Brian Muller
InvestorFounderPrincipal at Black Jays Ventures · CTO & Co-Founder at Brillian
New York, New York, United States
FoundedBrillian
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About
Principal at Black Jays and CTO of Parallel Markets. Has led engineering, data science, and product teams across e-commerce, media, and energy, with prior roles at Vox Media, the Washington Post, LivingSocial, ZOLA Electric, and The Atlantic; previously co-founder and CTO of OpBandit (acquired by Vox Media in 2015).
CTO & Co-Founder at Brillian
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Charlie OshmanCEO & Co-Founder
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Christopher BethelCo-founder & Chief AI Officer
Experience
- BrillianCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Black Jays VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- iCapitalSenior Vice President of Product Development2025New York, New York, United States
- Parallel Markets (acquired by iCapital)Co-Founder and CTO2019 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- The AtlanticVP Data and Growth2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- The AtlanticStrategy Consultant2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- Black Jays InvestmentsPrincipal2016 — 2018New York, New York, United States
- ZOLA ElectricDirector of Data2016Arusha, Tanzania
- Vox Media, Inc.Director of Data Science2015 — 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area
- OpBandit, Inc. (acquired by Vox Media)CTO / Co-Founder2012 — 2015New York, NY / Washington, DC
- LivingSocialLead Software Engineer / Lead Data Scientist2010 — 2012Washington D.C.
- Foreign Policy MagazineWeb Director2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Johns Hopkins HospitalResearch Assistant2009 — 2010Baltimore, Maryland
- Medical University of South CarolinaPhD Student, Biomedical Sciences2007 — 2009Charleston, SC
Skills & more
Ruby on Rails36Data Science23Python26Ruby36MySQL32Hadoop20Data Warehousing4Linux19R5Apache10Open Source10Web Development20
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Muller?
- Principal at Black Jays and CTO of Parallel Markets. Has led engineering, data science, and product teams across e-commerce, media, and energy, with prior roles at Vox Media, the Washington Post, LivingSocial, ZOLA Electric, and The Atlantic; previously co-founder and CTO of OpBandit (acquired by Vox Media in 2015).
- Where does Brian Muller work?
- Brian Muller is CTO & Co-Founder of Brillian and Principal at Black Jays Ventures.
- What companies did Brian Muller found?
- Brian Muller founded Brillian.
- Where did Brian Muller go to school?
- Brian Muller studied at Medical University of South Carolina (MS, Bioinformatics); College of Charleston (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Livingsocial mafia12
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sheji HoSenior Manager, Head of User Acquisition, AsiaFounded Hd +1Zack LiscioEscapes Account ExecutiveFounded Cloud Capital +1Jake SeipBusiness AnalystFounded Aero +1Tige SavageBoard of DirectorsFounded DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)Varsha RaoSenior Vice President, International (Acquired by Groupon)Founded NURXLuke AntalSr. Operations ManagerFounded Alumni Ventures
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College of Charleston mafia10
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A. Clarke AtwellBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded LUX Biosciences +2Ryan NeuBSFounded Blissfully +1Garrett BoudinotBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Vy Carb +1Robert HaydockAccountingFounded Zembula +1Amy WisterBSFounded RevShoppFred BlumerBAFounded Mile Auto
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Black Jays Ventures mafia2
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Medical University of South Carolina mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Vox Media mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Medical University of South Carolina11
Tammy MahaneyVenture Partner at Suncoast VenturesDr. Melissa MilanakFounder, MIND Impact Consulting at Tribes VenturesJeffrey D. HallOperations Manager, Gulf Region at Forest Investment AssociatesThomas Chamberlain, PharmDExecutive Officer, Director at EdlogicsKristina AndrijauskaiteExecutive Officer at Vascular Perfusion SolutionsGeorge MagrathChief Executive Officer at Opus Genetics
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Also attended College of Charleston34
Kelci HoranOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at .406 VenturesKevin DayPartner, Head of Capital Formation at Two Bear CapitalCasey TierneyInvestor at LegalTechScott AronsonOperating Partner at StripesWill WardFounder & Managing Partner at Fourward VenturesBrian McNamaraMBA Columbia Biz School at Cosmic Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brillian1
Also worked at Parallel Markets (acquired by iCapital)2
Also worked at Black Jays Investments3
Also worked at Vox Media, Inc.11
Ben LererManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauNatalie Fonseca LicciardiManaging Partner at Toyota VenturesJasmine HillProject Manager at JDS SportsMegan AdamsExecutive Assistant at Zeal Capital PartnersZachary KaplanManaging Director at Cove Hill PartnersCharlie DurbinFounder at Decent
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