Jeff Brokaw
About Jeff Brokaw
Jeff Brokaw is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is Co-Founder and Director of Entrepreneurship at Tabbris, a Charlotte innovation hub. His Crunchbase bio says he founded a web and hosting company at fourteen and ran IT for a securities firm at sixteen. His site describes him as a Certified Chief AI Officer and the author of The Bitcoin Blueprint (2013).
He was the first marketing leader at Envy Gaming (about $400M) and ReKTGlobal (about $450M). His bio describes these as companies later associated with about $850M in combined exits and valuations. He co-founded FaaStrak, a lender-matching platform that his bio says reached $1M ARR in nine months. His Wellfound profile lists him as FaaStrak co-founder and CMO from 2016 to 2021 and as a board member since 2017.
He is a former venture capital associate at SierraMaya360. Recent engagements he lists include Interim Head of GTM on a $114M institutional raise for an energy-backed Bitcoin mining venture. He also lists an interim CMO and Chief Strategy Officer role at a publicly traded battery technology company, and the narrative behind a $50M Defense Production Act award. Charlotte Observer named him a Seven to Watch, and Charlotte Agenda listed him among the Top 25 Most Important People in Charlotte's startup community.
Crunchbase lists two personal investments, two portfolio companies, no lead investments and no exits. Both are seed rounds: FaaStrak and 1st Ward Beverage. Dates and amounts are not shown publicly. A Carolina Games Summit speaker bio also described him as managing partner of Unrivaled Enterprises, a venture capital firm, and as a board member and advisor to several startups.
No public AI-specific angel investments are confirmed. His closest link is FaaStrak, which he co-founded and invested in. His own site calls it an AI fintech. He now works as an AI-focused advisor and fractional executive. His Wellfound headline reads Chief AI & Marketing Officer, fractional, seed to Series A.
Directories list him as a seed-stage angel. AngelMatch lists his markets as lending, fintech, financial services, SaaS and banking, which matches FaaStrak. He has not published a check size or a stated thesis. He is based in Charlotte, and Crunchbase lists his regions as the East Coast and Southern US. His public work centers on go-to-market, pricing and capital narrative for AI, deep tech and infrastructure companies.
- FaaStrak: financial technology platform that connects small businesses with lenders. He co-founded it and invested in a seed round. Date not public.
- 1st Ward Beverage: Charlotte craft beer and wine bottle shop. He is listed as founder and seed investor. Date not public.
Investing activity
Jeff Brokaw has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 6 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jeff Brokaw
Does Jeff Brokaw invest in AI startups?
No public AI-specific angel investments are confirmed. His Crunchbase record shows two seed investments, FaaStrak and 1st Ward Beverage. He works with AI, deep tech and infrastructure companies as an advisor and fractional executive.
What stage does Jeff Brokaw invest in?
Directory listings show seed. His own profile describes his fractional work as seed to Series A.
What is Jeff Brokaw's check size?
No check size is public.
What can Jeff Brokaw help founders with beyond capital?
His bio lists go-to-market, RevOps, pricing, capital narrative and category creation. He cites a $114M institutional raise, on which he served as Interim Head of GTM, and the narrative for a $50M Defense Production Act award.
Where is Jeff Brokaw based?
He is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He co-founded Tabbris, a Charlotte innovation hub that supported 50+ early-stage startups.
How can founders contact Jeff Brokaw?
His site is jeffbrokaw.com, and he is on LinkedIn and X. Check his site first for current contact details.
Is Jeff Brokaw an angel investor?
Yes. Jeff Brokaw invests personally as an angel and is Co-Founder & Director of Entrepreneurship. at Tabbris. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
How can founders reach Jeff Brokaw?
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