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Brian Folmer, the Founder of FirstLook Ventures, focuses on disrupting early-stage venture capital. He supports founders driving societal value and benefit. Previous investments include connecting consumer brands to venture investors, resulting in 24 investments totaling nearly $2M. Investment check sizes range up to $50K. Geographically, he is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show FirstLook VC activity in 2025: Linked X post noting multiple investments in early 2025 and a LinkedIn mid-year update dated Aug 6, 2025 reporting 9 funded brands and activity; this indicates Brian Folmer made investments less than 6 months prior to November 1, 2025. Example startup mentioned in coverage and FirstLook materials includes Distrobox (Brian’s company) and references to portfolio brands in 2025. Time since last known investment is under 6 months, classifying as very-active.
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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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