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Brad Stein

Investor

Partner and CFO at Merus Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $3M checks

About

Brad Stein, Partner and CFO for portfolio operations, brings a rare hands-on M&A perspective—after seven years at Google and as an operator during Applied Semantics' acquisition, he built integration playbooks.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. CloudXCFOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Merus CapitalConsulting Partner/CFO Advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. JumpStart ConsultantsVenturercurrent2012 — presentSF Bay Area
  4. CheckrVP Finance2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Good EggsHead of Finance and Business Operations2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MoPub (acquired by Twitter)VP of Finance and Operations2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Huddler.comCOO2011
  8. GoogleDirector, Corporate Development & Integration Management2005 — 2011
  9. GoogleSales Finance Manager2003 — 2005
  10. Applied SemanticsCFO, Director of Finance/Operations1999 — 2003
  11. DeloitteAudit Senior1997 — 1999

Education

  1. Claremont McKenna CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

Skills & more

Mergers6Start-ups32P&L Management4Corporate Development24Business Strategy13Financial Modeling6International AcquisitionsTalent AcquisitionAcquisition Integration8Business Operations Management3Product Management7Venture Capital16
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Colleagues at Merus Capital

David Rangel
General Partner at Merus Capital
Erin Lockhart
Investor at Merus Capital
Peter Hsing
Managing Partner at Merus Capital
Salman Ullah
General Partner at Merus Capital
Sean Dempsey
General Partner at Merus Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Brad Stein work?
Brad Stein is Partner and CFO at Merus Capital.
What does Brad Stein invest in?
Brad Stein invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Brad Stein write?
Brad Stein typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

Same school

Also attended Claremont McKenna College82

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Shared employers

Also worked at CloudX3

Jim PayneFounder / General Partner at Breakpoint CapitalJack KernVenture Partner at Breakpoint CapitalJess McCartenCOO & Head of Programs at Sie Ventures

Also worked at Checkr16

Neha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Pascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesRich WongPartner at AccelMarcus RyuGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesPhilippe SuchetVenture Partner at Spider Capital

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Also worked at Good Eggs8

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesVishal VasishthCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesChuck TempletonManaging Partner at S2G InvestmentsSpencer MaughanFounder and Managing Partner at DYDX CapitalKarl KerksiekManaging Director at Endeavor8

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Also worked at Google1,556

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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