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Brian Truong

Investor

Investment Team at Graph Ventures · Executive Officer, Director at HelloToken

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $250K

Thiel Fellow 2016

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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

  1. Graph VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Graph VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Various StartupsAdvisor/Angel Investorcurrent2015 — present
  4. Various StartupsConsultantcurrent2011 — present
  5. YadaCo-Founder / CEO2018 — 2020New York, New York, United States
  6. Slightly LLCFounding Artist2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. HelloTokenCo-Founder / CEO2015 — 2017Greater Boston
  8. Seed FundInvestment Team2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. The Blackstone GroupInvestment Team2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestment Team2013Greater Boston

Skills & more

Public Speaking12Entrepreneurship56Start-ups45Product Development29Venture Capital25Business Development20Growth

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Investments

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CubboLiftit

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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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