Investments
75Portfolio Exits
13Partners & Customers
2About The Brandery
The Brandery is a seed stage consumer marketing venture accelerator. They operate a three-month-long program in Cincinnati, Ohio that is focused on turning entrepreneurial ideas into a start-up. Each year, The Brandery selects 5 companies that each receive $20,000 in seed funding, three months of mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the program.
The Brandery Headquarters Location
700 W. Pete Rose Way 3rd Floor
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203,
United States
479-464-0622
Latest The Brandery News
Apr 22, 2019
PopBase Raises Funding PopBase , a Burbank, CA-based creators of interactive digital fan clubs for social media influencers, raised funding from Queen City Angels and the Brandery. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to: – accelerate technology platform development and – launch with a select group of influencers. Led by Lisa Wong, co-founder and CEO, PopBase provides a digital distribution platform that connects brands and consumers through a gamified experience, hosted by a digital avatar. Consumers engage with the avatar through play on any device (mobile, web, PC etc). Brands personalize and gamify every aspect of the experience through a web-based dashboard. The company plans to launch its Alpha platform with YouTube stars Snarled, Lazypillow, Larry Bundy Jr, MarzGurl and WillBits in summer 2019 on iOS and Android. Additional features and influencers will roll out over the course of the next 6 to 12 months. FinSMEs
The Brandery Investments
75 Investments
The Brandery has made 75 investments. Their latest investment was in Binary Bubbles as part of their Angel on April 4, 2019.
The Brandery Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/18/2019 | Angel | Binary Bubbles | No | 2 | ||
12/6/2018 | Seed | Binary Bubbles | $0.1M | Yes | 1 | |
9/29/2017 | Seed VC | Obe | $0.93M | Yes | ||
8/10/2017 | Seed | |||||
6/27/2017 | Incubator/Accelerator |
Date | 4/18/2019 | 12/6/2018 | 9/29/2017 | 8/10/2017 | 6/27/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Angel | Seed | Seed VC | Seed | Incubator/Accelerator |
Company | Binary Bubbles | Binary Bubbles | Obe | ||
Amount | $0.1M | $0.93M | |||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 |
The Brandery Portfolio Exits
13 Portfolio Exits
The Brandery has 13 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Wyzerr on July 16, 2020.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/16/2020 | Acquired | 1 | |||
1/14/2019 | Acquired | 1 | |||
6/1/2018 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 7/16/2020 | 1/14/2019 | 6/1/2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The Brandery Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
The Brandery has 2 strategic partners and customers. The Brandery recently partnered with altafiber on April 4, 2014.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/14/2014 | Partner | United States | The partnership will make The Brandery the only Top 10 startup accelerator in the U.S with a fiber partner and the first 1 gigabit small business customer in the Cincinnati Bell Inc. network . | 2 | |
4/26/2013 | Partner |
Date | 4/14/2014 | 4/26/2013 |
|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | United States | |
News Snippet | The partnership will make The Brandery the only Top 10 startup accelerator in the U.S with a fiber partner and the first 1 gigabit small business customer in the Cincinnati Bell Inc. network . | |
Sources | 2 |
The Brandery Team
2 Team Members
The Brandery has 2 team members, including current Founder, Robert W McDonald.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert W McDonald | Founder | Current | |
Bryan Radtke | Founder | Current |
Name | Robert W McDonald | Bryan Radtke |
|---|---|---|
Work History | ||
Title | Founder | Founder |
Status | Current | Current |
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