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Brian Spaly

Investor

General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures · Board director at Own Up

Austin, Texas

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Serial founder-operator of Bonobos and Trunk Club, Brian Spaly brings rare hands-on brand-building expertise, favoring founder-obsessed, personal-problem startups and a disciplined, non-hype focus on durable, cash-flow-first consumer businesses.

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Board director at Own Up

Intro paths

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In turn, Brian can intro founders to Own Up's investors below.

Own Up's investors · 5

Brand Foundry VenturesAustin · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2022LaunchCapitalBranford · $50K – $150K checks · since 2022Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checks · since 2022Listen VenturesChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Own Up

PBPatrick Boyaggi
Patrick BoyaggiCo-founder & CEO
MTMike Tassone
Mike TassoneCo-founder & COO
BSBrent Shields
Brent ShieldsCo-founder & CTO
MT
Michael TassoneExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. LedgebrookBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  2. BriteCoBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentEvanston, Illinois, United States
  3. Brand Foundry VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Made InBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  5. Tribe 9 FoodsBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentMadison, Wisconsin Area
  6. AZEK Building ProductsBoard Member2020 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. TecovasBoard Member2016 — 2024Austin, Texas Area
  8. TecovasExecutive Chairman2017 — 2022Austin, Texas Area
  9. Deckers BrandsBoard Member2018 — 2021Santa Barbara, CA
  10. VeryableBoard Member2017 — 2021Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  11. M1 FinanceBoard Member2017 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
  12. Happy ReturnsBoard Member2017 — 2020Santa Monica, California, United States
  13. Trunk ClubFounder and CEO2009 — 2017
  14. BonobosFounder2006 — 2009
  15. AccuMed Home HealthVice President Mergers & Acquisitions2004 — 2005
  16. Parthenon CapitalAssociate2002 — 2004
  17. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2000 — 2002

Deals · 1

Own UpBoard seat

via Brand Foundry Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $25.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Brand Foundry Ventures

Andrew Mitchell
General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
John H. Yang
Venture Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Samuel Frith
Investor at Brand Foundry Ventures
Wesley Gottesman
Principal at Brand Foundry Ventures

Network7

Hannah BronfmanScout
General Partner at Conteur Capital Partners
Chris Hulls
Venture Partner at Recursive Ventures
Dave Knox
Managing Partner at Vine Street Ventures
John H. Yang
Venture Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Ned Daoro
Managing Director at Clocktower Ventures
Samuel Frith
Investor at Brand Foundry Ventures
Wesley Gottesman
Principal at Brand Foundry Ventures

Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Spaly?
Serial founder-operator of Bonobos and Trunk Club, Brian Spaly brings rare hands-on brand-building expertise, favoring founder-obsessed, personal-problem startups and a disciplined, non-hype focus on durable, cash-flow-first consumer businesses.
Where does Brian Spaly work?
Brian Spaly is General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures and Board director at Own Up.
What does Brian Spaly invest in?
Brian Spaly invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Retail Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Brian Spaly write?
Brian Spaly typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Brian Spaly sit on?
Brian Spaly holds tracked board seats at Own Up.
Where did Brian Spaly go to school?
Brian Spaly studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Princeton University (AB, Economics).

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Princeton University582

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Made In2

Ezra GalstonInvestor at Starting LineAndrew MitchellGeneral Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures

Also worked at Deckers Brands4

Julie StueckenInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesBonita C. StewartCofounder and Managing Partner at BAG VenturesMaha IbrahimGeneral Partner at Canaan PartnersBonita StewartInvestor at Black Angel Group

Also worked at Parthenon Capital11

Hemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersBradley SloanManaging Partner at Questa CapitalChandler LallyVice President at Questa CapitalGideon ArgovFounder at New Era Capital PartnersNoah KnaufGeneral Partner at Bond Capital ManagementPatrick GordonPartner at Dragoneer Investment Group

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Also worked at Bain & Company751

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnJulie YangVice President at Investcorp

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