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Brandon Child

Investor

Principal at Costella Kirsch

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $3M

About

Brandon Child joined Costella Kirsch in 2018 with a background in entrepreneurship, sales, and finance. He previously worked as an Account Executive at cloud software companies Adaptive Insights and Hightail, spent five years at Apple on financial services products, and co-founded the gourmet condiments brand Sir Kensington's (acquired by Unilever in 2017). He holds a BS from USC and an MBA from UCLA Anderson.

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Experience

  1. Costella KirschManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentMenlo Park
  2. Sir Kensington'sCo-Founder2008 — 2017
  3. Workday Adaptive Planning (Adaptive Insights)Account Executive - Cloud Software2014 — 2016Palo Alto
  4. HightailAccount Executive - Cloud Software2013 — 2014Campbell, CA
  5. AppleFinancial Analyst2009 — 2013Cupertino, CA

Education

  1. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2016 — 2018
  2. University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration2004 — 2009
  3. The Chinese University of Hong KongInternational Business2008

Skills & more

Financial Modeling42Sales34Forecasting37Business Strategy34Finance27Start-ups25Financial Analysis23Business Development16Entrepreneurship13CRM13Marketing Strategy10Retail7
+6 moreCompetitive AnalysisFinancial ReportingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)StrategyManagementSalesforce.com

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Same school

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management188

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures

+ 182 more

Also attended University of Southern California376

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft

+ 370 more

Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong65

Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalFiona ZhengPrincipal at Artesian

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hightail5

Aymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCSanti SubotovskyGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersBob SpinnerFounding Partner at Jackson Square VenturesSujay JaladiInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto VaultBrad GarlinghouseChief Executive Officer at Ripple

Also worked at Apple294

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

+ 288 more

Colleagues at Costella Kirsch

Beth Kelsey
Office & Portfolio Manager at Costella Kirsch
Bill Kirsch
Senior Advisor at Costella Kirsch
Carter Brutschy
CFO at Costella Kirsch
Jill Koziol
Managing Director at Costella Kirsch
Rich Ginn
Managing Director and CFO at Costella Kirsch

Network1

Justin Label
Managing Director at Inner Loop Capital

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