Brom Rector
InvestorInvestor at XEIA Venture Partners
San Francisco
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Brom Rector is the founder of XEIA Venture Partners (empath.vc), a fund investing at the intersection of life sciences, AI, hardware, software, deep tech and health tech in companies that often defy conventional categorization. He started the firm around 2022 and partners with his wife Sam on investing, having invested in 11 companies during 2024–2025, closed a first tranche of a second fund, and relocated the operation to San Francisco. His portfolio includes Coherence Neuro, and he frames his thesis around "Human 3," a concept centered on the future of health, wellbeing and performance. Notably, several of his Fund I portfolio companies are led by married-couple cofounders, a pattern he champions publicly.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded XEIA Venture Partners, the fund behind empath.vc.
- Communities
- Has spoken at investor dinners and attended industry events such as South By Southwest.
- Family
- Married Sam Rector, his business partner, in San Francisco on December 11th; the two invest together as a couple.
- More
- Grew up constantly moving between different states and countries and watched his parents go through a divorce. Lived in an LA Arts District loft before relocating to San Francisco.
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Experience
- XEIA Venture PartnersFoundercurrent2021 — present
- Crabel Capital Management, LLCQuantitative Researcher2017 — 2020
- Crabel Capital Management, LLCHigh Frequency Trader2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Turning Wheel CapitalPortfolio Manager2015 — 2017Boca Raton
- Turning Wheel CapitalQuantitative Trader/Research Analyst2014 — 2015Boca Raton
Skills & more
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PythonMongoDBPortfolio ManagementFIX ProtocolC++RustLinux- CFA — CFA Institute
- CFA Level 3 Exam - Passed — CFA Institute
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brom Rector?
- Brom Rector is the founder of XEIA Venture Partners (empath.vc), a fund investing at the intersection of life sciences, AI, hardware, software, deep tech and health tech in companies that often defy conventional categorization. He started the firm around 2022 and partners with his wife Sam on investing, having invested in 11 companies during 2024–2025, closed a first tranche of a second fund, and relocated the operation to San Francisco. His portfolio includes Coherence Neuro, and he frames his thesis around "Human 3," a concept centered on the future of health, wellbeing and performance. Notably, several of his Fund I portfolio companies are led by married-couple cofounders, a pattern he champions publicly.
- Where does Brom Rector work?
- Brom Rector is Investor at XEIA Venture Partners.
- What check size does Brom Rector write?
- Brom Rector typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Brom Rector invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Coherence Neuro.
- Where did Brom Rector go to school?
- Brom Rector studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Baruch College (MFE C++ for Financial Engineering).
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