Brett Queener
InvestorFounderManaging Director at Bonfire Ventures · Board director at Tourial · Board director at TeamSense · Board director at TireTutor
Santa Monica, California
Writes $2M – $3M checks · typically $2.5M
FoundedHelloJoy, Inc.InvocaLyticsPendo.io, Inc.SpekitTeamSense
About
Brett Queener spends 20–30 hours onboarding portfolio companies with deep workshops that rebuild messaging, product and GTM, applies his Salesforce SaaS playbook, mandates 20% quota-carrying reps and pushes AI-native solutions.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Board director at Tourial
Intro paths
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to Tourial's investors below.
Tourial's investors · 2
Co-founders at Tourial
JG
Jason GraubExecutive Officer, Director
AB
Andrew BinkleyDirector
Board director at TeamSense
Intro paths
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to TeamSense's investors below.
TeamSense's investors · 4
Co-founders at TeamSense
SS
Sheila StaffordCo-founder & CEO
AT
Alison TeegardenCo-founder & COO
Board director at TireTutor
Intro paths
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to TireTutor's investors below.
TireTutor's investors · 4
Co-founders at TireTutor
JA
Jason AbrahamsExecutive Officer, Director
JN
Jacqueline NormandinDirector
Experience
- Bonfire VenturesPartnercurrent2018 — presentSanta Barbara County, CA
- Vali HealthMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Katalyze AIMember, Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- OctaveMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- YoulifyMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Orbifold AIMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
- VoiceopsMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentNew York, NY
- TireTutorMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- TeamSenseMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Suite StudiosMember, Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
- Navless.aiMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- IntegryMember, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — presentPakistan, California, Germany
- Pendo.ioMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- BlueprintMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- CubeMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- SpekitMember, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentDenver, Colorado
- AforzaMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- InvocaMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSanta Barbara, California
- SmartRecruitersMember, Board of Directors2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- SmartRecruitersPresident & COO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Dartmouth CollegeBA, Economics1988 — 1992
- Harvard UniversityMBA, Business1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Segmentation13Outsourcing21Business Process Management9Business Process Re-engineering11Business Process27Cloud Computing99SaaS99Salesforce.com99PaaS32Enterprise Software99Strategic Alliances10Business Alliances81
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Product MarketingStart-upsProfessional ServicesBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsStrategySales ProcessCRMDemand GenerationPartner ManagementRadian6Solution SellingFrom Brett's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Smart RecruitersBoard seat
via Bonfire Ventures · filed Jun 2019 · $40M raise
LyticsBoard seat
via Bonfire Ventures · filed May 2018 · $13.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bonfire Ventures
Brian MacInnes
CFO at Bonfire Ventures
Danika Robinson Lyon Koenig
Scout at Bonfire Ventures
Deb Goldstein
Head of Marketing & Platform at Bonfire Ventures
Dominique Yadegar
Vice President at Bonfire Ventures
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Jason Tahir
Vice President at Bonfire Ventures
Jennifer Richard
Principal at Bonfire Ventures
Jim Andelman
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures
Loren Shepard
Vice President Operations at Bonfire Ventures
Network7
Byron Ling
Partner at Twelve Below
Danika Robinson Lyon Koenig
Scout at Bonfire Ventures
Dominique Yadegar
Vice President at Bonfire Ventures
Fred Ellis
Partner at Next47
Jennifer Richard
Principal at Bonfire Ventures
Jim Andelman
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures
Tyler Churchill
Principal at Bonfire Ventures
Investors connected to Brett in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Brett Queener work?
- Brett Queener is Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures and Founder at Tourial and Founder at TeamSense and Founder at TireTutor.
- What does Brett Queener invest in?
- Brett Queener invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, HR Tech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brett Queener write?
- Brett Queener typically writes checks of $2M – $3M.
- What companies did Brett Queener found?
- Brett Queener founded HelloJoy, Inc., Invoca, Lytics, Pendo.io, Inc., Spekit, TeamSense.
Same school
Also attended Dartmouth College398
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Also attended Harvard University1,457
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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