Brett Gibson
InvestorFounderManaging Partner at Initialized Capital · Founder at Posterous · Founder at Slinkset
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
FoundedPosterous · YCSlinkset · YC
About
Self-taught coder and Posterous founder who went from philosophy student and pizza maker to VC, he built his firm's blind-voting decision software and focuses on technical crypto infrastructure investments.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Gibson cofounded DrawHere, a browser drawing startup, which was acquired by DeviantArt a year later. Gibson cofounded Slinkset, an online tool for creating message board sites, which was accepted into Y Combinator's summer 2008 cohort. Gibson was a cofounder of Posterous, the blogging startup that was later acquired by Twitter.
- Education
- Studied at University of California Santa Barbara (Philosophy)
- Awards
- Gibson earned a spot on Business Insider's list of rising stars in crypto investing.
- Hobbies
- Gibson hosts the 'High Bit' podcast about technical problem-solving. Gibson taught himself to code by reading online articles, first learning ActionScript.
- More
- Gibson built Initialized Capital's internal software, Folio, used to find startups, track investments, and facilitate blind voting on deals.
Mentioned above: the Y Combinator mafia →
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at PosterousYC S08
Intro paths
YC
Brett went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to Posterous's investors below.
Posterous's investors · 8
Co-founders at Posterous
SA
Sachin AgarwalFounder/CEO
Founder at SlinksetYC S08
Intro paths
YC
Brett went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to Slinkset's investors below.
Slinkset's investors · 1
Co-founders at Slinkset
JB
John BaunachFounder
Experience
- Initialized CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Initialized CapitalGeneral Partner2020 — 2022
- Initialized CapitalPartner2017 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- PosthavenCofoundercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Y CombinatorSoftware2014 — 2015
- PosterousCofounder2009 — 2010
- SlinksetCofounder2008 — 2009
- Sonific, LLCDeveloper2006 — 2008
- Occasional Good Idea Co.Cofounder2005 — 2006
- Grand Central CommunicationsSoftware Engineer2004 — 2005
Investments
Led
Bison TrailsTalos TradingTRM Labs
Investor
AlbedoValar Atomics
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Initialized Capital
Abdul Ly
Investor at Initialized Capital
Alda Dennis
General Partner at Initialized Capital
Alina Libova
General Partner at Initialized Capital
Andrew Sather
Partner at Initialized Capital
Becca Graff
Investor at Initialized Capital
Breanna Ross
Investor at Initialized Capital
Chi An
Investor at Initialized Capital
Cyndi Reseburg
Investor at Initialized Capital
Network12
Aaron GoldmanScout
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Abdul LyScout
Investor at Initialized Capital
Alda DennisScout
General Partner at Initialized Capital
Andrew J ScottScout
Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures
Cory LevyScout
Investor at NZVC
Daniel DocterScout
Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital
James TamplinScout
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
John HendersonScout
Partner at AirTree Ventures
Kulveer TaggarScout
Investor
Alina Libova
General Partner at Initialized Capital
Andrew Sather
Partner at Initialized Capital
Jennifer “Jenny" Fleiss
Partner at Initialized Capital
Investors connected to Brett in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brett Gibson?
- Self-taught coder and Posterous founder who went from philosophy student and pizza maker to VC, he built his firm's blind-voting decision software and focuses on technical crypto infrastructure investments.
- Where does Brett Gibson work?
- Brett Gibson is Founder of Posterous and Managing Partner at Initialized Capital and Founder at Slinkset.
- What does Brett Gibson invest in?
- Brett Gibson invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brett Gibson write?
- Brett Gibson typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What companies did Brett Gibson found?
- Brett Gibson founded Posterous, Slinkset.
- What companies has Brett Gibson invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bison Trails, Talos Trading, TRM Labs, Albedo, Valar Atomics.
- Where did Brett Gibson go to school?
- Brett Gibson studied at UC Santa Barbara (BA, Philosophy).
- What awards has Brett Gibson received?
- Gibson earned a spot on Business Insider's list of rising stars in crypto investing.
- Does Brett Gibson lead rounds?
- Yes — Brett Gibson has led 3 tracked investments.
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