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Sara Brand
InvestorFounding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures
Austin
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $1.5M
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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.
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Invests in
Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Deals · 4
OralucentBoard seat
via True Wealth Ventures · filed Apr 2026 · $1.3M raise
RefiberdBoard seat
via True Wealth Ventures · filed Jan 2023 · $3.2M raise
De Oro DevicesBoard seat
via True Wealth Ventures · filed Feb 2022 · $3.2M raise
DermalaBoard seat
via True Wealth Ventures · filed Oct 2020 · $6.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
AloqiaDalineaPollack & WeitznerShower StreamUnaliWear
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at True Wealth Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sara Brand?
- 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.
- Where does Sara Brand work?
- Sara Brand is Founding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures.
- What does Sara Brand invest in?
- Sara Brand invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Sara Brand write?
- Sara Brand typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What boards does Sara Brand sit on?
- Sara Brand holds tracked board seats at Aloqia, Dalinea, De Oro Devices, De Oro Devices, Dermala, Dermala, Oralucent, Oralucent, Pollack & Weitzner, Refiberd.
- What companies has Sara Brand invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aeromutable, Dermala, Oralucent, Shower Stream, UnaliWear.
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