Bradley Tusk
InvestorCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tusk Venture Partners
New York, New York
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
FoundedExalt
About
Bradley Tusk is a co-founder and managing partner of Tusk Venture Partners, a fund focused on early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and founder of the political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. His earlier career includes serving as campaign manager for Mike Bloomberg's 2009 mayoral race, Deputy Governor of Illinois, communications director for US Senator Chuck Schumer, and Uber's first political advisor. He is also an author, Fast Company columnist, host of the Firewall podcast, and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
Invests in
ConsumerFintechGovTechHealthtechInsurTechMobility & Transportation
Experience
- Tusk HoldingsFounder + CEO
- Tusk VenturesFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Tusk Venture PartnersCo-founder and Managing Partnercurrent2016 — present
- Tusk StrategiesFoundercurrent2010 — present
- Tusk PhilanthropiesFoundercurrent2016 — present
- Regalo PressAuthor, Obvious in Hindsightcurrent2023 — present
- Penguin Random HouseAuthor, The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politicscurrent2018 — present
- P&T KnitwearOwnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Assistant Professor of Business, Economics Divisioncurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
Shared employers
Also worked at Tusk Ventures2
Also worked at Penguin Random House17
+ 11 more
Also worked at Columbia Business School86
+ 80 more
Deals · 20
IndigovBoard seat
via Tusk Venture Partners · filed Jul 2022 · $25M raise
ExaltBoard seat
via Tusk Venture Partners · filed Feb 2021 · $3M raise
DayforwardSolo GP
via Tusk Venture Partners · filed Jul 2020
AllocateSolo GP
AlmaSolo GP
Attn: GraceSolo GP
Bird ScootersSolo GP
Boost InsuranceSolo GP
BoulderSolo GP
BRINCSolo GP
Circle CeFi GrowthSolo GP
CoinbaseSolo GP
Fan DuelSolo GP
HdwSolo GP
KodexSolo GP
LemonadeSolo GP
Radish HealthSolo GP
CapchaseSolo GP
SungarddxSolo GP
TakecareofSolo GP
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Colleagues at Tusk Venture Partners
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