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Sara T. Brand

Investor

Founding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures

Austin

Writes $100K – $1M checks Β· typically $1.5M

FoundedDe Oro DevicesDermalaOralucentRefiberd

About

Sara Brand is the Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in women-led companies focused on environmental and human health. Trained as a mechanical engineer, she began in technical roles at Intel and Applied Materials, moved into strategy consulting at McKinsey covering the semiconductor value chain, worked in Bay Area venture capital, and spent over a decade at AMD in senior strategy and operating roles, including Chief of Staff to two CEOs and VP of Data Center System Solutions. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Green Design and Manufacturing from UC Berkeley and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin.

Invests in

Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. True Wealth VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentAustin, Texas Area
  2. 512 BREWING COMPANY, LLCOwner and Co-Foundercurrent2007 β€” presentAustin, Texas Area
  3. Shower StreamMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 β€” presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Dalinea (formerly Kloopify)Member Board of Directorscurrent2025 β€” presentPittsburgh, PA
  5. RefiberdMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. AloqiaMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 β€” presentNew York, NY
  7. ORALUCENT LLCMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 β€” presentLong Beach, California, United States
  8. Dermala Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2018 β€” presentGreater San Diego Area
  9. UnaliWearMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 β€” presentAustin, Texas Area
  10. POLLACKMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  11. Aeromutable CorporationBoard2022 β€” 2026San Diego, California, United States
  12. De Oro DevicesMember Board Of Directors2022 β€” 2025San Luis Obispo, California, United States
  13. PortfoliaFounding Investor in Portfolia's Rising Tide Fund2015 β€” 2016United States
  14. Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at AustinSenior Advisor for Health IoT2015Austin, Texas Area
  15. AMDCorporate Vice President2004 β€” 2015Austin, TX, and Sunnyvale, CA
  16. Fremont VenturesVenture Capital2002 β€” 2004San Francisco, CA
  17. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2000 β€” 2002San Francisco, CA
  18. Applied MaterialsCore Technologist1998 β€” 2000Santa Clara, CA
  19. SEMATECHResearcher1996Austin, TX
  20. Intel CorporationResearcher1994 β€” 1996Chandler, AZ

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering
  2. University of California, BerkeleyManagement of Technology Certification, Business Administration and Management
  3. University of California, BerkeleyM.S., Mechanical Engineering
  4. The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Skills & more

Board AdministrationCross-functional Team Leadership59Strategy65Semiconductors24Start-ups44Go-to-market Strategy18Business Process10Competitive Analysis15Product Management20Program Management51Business Strategy21Process Improvement8
+12 moreProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMergersProduct MarketingManufacturingStrategic PlanningChange ManagementCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyAnalytics

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Deals Β· 4

OralucentBoard seat

via True Wealth Ventures Β· filed Apr 2026 Β· $1.3M raise

RefiberdBoard seat

via True Wealth Ventures Β· filed Jan 2023 Β· $3.2M raise

De Oro DevicesBoard seat

via True Wealth Ventures Β· filed Feb 2022 Β· $3.2M raise

DermalaBoard seat

via True Wealth Ventures Β· filed Oct 2020 Β· $6.7M raise

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

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