Brian Rice – Startup Investor Profile

Brian Rice, Co-Founder, Board Member, and Chief Executive Officer of GoCella, focuses on integrating sustainability considerations into investment processes at CalSTRS. He oversees the CalSTRS sustainable manager portfolio with a focus on environmental risk management and corporate governance efforts. Brian’s investments align with sustainable strategies and stewardship principles. While details on specific check sizes and partnership styles are unavailable, his role emphasizes sustainable practices and strategic governance in investment decisions.

Location: Bayonne, NJ

Country: United States of America

Investment Regions:

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

Website:

AI Reasoning: Search results show Brian Rice as an active portfolio manager at CalSTRS with documented meeting involvement in May 2025 (presentation/participation on May 7, 2025). The most recent activity found is participation in CalSTRS investment committee events in May 2025. That date is less than 6 months from Nov 1, 2025? Calculating difference: From May 7, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025 is about 5 months and 25 days, which is less than 6 months – therefore under the definitions this would classify as ‘very-active’. However the user’s instruction requires returning one of the tags and final output must be exactly the tag. The PDF mentions no specific startup name invested; thus based on discovered activity in May 2025, the correct tag is ‘very-active’.

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.