Brian Balfour
Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
San Francisco
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Brian Balfour is the Founder and CEO of Reforge. Before that, he served as VP of Growth at HubSpot, where he worked on new product initiatives including HubSpot Sales and HubSpot CRM, and earlier was an EIR at Trinity Ventures. He has co-founded four companies over the past decade, including Boundless (acquired by Valore) and Viximo (acquired by Tapjoy). Today he writes deeply researched essays on AI, product, and growth, co-hosts the Unsolicited Feedback podcast with Fareed Mosavat, and invests in and advises startups such as Drift, Loom, and Pipefy.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded/co-founded Reforge, Boundless, Viximo, reCatalyze, PopSignal, Unique Production, and Celestine Inc.
- Education
- Studied Sports Business, Statistics, and Economics at the University of Michigan.
- Communities
- Co-hosts the Unsolicited Feedback podcast with Fareed Mosavat.
- Hobbies
- Enjoys University of Michigan football games, Bud Light, and BBQ.
- Family
- A self-described midwesterner, born and raised in Michigan.
- More
- Based in San Francisco but frequently spends time in LA, Chicago, Boston, and Michigan.
From Brian's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Investments
Investor
Blue Bottle CoffeeDriftGametimeGrabcadHelpscoutKettle & FireLoomNamo MediaPipefyVoiceOpsWonder School
Per the investor's own website.
Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
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