Brian Garrett

LA-based Investor for all things FrontierTech

📍 Los Angeles County, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
15
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9
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2
Mid stage
0
Late stage
19y
Years active

Portfolio

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Seed Investor
Jul 2024
At SoloPulse, we are building fundamentally new sensortech that will change how the world sees. We believe that this will unlock higher levels of autonomy with a far superior safety profile than today’s systems provide, and at a cost that enables rapid adoption.
Seed Investor
Jul 2024
Carbon Ridge (“CR”) is a United States based developer of carbon capture & storage solutions for the Maritime industry. CRs Onboard Carbon Capture & Storage (“OCCS”) solution provides a low-cost and near-term solution to significantly reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) onboard large maritime vessels.
Seed Investor
Sep 2023
Heliux is an all-in-one operations platform that hyper-connects functions across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, accounting, and more. Our enterprise-wide approach enables engineering and manufacturing companies to orchestrate complex, cross-functional work on a single, shared source of truth. We unify and automate our customers’ operations to help them optimize end-to-end enterprise performance. Based out of San Francisco, CA, Heliux is on a mission to accelerate industrial development and growth.
Seed Investor
Nov 2020
HiveWatch is a cloud-based GSOC management platform that enhances your security operations through AI-powered automation. Our system works alongside your team, handling routine tasks while enabling your operators to focus on strategic security initiatives.
Seed Investor
May 2019
A computer vision company focused on delivering AI solutions that elevate the global standard of care in dentistry.
Seed Investor
Nov 2018
BuildOps is the AI-native platform for commercial contractors. Built for the complexity of large-scale commercial work, it replaces disconnected tools and manual workflows with a single system that runs every job from quote to close. At the center of the platform is OpsAI, BuildOps intelligence layer designed for real work in the trades. OpsAI helps dispatchers send the right tech in seconds, gives field crews the context they need before they step onsite, and helps offices bill clearly and stay on top of cash — all inside the workflows teams already use. Founded in 2018 by a U.S. Army veteran, BuildOps exists to give mission-critical trades technology as strong and reliable as they are — so they can operate with clarity when the work is on the line. Today, more than 1,000 leading companies across North America trust BuildOps to power their businesses, backed by Founders Fund, N47, Meritech Capital, and other top investors.
Seed Investor
Feb 2018
Umbra builds next-generation space systems that observe the Earth in unprecedented fidelity. Our vision is to advance global insight through high quality, all weather commercial remote sensing and intelligence gathering. Our goal is to become an indispensable tool for the exploding number of organizations now actively monitoring the Earth, making data-driven decisions about land use, and fighting the effects of climate change. Umbra delivers on this mission by implementing first principles to develop hardware, software and services which are unrivaled by the status quo. Umbra builds cutting-edge hardware and software products for our analytics customers which solve complex business and security challenges for the United States and its allies. Canopy is our direct tasking platform which allows our customers to use a robust network of sensors to trigger space assets and autonomously deliver data for their analytics needs. Umbra’s team is comprised of space and business veterans from across industry and government. Umbra is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, and has a presence in Austin, and Washington, D.C. ALL SOCIAL IMAGERY AVAILABLE IN THE UMBRA OPEN DATA PROGRAM.
Investor
2014
Narvar is the #1 platform for intelligent personalization “beyond buy,” trusted by 1,500+ of the world’s most admired brands—including Sephora, Levi’s, Sonos, Warby Parker, and LVMH. Powered by IRIS™, Narvar leverages billions of data points to create seamless experiences that build trust, safeguard operations, and unlock sustainable growth. Recognized multiple times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies, Narvar is redefining the post-purchase journey—from returns and exchanges to tracking, notifications, and fraud prevention—simplifying the everyday lives of consumers while driving business success for retailers.
early investor
Oct 2012
Simple order & inventory management tool for small business. Take an order anywhere, process it in seconds, and reduce repetitive data entry. Our centralized order & inventory management system connects with all the ways you sell (Shopify, wholesale, trade shows, sales reps, etc.) so that all your sales, order, and inventory information is in one place -- without repetitive data entry. Auto-generate invoices, packing slips and shipping labels and easily track accounting (yep, we connect to Quickbooks). And understand more about your online and offline business with our analytics dashboard. We currently integrate with: * Quickbooks * Shopify * Google Docs * Authorize.net * Stripe * FedEx * USPS * UPS More surprises coming soon :) Learn more @ lettuceapps.com
investor
Jan 2011
SHIFT (http://www.SHIFT.com) is the leading cross-network social advertising platform for brands and agencies. The SHIFT platform brings social data, advertising and marketing teams together in one place to maximize efficiency and ROI. Global brands, including 10 out of the top 20 largest advertisers in the world, use SHIFT to automate workflow, activate data and easily execute advertising campaigns. SHIFT is a Facebook Marketing Partner, Twitter Marketing Platform Partner, LinkedIn Certified Marketing Partner and Atlas Partner. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SHIFT has additional offices in Chicago, New York and London. For more information, visit http://www.SHIFT.com.
early investor
2009
ShoeDazzle is the ultimate platform for the shoe-obsessed. Since our 2009 launch with co-founder Kim Kardashian, ShoeDazzle has continually tapped into the power of celebrity to offer bold, runway-ready style at an unbelievable value. Our flexible VIP Membership offers members access to exclusive discounts and a personalized shopping experience with new styles added monthly. ShoeDazzle is a member of the TechStyle Fashion Group family of brands, which also includes Fabletics, Savage X Fenty, JustFab, and FabKids. o Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShoeDazzle/ o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shoedazzle/ o Twitter: https://twitter.com/shoedazzle o Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShoeDazzle o Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shoedazzle/
early investor
2008
GumGum is the contextual-first technology leader transforming digital advertising with AI-powered, non-invasive data and media solutions. We champion effective advertising that uplifts and respects consumers. Our proprietary Contextual, Attention, and Creative solutions create the perfect match between a brand and a consumer in the right moment and mindset. Founded in 2008, GumGum is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and operates in 19+ markets.
early investor
2007
Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers–no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 22 offices across the globe and with an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms. Verve is a subsidiary of Media and Games Invest (MGI).
Experience · 18 entries
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Investments (15)
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2024
Seed Investor
Jul 2024
At SoloPulse, we are building fundamentally new sensortech that will change how the world sees. We believe that this will unlock higher levels of autonomy with a far superior safety profile than today’s systems provide, and at a cost that enables rapid adoption.
Seed Investor
Jul 2024
Carbon Ridge (“CR”) is a United States based developer of carbon capture & storage solutions for the Maritime industry. CRs Onboard Carbon Capture & Storage (“OCCS”) solution provides a low-cost and near-term solution to significantly reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) onboard large maritime vessels.
2023
Seed Investor
Sep 2023
Heliux is an all-in-one operations platform that hyper-connects functions across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, accounting, and more. Our enterprise-wide approach enables engineering and manufacturing companies to orchestrate complex, cross-functional work on a single, shared source of truth. We unify and automate our customers’ operations to help them optimize end-to-end enterprise performance. Based out of San Francisco, CA, Heliux is on a mission to accelerate industrial development and growth.
2020
Seed Investor
Nov 2020
HiveWatch is a cloud-based GSOC management platform that enhances your security operations through AI-powered automation. Our system works alongside your team, handling routine tasks while enabling your operators to focus on strategic security initiatives.
2019
Seed Investor
May 2019
A computer vision company focused on delivering AI solutions that elevate the global standard of care in dentistry.
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