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Brian Spaly

Investor

General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures

Austin, Texas

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

About

Serial founder-operator of Bonobos and Trunk Club, Brian Spaly brings rare hands-on brand-building expertise, favoring founder-obsessed, personal-problem startups and a disciplined, non-hype focus on durable, cash-flow-first consumer businesses.

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Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Experience

  1. LedgebrookBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  2. BriteCoBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentEvanston, Illinois, United States
  3. Brand Foundry VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. Made InBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  5. Tribe 9 FoodsBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentMadison, Wisconsin Area
  6. AZEK Building ProductsBoard Member2020 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. TecovasBoard Member2016 — 2024Austin, Texas Area
  8. TecovasExecutive Chairman2017 — 2022Austin, Texas Area
  9. Deckers BrandsBoard Member2018 — 2021Santa Barbara, CA
  10. VeryableBoard Member2017 — 2021Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  11. M1 FinanceBoard Member2017 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
  12. Happy ReturnsBoard Member2017 — 2020Santa Monica, California, United States
  13. Trunk ClubFounder and CEO2009 — 2017
  14. BonobosFounder2006 — 2009
  15. AccuMed Home HealthVice President Mergers & Acquisitions2004 — 2005
  16. Parthenon CapitalAssociate2002 — 2004
  17. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2000 — 2002

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business2005 — 2007
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2005 — 2007
  3. Princeton UniversityAB, Economics1995 — 2000

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,144 more

Also attended Princeton University444

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

+ 438 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Made In2

Ezra GalstonInvestor at Starting LineAndrew MitchellGeneral Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures

Also worked at Deckers Brands3

Julie StueckenInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesMaha IbrahimGeneral Partner at Canaan PartnersBonita StewartInvestor at Black Angel Group

Also worked at Parthenon Capital10

Hemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersBradley SloanManaging Partner at Questa CapitalChandler LallyVice President at Questa CapitalGideon ArgovFounder at New Era Capital PartnersNoah KnaufGeneral Partner at Bond Capital ManagementPatrick GordonPartner at Dragoneer Investment Group

+ 4 more

Also worked at Bain & Company593

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone

+ 587 more

Deals · 1

Own UpBoard seat

via Brand Foundry Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $25.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Brand Foundry Ventures

Andrew Mitchell
General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
John H. Yang
Venture Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Samuel Frith
Investor at Brand Foundry Ventures
Wesley Gottesman
Principal at Brand Foundry Ventures

Network7

Hannah BronfmanScout
General Partner at Conteur Capital Partners
Chris Hulls
Venture Partner at Recursive Ventures
Dave Knox
Managing Partner at Vine Street Ventures
John H. Yang
Venture Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Ned Daoro
Managing Director at Clocktower Ventures
Samuel Frith
Investor at Brand Foundry Ventures
Wesley Gottesman
Principal at Brand Foundry Ventures

Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.