Founded in 2023, LvlUp has rapidly grown into a firm spanning 10+ funds and programs and over 1,000 startups. In 2025, PitchBook ranked LvlUp the #7 most active venture capital firm globally.
#7Most active VC firm globallyPitchBook
#3Most active VC firm in the U.S.LSEG
#1Most active CPG and tech investorPitchBook
Founder & General Partner
Brandon co-leads LvlUp Ventures’ investment committees and focuses on the CPG fund and the wider ecosystem.
He is a co-founder of Quake Capital, which Crunchbase highlighted for making the second-most investments in female-led startups in 2018. He has made 400+ startup investments, 84% of them still active, with 15 previous exits.
Brandon has an extensive network of more than 1,000 investors and is a frequent collegiate guest lecturer and startup judge.
Co-Founder & General Partner
Aaron leads global strategy and hubs, partnerships and operations, and co-leads the firm’s investment committees.
A four-time startup founder, he built DebateIsland.com, the largest debate social network globally and a pioneering AI EdTech company, and the media enterprise The American Post. He has 10+ years of operating experience across the Media, AI, FinTech and Government Consulting industries.
Aaron is a lecturer and mentor at Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School and Cornell University.
Guiding our vision, investments and global ecosystem.
Head of Europe
18 years at HSBC leading international banking, sales and transformation across multiple countries. Founder and CEO of Digeto, an AI-driven platform matching impact startups with global investors. Master's in International Business, Sorbonne.
Head of MENA
Operator turned investor, with experience at MENA tech leaders Careem and Talabat and two YC-backed startups. Has advised founders from pre-seed to growth on unit economics, go-to-market and investment readiness.
Principal, Dealflow Operations
Former Trading Specialist at Fidelity Investments, with business strategy experience at YC-backed Alinea. Now pursuing an MBA at Johns Hopkins.
Principal, Program Operations
Sits at the operational and strategic core of the firm’s investment and platform activity across flagship programs including funds, accelerators and events.
Principal, CPG / Consumer Goods
Former M&A consultant at Clew Partners and portfolio manager in private wealth at Greenday Finance. Led growth and fundraising at Arkham before joining LvlUp’s CPG Fund.
Principal, Technology
Builds and runs the data and technology behind LvlUp, from the deal-flow pipeline to the systems that track the portfolio.
Principal, Design
10 years designing and building for brands: Lead Web Developer at BOxD, Lead Shopify Developer at GoTeam, and 5 years at Rainfactory. MS in Computer Science.
Principal, Founder Experience
Looks after founders across LvlUp’s programs, making sure they get the support, introductions and resources they need.
Associates, scouts, venture fellows and venture partners.
LvlUp is powered by a global extended team of contributors: the core investment team, venture scouts, advisors, program mentors and an operator network. Spanning multiple continents and industries, it gives founders deep expertise, warm intros and real operational firepower.
