Brandon Small

Brandon Small

General Partner / Investment Lead atDemosMinnesota

Brandon Small is a General Partner and Investment Lead at Demos with over 15 years of experience and $150 million managed across fund strategies.

What Brandon can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Demos writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Demos.

Career

  1. Demos · General Partner / Investment Lead
    Now
  2. Demos Capital · General Partner / Investment Lead
    Now

Focus

AIClimateDeeptech / HardwareFood & AgHealth

Before you pitch

Demos does not invest inWe tend to shy away from CPG.

Also at Demos

Partners like Brandon

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Alert me when Demos is active

One email when Brandon's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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Questions

Who is Brandon Small?

Brandon Small is a General Partner and Investment Lead at Demos with over 15 years of experience and $150 million managed across fund strategies.

How much does Brandon Small invest?

Brandon Small invests through Demos, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Brandon Small?

A warm intro from a founder Demos backed works best.

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