Brian founded Tribeca Venture Partners after leading the venture arm of Greenhill & Co. He has over 24 years of venture experience, investing across sectors like fintech, healthtech, and edtech.

Brian is a principal investor at Dropbox Ventures.

Brian invests in early-stage companies, especially in software infrastructure, after working at Coatue Management.

Brian Dixon is managing partner at Kapor Capital, a Silicon Valley VC firm that has backed 130+ startups. He has spoken at TechCrunch Disrupt and SXSW and was named by Business Insider as one of the most important Black technologists.

Brian has extensive experience working within Israel's innovation ecosystem, focusing on product-market fit, partnerships, and scaling in North America. Before joining Joule, he served as Director of Marketing at 21Ventures, helping Israeli startups with market entry and expansion strategies.

Brian Brackeen is general partner at Lightship Capital, supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs. He previously led a facial recognition company and served at Apple and IBM.

Brian founded Bigfoot Capital in 2017 and is also the founding CEO of Brandfolder.

Brian is a director at Next Play Ventures and serves as VP and Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman of LinkedIn. For over six years, he was the Chief of Staff for CEO Jeff Weiner, collaborating closely with LinkedIn’s executive team on managing strategic initiatives, scaling cross-functional programs, and crafting company narratives. Brian also managed the post-acquisition integration with Microsoft, and joined LinkedIn in 2012, contributing to business operations and growth strategy in B2B marketing and sales. Before LinkedIn, Brian was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula and is a First Mover Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

Brian brings over 15 years of investment experience to Forerunner.

Brent joined Origin Ventures after creating and leading the central region sales organization for Twitter. Before that, he led sales at Google after his previous company, FeedBurner, was acquired by Google.

Brentos is both a creative problem-solver and a brand strategist. He has built content-driven campaigns for consumer brands, leading brand development at agencies like Leo Burnett, Barkley, and DDB. He also established the brand strategy process at Listen, helping founders apply branding to every part of their business.

Brett leads First Round's platform team, focused on creating a connected community of entrepreneurs.

Brennan, based in Silicon Valley, brings 20 years of tech experience and leads Frontline Growth’s expansion into Europe. Previously, he spent nearly a decade at Google, holding various go-to-market leadership roles.

Brett has co-founded two fintech startups, raised $10M+, and worked at Paytient. He is also a CPA and holds an MBA.

Brett co-founded Kumospace and serves as adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.

Brenton is managing partner at AlleyCorp's healthcare fund, was previously an executive at Flatiron Health, and is a practicing physician. He completed residency at Harvard and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

Brayton Williams co-founded Boost VC, providing funding for over 300 startups. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and a fintech startup.

Branden Rosenhan, founder of MedMountain Ventures, is a critical care physician and inventor with numerous patents. He previously worked as regional medical director for HCA Healthcare, leading over 50 ICU physicians across multiple states.

Brandon Bryant is a partner at Harlem Capital, focusing on brand management, and is also the creative director of Wall Street Paper. He was listed on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2019.

Brandon Deer is a GP at Crew Capital, having been an angel investor in businesses like Expensify and BetterUp. He also serves as Chief Strategy Officer at UiPath, a leading enterprise automation software provider.

Bradley Tusk founded Tusk Ventures to support startups facing political risk, working with startups like Bird, FanDuel, and Lemonade. He previously served as campaign manager for Michael Bloomberg and deputy governor of Illinois.

Brendan is co-founder and CTO of Sentenai, delivering autonomous data engineering solutions for organizations in need of real-time decision-making capabilities.

Brendan Wallace co-founded Fifth Wall, where he guides the firm's strategy. He co-founded and led startups like Identified and Cabify and has invested in over 60 ventures like SpaceX, Bonobos, and Lyft. He holds degrees from Princeton and Stanford.

Brad Stephens is a managing partner of Blockchain Capital and Stephens Investment Management, specializing in finance and venture capital.

Brad Lightcap is the COO of OpenAI and manages the OpenAI Startup Fund.

Brad Feld has been an entrepreneur and early-stage investor for over 35 years. He co-founded Techstars and runs the Anchor Point Foundation with his wife. He is an art collector, writer, and runner who enjoys long-distance mountain runs.

Brad is an entrepreneur with experience co-founding and incubating companies at Scout, including Unite Us and Assurely. He also authored several patents and graduated from MIT Sloan and West Point.

Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital, has over 25 years of experience in technology. He’s invested in over 100 VC deals, including Zillow and Snowflake, and is a four-time founder and active philanthropist.

Bonin, one of the youngest C-suite executives at a Fortune 50 company, worked on billion-dollar brands like Oreo and Pepsi before founding Bonin Ventures, a growth accelerator for diverse businesses. He played pivotal roles in driving growth, such as increasing SheaMoisture’s value by 50% before it was sold to Unilever.

