NYC 2021)current2021 — present
- Andreessen HorowitzMentor2023 — 2024
- Mondelēz InternationalMentor2022 — 2023
- XRC VenturesBusiness Development & Strategic Partnerships Manager2019New York, NY
- XRC VenturesAssociate2018 — 2019New York, NY
- Victoria's SecretSr. International Operations Analyst2014 — 2018New York, NY
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.Accelerated Leadership Development Program- Inventory Management2013 — 2014New Albany, OH
- BackerBar.comFounder / CEO2012 — 2013Cleveland, Ohio
- Bizdom Technology Startup AcceleratorBusiness Development Lead2012250 W. Huron (2nd Floor of Tower City)
Skills & more
ManagementLeadershipAnalysisTeam LeadershipAnalytical SkillsPublic SpeakingFinanceInvestmentsResearchSocial MediaEntrepreneurshipStart-ups
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Colleagues at FirstLook Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Folmer?
- Brian Folmer is Managing Partner at FirstLook Ventures, an investment group he founded that curates emerging consumer brands for members to evaluate and invest in directly. The group has completed over 68 investments totaling $27 million. Folmer focuses on early-stage consumer brand investing.
- Where does Brian Folmer work?
- Brian Folmer is Managing Partner at FirstLook Ventures.
- Where did Brian Folmer go to school?
- Brian Folmer studied at The Ohio State University (Finance, Economics); Università Bocconi (Economics, Industrial Dynamics); Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School.
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Techstars mafia2,005
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The Ohio State University mafia107
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Wil SchroterUndegradFounded Startups +2Torrey LeonardBachelor's degreeFounded Thought +2Ben KellieM.S.Founded Appliedatomics +2Andy SparksB.A.Founded LaunchGram +1Ben GilbertBSCSEFounded Acquired +1Ray GrieselhuberBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Functionize +1
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Università Bocconi mafia84
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Silvia MazzucchelliLaurea in Economia Aziendale (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration)Founded Modcloth +1Niccolo MaistoBSFounded FACEIT +1Andrea BaronchelliMSc in Quantitative Finance + BSc in Business AdministrationFounded Aspire +1Hermann FrankInternational BusinessFounded Gigs +1Massimo ChieruzziEconomicsFounded AdEspresso +1Maximilian WührEconomicsFounded Finn +1
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Andreessen Horowitz mafia67
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Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General PartnerFounded OpswareChris DixonGeneral Partner; Founder of a16z cryptoFounded Founder CollectiveBalaji SrinivasanBoard PartnerFounded Counsyl +1Erik TorenbergGeneral PartnerFounded VillageglobalSurojit ChatterjeeExecutive in ResidenceFounded Ema +1Matthieu HafemeisterPartner – Fintech InvestingFounded Concourse +1
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Startup Leadership Program mafia33
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Laura ZaimFellowFounded WorkAmerica +1Ankit ParasherFellowFounded LetsTransport +1Haytham ElhawaryProgram Leader, Start-up Leadership Program, NY chapterFounded Kinetic +1Tomás FroesfellowFounded Kencko +1Vijit SabnisFellowFounded AdaptyxRahul ChowdhriSummer InternFounded Rigi
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Same school
Also attended The Ohio State University214
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Shared employers
Also worked at Halfday Iced Tea3
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Also worked at Mondelēz International56
Animesh SharmaVP - GTM at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpMichał RokoszInvestor at Inovo VCTushna MaroliaAssociate Growth & Analytics at DSG Consumer PartnersAniko SzigetvariFounding Partner at Atlantica VenturesSteve SadoveFormer Chairman and CEO at Saks, former chair of NRF, advisor to Mastercard at XRCErtharin CousinFounder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Also worked at XRC Ventures25
Karina El BazeInvestor at Khosla VenturesPano AnthosFounder & Managing Partner at XRCDiana MelencioGeneral Partner, Brand Capital Fund at XRCAndrew RossSenior Advisor and Venture Partner at XRCAl SambarSenior Advisor and Venture Partner at XRCKelly ChenInvestor, Brand Capital Fund at XRC
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