Where does Brian Halligan work?

Brian Halligan is Founder of HubSpot and Partner at Propeller VC.

What check size does Brian Halligan write?

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

What companies did Brian Halligan found?

Brian Halligan founded HubSpot.

Where did Brian Halligan go to school?

Brian Halligan studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Business Administration and Management); University of Vermont (BS, EE).

Brian Halligan

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Partner at Propeller VC · Investor at Sequoia Capital · Founder at HubSpot

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedHubSpot

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About

Brian Halligan, former HubSpot co-founder and CEO, teaches scaling frameworks (MSPOT, trust battery, glue people) and leads ocean-focused climate-tech programs like Ocean MBA to help scaleup CEOs reach multi-billion outcomes.

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AgTechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyFoodTechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Founder at HubSpot

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Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks Archer Capital GroupLos Angeles Archer Venture CapitalLos Angeles Bantam GroupWestwood BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake City CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks GROOVE CAPITALMinneapolis GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Perkins Cove PartnersBoston · $100K – $500K checks Runa CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checks Scale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks VitalStage VenturesSan Francisco World Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks

Co-founders at HubSpot

Dharmesh ShahFounder

Experience

Long Strange Trip: CEO to CEO with Brian HalliganHostcurrent2025 — present
HubSpotCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
HubSpotCo-Founder & Chairperson2021 — 2025
HubSpotCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2021
Sequoia CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
PropellerCo-founder & Partnercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MITSenior Lecturercurrent2009 — present
MITSloan Fellow2004 — 2005
Groove NetworksVP Sales2000 — 2004
Parametric Technology CorporationSales VP1990 — 1999

Skills & more

SaaS99HubSpot41Salesforce.com24Enterprise Software99Software as a Service (SaaS)30Innovation Management30Software Project Management27Content Marketing48Partnerships33Inbound Marketing99Start-ups99Go-to-market Strategy99

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EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMarketing AutomationSalesBloggingProduct MarketingOnline MarketingSales ProcessSellingSocial MediaStrategic PartnershipsManagement

Diligent Climate Leadership Certification — Diligent

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Agency Ai Appcues Blissfully BodesWell Crayon DrafteaDriftGreenly Harvey JuiceboxOneScreen.AIRillet RogoSearchable.aiServal Tettra

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Colleagues at Propeller VC

Devdutt Yellurkar

Partner at Propeller VC

Reece Pacheco

Partner at Propeller

Shinichi Saijo

Managing Partner at XTech Ventures

Steven Fox

Partner at Propeller

Network11

Keith RaboisScout

Managing Director at Khosla Ventures

Mamoon HamidScout

Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Jack AltmanScout

General Partner at Benchmark

Reece PachecoScout

Partner at Propeller

Pat Grady

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Dan Tyre

Operating Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 Capital

Daniel Sortica

Investor at Propeller VC

Devdutt Yellurkar

Partner at Propeller VC

Diane Hessan

Special Advisor at Data Point Capital

Dr. Julie Pullen

Scientist, writer, and advisor working at the boundaries of sea, sky, and living systems

Steven Fox

Partner at Propeller

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Halligan?: Brian Halligan, former HubSpot co-founder and CEO, teaches scaling frameworks (MSPOT, trust battery, glue people) and leads ocean-focused climate-tech programs like Ocean MBA to help scaleup CEOs reach multi-billion outcomes.
Where does Brian Halligan work?: Brian Halligan is Founder of HubSpot and Partner at Propeller VC.
What does Brian Halligan invest in?: Brian Halligan invests in AgTech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation.
What check size does Brian Halligan write?: Brian Halligan typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What companies did Brian Halligan found?: Brian Halligan founded HubSpot.
What companies has Brian Halligan invested in?: Investments tracked here include Agency Ai, Appcues, Blissfully, BodesWell, Crayon, Draftea, Drift, Greenly, Harvey, Juicebox, OneScreen.AI, Rillet, and 4 more.
Where did Brian Halligan go to school?: Brian Halligan studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Business Administration and Management); University of Vermont (BS, EE).