Brett Gustafson
InvestorPrincipal, Founding Investor at Brightmind · Associate Portfolio Manager at Purpose Investments
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About
Brett Gustafson is a Principal and Founding Investor at Brightmind Partners. He previously worked at a16z and Insight Partners, and served as a startup CTO.
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Experience
- Purpose InvestmentsAssociate Portfolio Managercurrent2025 — present
- Purpose InvestmentsPortfolio Analyst2021 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Richardson WealthPortfolio Analyst2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Richardson WealthAssociate Investment Advisor2019 — 2020Calgary, Canada Area
- Richardson WealthAssociate2016 — 2019
- Richardson WealthAdministrative Assistant2013 — 2016Calgary, Canada Area
Colleagues at Brightmind
Gur Talpaz
Board Member at Brightmind
Iva Messy
Head of People at Felicis Ventures
Iva Messy
Chief Operating Officer at Brightmind
Jamie Mneimneh
Chief Technology Officer & CISO at Brightmind
John Rost
General Partner & Business Advisor at Jefferson Capital
Stephen Ward
Board Member at Brightmind
Sven Wollschlaeger
Principal at Brightmind
Tayler Sipperly
Venture Partner at Brightmind
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brett Gustafson?
- Brett Gustafson is a Principal and Founding Investor at Brightmind Partners. He previously worked at a16z and Insight Partners, and served as a startup CTO.
- Where does Brett Gustafson work?
- Brett Gustafson is Principal, Founding Investor at Brightmind.
- Where did Brett Gustafson go to school?
- Brett Gustafson studied at University of Calgary (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Purpose Investments34
Saar PikarInvestor at OMERS VenturesSom SeifCEO at Purpose InvestmentsTyler MeyrickChief Financial Officer at Purpose InvestmentsKevin BlackHead of Advisor Sales at Purpose InvestmentsSylvie MethotVP, Sales Western Region QC at Purpose InvestmentsBlake BonhamVP, Sales Eastern Ontario/Maritimes at Purpose Investments
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