Sara T. Brand
InvestorFounding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Austin
Writes $100K β $1M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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
- True Wealth VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2015 β presentAustin, Texas Area
- 512 BREWING COMPANY, LLCOwner and Co-Foundercurrent2007 β presentAustin, Texas Area
- Shower StreamMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Dalinea (formerly Kloopify)Member Board of Directorscurrent2025 β presentPittsburgh, PA
- RefiberdMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AloqiaMember Board of Directorscurrent2020 β presentNew York, NY
- ORALUCENT LLCMember Board Of Directorscurrent2019 β presentLong Beach, California, United States
- Dermala Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2018 β presentGreater San Diego Area
- UnaliWearMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 β presentAustin, Texas Area
- POLLACKMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Aeromutable CorporationBoard2022 β 2026San Diego, California, United States
- De Oro DevicesMember Board Of Directors2022 β 2025San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- PortfoliaFounding Investor in Portfolia's Rising Tide Fund2015 β 2016United States
- Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at AustinSenior Advisor for Health IoT2015Austin, Texas Area
- AMDCorporate Vice President2004 β 2015Austin, TX, and Sunnyvale, CA
- Fremont VenturesVenture Capital2002 β 2004San Francisco, CA
- McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2000 β 2002San Francisco, CA
- Applied MaterialsCore Technologist1998 β 2000Santa Clara, CA
- SEMATECHResearcher1996Austin, TX
- Intel CorporationResearcher1994 β 1996Chandler, AZ
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering
- University of California, BerkeleyManagement of Technology Certification, Business Administration and Management
- University of California, BerkeleyM.S., Mechanical Engineering
- The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
+12 more
Product DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMergersProduct MarketingManufacturingStrategic PlanningChange ManagementCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareStrategic PartnershipsMarketing StrategyAnalyticsFrom Sara's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,324
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin348
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Shared employers
Also worked at Aloqia1
Also worked at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin3
Also worked at AMD44
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,447
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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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