Brett Wilson
InvestorGeneral Partner at Swift Ventures · PMF & Business Model at Bridgex Ventures · Founder, TubeMogul at UC Berkeley Skydeck · Board director at Arize · Board director at WeTravel
Berkeley, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Co-founder and general partner at Swift, Brett Wilson previously co-founded and led TubeMogul as CEO through its 2014 NASDAQ IPO and 2016 acquisition by Adobe for $540M. He began his career at Accenture and co-founded ecommerce company YouCanSave.com, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Arize
Intro paths
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to Arize's investors below.
Arize's investors · 12
Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2025Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksCollective LiquidityPlantationEvolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checksFoundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksNimble PartnersSan FranciscoOMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSwift VenturesSan FranciscoTrinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks
Co-founders at Arize
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APARNA DHINKARANDirector
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Jason LopateckiPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
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Aparna DhinakaranFounder
Board director at WeTravel
Intro paths
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In turn, Brett can intro founders to WeTravel's investors below.
WeTravel's investors · 7
Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake City · since 2025Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checks · since 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2025Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M checks · since 2025Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Swift VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025
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Co-founders at WeTravel
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Johannes KoeppelExecutive Officer, Director
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Zaky PrabowoExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Viant TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- CapsuleBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Swift VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentLafayette, California, United States
- Arize AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- WeTravelBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- TubiBoard Member2017 — 2020
- Trinity VenturesExecutive In Residence2019 — 2020
- AdobeVP and GM, Advertising2016 — 2019
- TubeMogulCo-founder and CEO2007 — 2016
- Mariner MarketingDirector2004 — 2006
- YouCanSave.Com, Inc.President1999 — 2004
- AccentureConsultant1996 — 2000
Skills & more
E-commerce40Start-ups63Marketing Strategy20Entrepreneurship39Interactive Marketing22Marketing8Direct Marketing14Ad Serving4Online Advertising56Strategic Partnerships29Digital Media21Digital Marketing5
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Product ManagementAnalyticsOrganic SearchProduct InnovationSocial MarketingPositioningMedia PlanningStrategic PlanningFundraisingPublic SpeakingStrategyFrom Brett's professional profile.
Colleagues at Swift Ventures
Network10
Tomasz TunguzScout
Founder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
Ajay ChopraScout
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
Andy TriedmanScout
Partner at Theory Ventures
Brian ZhanScout
Investor at Striker Venture Partners
Dharmesh ThakkerScout
General Partner at Battery Ventures
Thomas CuvelierScout
Partner, US & Europe at RTP Global
Ariel Winton
Principal at True Ventures
Brittany Walker
General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Maria Palma
General Partner at Kindred Capital
Murat Bicer
General Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
Investors connected to Brett in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brett Wilson?
- Co-founder and general partner at Swift, Brett Wilson previously co-founded and led TubeMogul as CEO through its 2014 NASDAQ IPO and 2016 acquisition by Adobe for $540M. He began his career at Accenture and co-founded ecommerce company YouCanSave.com, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
- Where does Brett Wilson work?
- Brett Wilson is General Partner at Swift Ventures and Board director at Arize and Board director at WeTravel.
- What check size does Brett Wilson write?
- Brett Wilson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Brett Wilson go to school?
- Brett Wilson studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA); California State University, Chico (Bachelor of Science, Strategic Management).
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia184
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California State University, Chico mafia11
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Don WilliamsFounded Foresite +1Fábio WittGestão de Sistemas de InformaçãoFounded EasyCarros +1Braydan YoungBachelor of ScienceFounded SlashExperts +1Erik BerlsComputer ScienceFounded CryptosealKris RudeegraapBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded SendosoJoe ArnoldBS in Computer Information SystemsFounded SwiftStack
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Trinity Ventures mafia9
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UC Berkeley Skydeck mafia4
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David SchafferProfessor of Bioengineering; Co-founder, 4D Molecular and Axent BiosciencesFounded Rewrite Therapeutics +2Michael RapeHoward Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Cell and Developmental BiologyFounded Lyterian TherapeuticsDawn SongProfessor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Co-founder, Oasis LabsFounded Virtue Ai
Arize mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business752
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended California State University, Chico41
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Shared employers
Also worked at WeTravel3
Also worked at Tubi10
Joanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalSafa RashtchyManaging Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURESAshmeet SidanaFounder and Chief Engineer at Engineering CapitalBobby YazdaniFounder & Managing Partner at Cota Capital
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Also worked at Adobe168
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier Capital
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