Julie Eddleman
About Julie Eddleman
Julie Eddleman is based in the Cincinnati area. She spent about 30 years in marketing and commercial roles. At Procter & Gamble she led centralized North America marketing, including media planning and buying, sports marketing, branded entertainment and retailer marketing.
She then became Global Client Partner at Google. In that role she worked on global partnership and growth strategy for large clients including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler.
She joined DoubleVerify, a digital media measurement and analytics company, in January 2021 as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer. She led its worldwide commercial organization. Her LinkedIn profile now lists Solstice (AD)ventures, and her Instagram bio describes her as semi-retired. She studied at Purdue University.
Crunchbase lists Julie Eddleman as an individual angel investor with one recorded investment, the BrandRank.AI seed round announced on July 30, 2024. Press coverage of that round describes her as a women's sports teams and women's sports media investor.
Her Instagram bio says she invests in Angel City FC, Indy Ignite, Sail GP, Chelsea women, WPBL and Just Women's Sports (JWS). Dates and amounts for those positions are not public.
BrandRank.AI is her only AI investment that we could confirm. The Cincinnati company sells software that tracks how brands appear in AI answer engines such as ChatGPT and Claude. It announced a $1.2M seed and angel round in July 2024, and she was named among the investors.
The company later announced an initial closing of a $3M seed round. That announcement again lists her among its individual investors. The Lounge deals desk lists a BRANDRANK.AI Seed of $5.1M dated July 2026. Public sources report different totals for the company, so founders should confirm round details with her directly.
The one confirmed AI investment is a seed-stage round. One investor directory describes her as investing primarily at seed. Her other publicly mentioned holdings are in women's sports. Her check size, target ownership and geographic preferences are not public. She has made no public statement we could find about what she looks for in founders.
- BRANDRANK.AI: AI search visibility and brand monitoring software, backed by her in its 2024 seed and angel round and named again in its later seed financing.
- Angel City FC: women's professional soccer club. She lists herself as an investor, with no date given.
- Indy Ignite: women's sports team. She lists herself as an investor, with no date given.
- Sail GP: sailing league. She lists herself as an investor, with no date given.
- Just Women's Sports: women's sports media company. She lists herself as an investor, with no date given.
- crunchbase.com/person/julie-eddleman
- cbinsights.com/investor/julie-eddleman
- insidertrades.com/doubleverify-holdings-inc-stock/julie-eddleman
- linkedin.com/in/julie-eddleman-158204b6
- askforfunding.com/investor/julie-eddleman-angel-investor
- citybiz.co/article/587133/brandrank-ai-raises-1-2m-seed-and-angel-fund
- theaiinsider.tech/2024/07/31/brandrank-ai-secures-1-2m-in-seed-and-ang
- brandrank.ai/prompted-perspectives-news/brandrank.ai-completes-initial
Investing activity
Julie Eddleman appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is BRANDRANK.AI (Seed, $5.1M, Jul 2026).
Julie Eddleman most often invests alongside QCA Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, Tech Square Ventures and John Costello, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Julie Eddleman
Who is Julie Eddleman?
She is a former Procter & Gamble, Google and DoubleVerify executive based in the Cincinnati area. She was DoubleVerify's Chief Commercial Officer and now invests as an angel.
Has Julie Eddleman invested in AI startups?
Yes. She is an investor in BrandRank.AI, which builds brand monitoring software for AI answer engines. She was named in its 2024 seed and angel round and in its later seed financing.
What is Julie Eddleman's angel check size?
It is not public. We found no source that states her check size or fund size.
What stage does Julie Eddleman invest in?
Her one confirmed AI investment is a seed round. An investor directory describes her as investing primarily at seed.
Does Julie Eddleman invest outside AI?
Yes. Her Instagram bio lists women's sports investments including Angel City FC, Indy Ignite, Sail GP and Just Women's Sports.
How can founders contact Julie Eddleman?
Her LinkedIn profile is the public channel we found. We found no personal website or X account.
Is Julie Eddleman an angel investor?
Yes. Julie Eddleman invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Julie Eddleman invested in?
Julie Eddleman's AI investments include BRANDRANK.AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Julie Eddleman invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Julie Eddleman has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Julie Eddleman co-invest with?
Julie Eddleman's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are QCA Ventures (1 deal), Grit Capital Partners (1 deal), Tech Square Ventures (1 deal), John Costello (1 deal) and John Pepper (1 deal).