Brad has been a venture investor since 2000 and was ranked #17 on Insider’s Seed 100 list.

Brad Bolzon, Ph.D., leads Versant, architecting its strategy while drawing on years in pharma and venture capital. He has overseen several successful investments and spearheads Versant’s Discovery Engines, driving over $1.7 billion in returns.

Bob joined Sigma Partners in 1995 with over 30 years of technology industry experience, supporting numerous innovative teams through his investments.

Bocar works at the intersection of investing and hands-on founder support. He was part of the founding team of Hootsuite’s enterprise product, helping scale the company to $150M+ ARR.

Bobby Cho heads global trading at Cumberland, DRW’s cryptoassets division, providing liquidity across the globe.

Bonnie Watson is the capital and transaction advisor for the Southwest Region of Colorado. She previously worked in traditional finance as a portfolio lender and teaches finance at Colorado Mesa University.

Bob Saunders is a general partner on OCA’s digital health team and chairs XlerateHealth, a healthcare accelerator. He was a senior managing director at Chrysalis Ventures and has experience in strategy consulting.

Bogdan has been in venture capital since 2013, working with Springboard, MVP Academy, and How to Web. He also founded Conectoo, which was later exited.

Bob Goodman, a partner at Bessemer’s New York office, has invested in over 15 companies that achieved successful exits. Before joining Bessemer, he founded Celcore and Boatphone and holds an MBA from Columbia.

Board roles include Solarisbank, Penta, Elinvar, Pair Finance, Kuno, eHotel. Managed at Holtzbrinck Digital, Siemens Venture Capital.

Bob founded Osage Partners in 1990, focusing on high-performing venture investments. He co-founded Osage Venture Partners and Osage University Partners, as well as Cimarron Healthcare and other initiatives.

Bob has been investing in venture capital since the late 80s, with investments across many sectors, including BounceX, Radius Networks, and Simpli.fi.

Board roles: Zomato, Freshworks, Oyo, Cars24, Meesho, Circles.Life, Dailyhunt, Clevertap, and more.

Board member of Degreed, BenchPrep, LeLe Ketang, Sanjieke, and ABL. Works closely with MasterClass. Previously led the education sector at Warburg Pincus and was a technology investor at Silver Lake Partners. Early career at Bain & Company, where he helped launch BigMachines, acquired by Oracle.

Board Director for Everyday Labs, Guardians Collective, and Winnie, as well as a mentor for accelerators like Village Capital and Camelback Ventures. Founding member of All Raise, leading the investor deal flow initiative, and previously worked at Parthenon Group and ZS Associates. Organized education hackathons for public school systems in San Francisco and Oakland.

Board member, investor, and former executive with extensive policymaking experience. Founded and led corporate development for venture-backed fintech companies responsible for $3 billion in sustainable investment. Has worked in climate protection since 2005, including positions at the International Energy Agency and the Obama White House Office of Energy and Climate Change.

Bo Feng is the managing partner at Dragonfly Capital Partners.

Board member at the Fund for Public Health NYC, connecting the NYC Health Department with private and public partners to establish public health programs. Previously worked in corporate strategy and innovation at Mars Inc., developing a business model focused on affordable nutrition in developing countries. Early career experience in rural healthcare in India through Piramal e-Swasthya, a telemedicine startup for primary care access. Also worked in various corporate finance roles at GE Healthcare.

Blockchain investor.

Blair has over 20 years of experience scaling products at Telus, forging partnerships with Netflix and Amazon, and mentoring emerging creators through initiatives like Storyhive.

Blair Flicker joined Insight in 2001 and serves as managing director and general counsel, handling all aspects of legal affairs. He worked previously at Johnson & Johnson and Skadden, Arps.

Blockchain software engineer with expertise in data and APIs.

Bing Chen is the executive chairman of AU Holdings, which incubates and invests in creators and communities for socioeconomic equity. Bing previously led creator development at YouTube and helped establish the modern creator economy. He’s been recognized by Forbes, ABC, and the American Advertising Federation.

Bill Pescatello is general partner at Lightbank and was previously managing partner at Evolv Ventures. He studied at the University of Chicago Booth and Northwestern.

Biotech-focused entrepreneur and investor, serving on various boards to advance innovations in the biotechnology sector.

Bill Studebaker joined Robo Global in 2015 after a long career in capital markets, serving as a portfolio manager at Apex Capital and in institutional sales at Merrill Lynch.

Bill has over 20 years of experience investing in healthcare technology, serving on the boards of companies like Bright Health and Suki. He co-founded Flare Capital and was previously a partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, where he led investments in the healthcare sector.

