Brandes Woodall (Also Capital) / VC Breakdown & Contact

About Brandes Woodall

Brandes Woodall progressed from Scout Fund Partner to full-time Analyst at Also Capital, joining at a formative stage where she doubled the firm's full-time investment team. Her role spans early-stage investment diligence, firm operations, and portfolio support—a deliberately hybrid mandate that gives her broader operational exposure than typical junior investors who focus only on deal screening.

Where they've Worked

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Video Interview

On what slide she actually looks at in your pitch deck

"There is only one, it's the team slide. I'm normally just scrolling through looking for that. I'm being completely honest. Don't pay attention to anything else until I've seen the team slide."

Brandes Woodall

Analyst, Also Capital

On why fundraising never really stops

"Some founders believe you fundraise, then you pause and build, and then you fundraise again, but in reality, you're always fundraising. It's a game of momentum, so you can't really just stop and then start again. You'll start from scratch."

Brandes Woodall

Analyst, Also Capital

On a question founders should be asking VCs but almost never do

"Getting defensive when discussing risks or competition. Never say there is no competition, because that simply can’t be true. It’s far more powerful when founders acknowledge what they’re concerned about and what challenges may arise, while also clearly explaining how they plan to mitigate those risks."

Brandes Woodall

Analyst, Also Capital

On why all company failures trace back to the same root cause

I think it still comes down to trust issues as sort of the common theme. Co-founder breakups, investor relationship problems, internal misalignment of some kind. Biggest lesson I've learned this year is all problems are relationship problems."

Brandes Woodall

Analyst, Also Capital

About their Fund

Also Capital

Sectors

Deeptech / Hardware, Space, Energy, Climate, Defense

Rounds

Pre-Seed - Seed

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Notable Investments

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Also Capital is a concentrated venture fund that backs roughly 15 companies per fund, explicitly targeting founders who intentionally pick hard problems and investing at the inception phase before markets are well-defined or consensus has formed. The fund's operator-heavy team includes founders from companies like Varda Space, Vast, and goTenna, and has already produced multiple later-stage leaders in space, nuclear, and critical infrastructure with over $1.5B in follow-on capital raised.

Other partners at the fund