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Brian Balfour
InvestorAdvisor at Long Journey Ventures
San Francisco
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
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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.
Contact· published on Brian's own website
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.
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Investments
Investor
Blue Bottle CoffeeDriftGametimeGrabcadGrainHelp ScoutHelpscoutKettle & FireLassieLoomLoopsMem0MindbloomNamo MediaPipefyShareaholicSoftrVoiceOpsVybeWonder School
Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources.
Writing
All posts ↗Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
Network15
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Balfour?
- 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.
- Where does Brian Balfour work?
- Brian Balfour is Advisor at Long Journey Ventures.
- What does Brian Balfour invest in?
- Brian Balfour invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Brian Balfour write?
- Brian Balfour typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What companies has Brian Balfour invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Blue Bottle Coffee, Drift, Gametime, Grabcad, Grain, Help Scout, Helpscout, Kettle & Fire, Lassie, Loom, Loops, Mem0, and 8 more.
- What has Brian Balfour written?
- Brian Balfour has 1 tracked post on blog.brianbalfour.com, including "AI Growth".
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