Bill is a general partner at Benchmark and has been with the firm for over 20 years. He began on Wall Street as an analyst before joining Compaq, where he was involved in product development. His Above the Crowd blog discusses tech evolution and economics.

Bill Woodward is a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 35 years in the industry, known for developing multimedia software and launching successful technology ventures in Southern California.

Bill has backed companies like Looker, Flexport, Verkada, Superhuman, Airbase, Nova Credit, and others.

Bill Helman focuses on early-stage investments in tech and healthcare and has served on boards like Ford and the Broad Institute.

Bhaskar “BG” Ghosh is CTO at 8VC. With over 20 years in Silicon Valley, BG has led engineering teams at NerdWallet, LinkedIn, and Yahoo, building the infrastructure for their rapid growth. He’s a virtual CTO for 8VC’s portfolio companies and helps spot new investment opportunities.

Between Intermix Media and Adknowledge, I raised capital from TCV, TPG, Redpoint, and others, but LA-based firms were rarely an option back then. We saw an opportunity to “plant the flag” in LA, leading to the launch of our first proof-of-concept fund in 2008. We haven’t looked back since.

Bill founded FirstMile Ventures in 2010 after years of investment along the coasts, noticing untapped opportunities in Colorado. Before investing, he co-founded and served as CTO for pioneering cloud services company StorageNetworks, as well as several startups in the storage tech space.

Besides being a GP at Goldhouse, Eric is the CEO and co-founder of Cymbal.

Ben leads Flexport's global sales and go-to-market teams. Prior to Flexport, he contributed to two successful acquisitions at URX (acquired by Pinterest) and Heyzap (acquired by Fyber).

Ben started SuperAngel after angel investing in 30 companies and founding advisory roles. He strives to be one of the first checks in startups. Before investing, Ben was COO of a NYC-based real estate firm.

Ben Mathias is a managing partner at Vertex Ventures SEA & India. He has invested across consumer internet, fintech, and enterprise tech since joining Vertex in 2015. He previously led NEA’s India presence, investing in technology and healthcare sectors.

Ben Yu, managing partner at Sierra Ventures since 2000, is passionate about helping early-stage startups turn breakthrough technologies into market leaders. His portfolio includes numerous successful investments in emerging sectors.

Ben Lerer is a managing partner at Lerer Hippeau and the CEO of Group Nine Media. He co-founded Thrillist and chairs the board for Urban Upbound. He is also on the boards of Casper and RaisedByUs and attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Brad co-founded Invitation Homes before starting Fifth Wall. He began his career in real estate at UBS and Tishman Speyer, executing M&A transactions, including the sale of Hilton Hotels to Blackstone.

Ben co-founded Opsware, which was sold to HP for $1.6 billion, and held various executive roles at AOL and Netscape. Currently serves on the boards of companies like Databricks, Tanium, and TripActions.

Ben has spent 15 years working with consumer brands across industries like food, personal care, and e-commerce. Previously, he led CircleUp’s investing marketplace, connecting high-growth consumer companies with accredited investors. Prior to CircleUp, he was an investor at JH Partners, focusing on consumer goods. Ben holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard.

Ben co-founded AirMap before joining Up.Partners. AirMap is a global leader in unmanned aircraft traffic management. Ben also co-founded JetAVIVA and is an experienced pilot with over 4,500 flight hours.

Ben co-founded Coverity, a software quality company born from his Stanford research, which attracted investments from Benchmark and Foundation Capital. Coverity was later acquired by Synopsys. Ben served as COO and CTO, working closely with customers and media, and has also led Stanford’s Venture Lab.

Ben is a Forbes Midas List-ranked investor and co-founded Community Connect in the late 90s.

Began his career in information technology with AT&T in 1979.

Ben brings an array of experience to Elementum, from making music for Universal Records, running IT infrastructure at Stanford, co-founding a media tech company, and leading a SaaS startup. He advises both 1517 Fund and 10K Investments, the venture arm of the Coors family. Recently, he was a venture partner with UP2398, funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

Believes luck is self-made. For over ten years, he's guided exceptional people to solve significant challenges. As a manager, he provides a supportive environment for people to explore their ideas, always focusing on fitting efforts into the bigger picture.

Believes that successful founders think big but start with small, tangible actions.

Believes in technology's potential to both uplift and cause harm. Lifelong Nets fan, ocean advocate, water polo and soccer dad. Worked at Insight Partners for 24 years, helping scale the world's largest growth-focused software investment firm. Board member for several consumer and software companies like Qualtrics, HelloFresh, and Udemy. Recognized by AlwaysOn, Forbes, and GrowthCap as a top venture capitalist.

