Where does Brian Brackeen work?

Brian Brackeen is General Partner at Lightship Capital.

What check size does Brian Brackeen write?

Brian Brackeen typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.

Where did Brian Brackeen go to school?

Brian Brackeen studied at Harvard Business School (Young American Leaders Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).

Brian Brackeen

Investor

General Partner at Lightship Capital

Miami, Florida

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M

About

Former technical founder of Kairos (facial recognition AI), Brian Brackeen brings hands-on operator expertise—examining product architecture and go-to-market—and focuses on Midwest/South founders with bootcamps and ecosystem-building for underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Experience

Lightship CapitalManaging Partner - Lightship Anchor Fundcurrent2023 — presentCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Lightship CapitalGeneral Partner - Lightship Venture Capital Fund Icurrent2019 — present
Kairos Inc.Founder2011 — 2019Miami
AppleSr. Project Manager2010 — 2012
InfocrossingKronos Guru1998 — 2010
Ahold USAKronos Solution Architect2008 — 2010
IBMSr Managing Consultant2002 — 2010
AholdKronos Solution Architect2009 — 2010
Stop & ShopKronos Solution Architect2009 — 2010
metropolitan museumKronos Project Manager2008
ADPTechnical Consultant1999 — 2008
ADP (Automatic Data Processing)Sr. Technical Implementation Consultant2001 — 2005
First Union / Wachovia BankProject Coordinator2002 — 2004
ADP (Automatic Data Processing)Technical Project Leader1999 — 2001
Comcast CorporationManager of System Support and Administration1998 — 1999
IBM Global Services @ AmtrakSenior Network Technician1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Kronos Timekeeping15Kronos WFC22Enterprise eTime11Time Clocks10Kronos31Disaster Recovery81Troubleshooting14Early-stage Startups11Fundraising13Lean Startup17Microsoft SQL Server12Technical Support38

+12 more

Software InstallationSQLOracleServersEnterprise SoftwareCloud ComputingSystem AdministrationProgram ManagementDatabasesMicrosoft ExchangeIISSoftware Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Brackeen?: Former technical founder of Kairos (facial recognition AI), Brian Brackeen brings hands-on operator expertise—examining product architecture and go-to-market—and focuses on Midwest/South founders with bootcamps and ecosystem-building for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Where does Brian Brackeen work?: Brian Brackeen is General Partner at Lightship Capital.
What does Brian Brackeen invest in?: Brian Brackeen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
What check size does Brian Brackeen write?: Brian Brackeen typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Where did Brian Brackeen go to school?: Brian Brackeen studied at Harvard Business School (Young American Leaders Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies).