Brian Hollins
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Collide Capital · Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Writes $250K – $1M checks
About
Brian Hollins leverages insights from hosting The Road Untraveled podcast, built a $100M fund for Black founders, and is a founding board member at BLCKVC, an active ecosystem builder.
Brian Hollins @bholls1
And now the fun (hard) part begins...back to work! @CollideCapital https://t.co/m8vJcR9rPC
Apr 9, 2026 · ♥ 15
Brian Hollins @bholls1
Let's go!! It's not easy to build a fund from scratch...proud of my @BLCKVC brothers @JacksonTheVC @frederikg191 @LaVandezJones (and sister @SashaMac17!) on this feat 🚀 https://t.co/7mzx6jhdI2
Oct 23, 2023 · ♥ 9
Brian Hollins @bholls1
Never too rich or famous to remember his roots. Thank you for sharing my brother, you inspire me even when you don’t mean to @pauljudge 🤝🏾 https://t.co/nHizKF5mkU
Sep 9, 2023 · ♥ 6
Invests in
FintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Experience
- Collide CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- Milken InstituteYoung Leaders Circlecurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows Class 26current2021 — present
- The Takeoff InstituteFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Phoenix FundCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BLCK VCFounding Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersScout2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersInvestment Intern2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsGrowth Equity Investor2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsEmerging Entrepreneurs Coverage2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Management Division2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Goldman SachsSummer Analyst in Private Wealth Management2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Congressional Country ClubCaddy2005 — 2011Bethesda, MD
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management
- Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree
Skills & more
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Social NetworkingData AnalysisEvent PlanningMarketingCustomer ServiceFinanceFinancial AnalysisTrainingInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementInterviewsPublic SpeakingLanguages Spanish
- CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
- Series 7 — FINRA
- Series 66 — FINRA
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended Stanford University1,575
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Shared employers
Also worked at Milken Institute51
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows359
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Also worked at The Takeoff Institute2
Also worked at BLCK VC36
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Deals · 1
OneCarNow HoldingsBoard seat
via Collide Capital · filed Feb 2025 · $18M raise
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Colleagues at Collide Capital
Network24
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