Began venture investing in 2018, with 32 direct investments and 2 exits so far. Community manager and grants administrator for several DeFi protocols focused on automation and interoperability. Prior experience includes lending with the Farm Credit System, derivatives trading, and structured credit sales at Citigroup.

Believes in finding individuals with the potential to do great things and supporting them to scale impact. Aims to amplify strengths, remove barriers, and make systematic impact. Built Human Capital around the belief that the future belongs to those who create it.

Believes in finding wisdom in the world around us, reflecting the thought, "Listen deeply enough to be changed," as inspired by Priya Parker. He has spent his career at the convergence of food, sustainability, and innovation, guided by a belief that food is a fundamental right that should positively impact everyone. His work connects personally and authentically, spanning farmers he lived with across Mexico, Brazil, and Cote d'Ivoire to boardrooms at Mars, Oxfam, and Farmer’s Fridge. He is a builder, with a track record of results-oriented roles beyond formal job descriptions, and is now focused on supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs through Supply Change Capital.

Began his career at Baarzo, a company focused on creating video tags for digital videos, which was acquired by Google in 2014. After integrating the Baarzo team into Google, Seena joined his family business, Plug and Play, where he founded the New Materials and Packaging program and the Food & Beverage program. He currently supports corporations like Tyson Foods and PepsiCo to innovate through collaborations with startups.

Began at NEA as an associate and now co-heads the Healthcare Services and IT investment practices. Director at companies like American Pathology Partners and Sci Solutions.

Began career with consumer startups as the first employee at Bonobos, later head of product marketing at TellApart, and eventually co-founder of Floored, which was acquired by CBRE.

Before transitioning into investing, he spent 18 years as a serial entrepreneur, building four visual technology businesses across Silicon Valley, New York, and Europe. A professional photographer and digital media expert since the early 1990s, he began taking pictures with his Nikon FM at age 13.

Began her career at Morgan Stanley's credit analytics group before transitioning to trading, where she co-managed a $1.5 billion balance sheet covering healthcare and consumer industries.

Began career in venture capital at Menlo Ventures before transitioning to corporate development, building the M&A teams at Facebook, Dropbox, and Airbnb, leading over 30 acquisitions.

Before transitioning to investing, Deborah held several executive-level roles, including President and COO of Nasty Gal and COO at ShoeDazzle, an online women’s subscription footwear company. Earlier in her career, Deborah was EVP of Inside Sales and Operations at Teleflora and also worked in management consulting before moving into an operational role at eToys during the early rise of e-commerce.

Before transitioning to full-time investing, Mike played a key role as founder and operating executive at two consecutive startup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (acquired by IBM) and Motive (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent). Mike’s investments feature Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, Ngmoco, Chegg, Bazaarvoice, and Demandforce.

Before SPC, he rowed for the U.S. National Team. Earlier, he earned his Master’s at Cambridge Judge Business School and his Bachelor's in Economics from Brown University. He loves being outdoors (biking, skiing, or anything active), reading economics papers, and trying out new consumer apps in his downtime.

Before launching Avesta Fund, Srikant worked at Techstars, led impact investments, co-founded and sold VC-backed tech companies, and held roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Before starting Gigafund, Oskoui was a venture partner at Founders Fund and previously the founder and CEO of Smiley Media, a performance-driven marketing company responsible for generating over $1 billion in sales for its clients.

Before leaving Uber in 2020, Rachel was a long-time member of its executive leadership team, joining as one of the first 30 employees. Her role expanded to overseeing the US & Canada rides business, global marketing, brand, and customer operations, representing nearly half of Uber's bookings. She also led Uber’s New Mobility organization, overseeing Jump e-bikes and e-scooters. Rachel now invests in and serves on boards like Calibrate, UrbanStems, and Caribou.

Before joining Lightspeed, he co-founded WhaleLogix and led strategic investments for Flipkart’s corporate development team.

Before joining USV, Albert was the president of Delicious, which he led until it was sold to Yahoo. He also made early investments in companies like Etsy and Tumblr. He co-founded multiple companies, including a management consulting firm and an early hosted data analytics company.

Before launching AV8, George led IBM Ventures globally, overseeing strategic investments. He started his investment career at Apax Partners and worked at McKinsey & Co advising Fortune 500 companies.

Before joining Xfund, he was an investment professional at DFJ focused on software investments. He helped build Rothenberg Ventures’ 150-company portfolio from its early stages, worked in sales operations and corporate development at Box, and focuses primarily on enterprise technologies, including AI, VR/AR, robotics, space, and autonomous vehicles.

Before joining Tusk Ventures, Serena worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs, focusing on corporate credit. She previously worked as an investor at Tusk Ventures, focusing on regulated consumer industries like digital health and insurtech.