Brian Truong
InvestorInvestment Team at Graph Ventures · Executive Officer, Director at HelloToken
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $250K
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About
Brian Truong of Boston, MA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded HelloToken.
Executive Officer, Director at HelloToken
Experience
- Graph VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Graph VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Various StartupsAdvisor/Angel Investorcurrent2015 — present
- Various StartupsConsultantcurrent2011 — present
- YadaCo-Founder / CEO2018 — 2020New York, New York, United States
- Slightly LLCFounding Artist2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- HelloTokenCo-Founder / CEO2015 — 2017Greater Boston
- Seed FundInvestment Team2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- The Blackstone GroupInvestment Team2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestment Team2013Greater Boston
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Truong?
- Brian Truong of Boston, MA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2016, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they founded HelloToken.
- Where does Brian Truong work?
- Brian Truong is Investment Team at Graph Ventures.
- What check size does Brian Truong write?
- Brian Truong typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What companies has Brian Truong invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cubbo, Liftit.
- Where did Brian Truong go to school?
- Brian Truong studied at Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Human Evolutionary Biology); Thiel Fellowship (Thiel Fellow); University of North Texas (High School, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science).
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Bessemer Venture Partners mafia36
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University of North Texas mafia35
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The Blackstone Group mafia12
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Same school
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Also attended Thiel Fellowship26
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Also attended University of North Texas69
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Shared employers
Also worked at Seed Fund3
Also worked at The Blackstone Group414
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