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Brian Watson

Former Investor at Spark Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $10M

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Brian Watson is a Product Manager at Airbnb with experience in product strategy and development across major technology companies and startups. He has held roles at Apple working on iMessage and Photos, and at Future Primitive developing photo authentication technology. Watson also advises early-stage companies on product strategy and fundraising, and co-founded Hella Creative, a culture-focused creative agency.

Experience

  1. AirbnbProduct Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. FUTURE PRIMITIVEHead of Product2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Various StartupsAdvisor & Angel Investor2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Spark CapitalInvestor2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Hella CreativeCo-Founder2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  6. AppleProduct Manager, iMessage & Memoji2019 — 2020Cupertino, California, United States
  7. AppleProduct Manager, Camera & Photos2017 — 2019Cupertino, California, United States
  8. VSCO®Senior Product Manager2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Union Square VenturesAnalyst2012 — 2014Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Product StrategyStorytellingTrend ResearchGrowth HackingProduct OperationsMarket AnalysisRelationship DevelopmentVenture CapitalFundraisingStrategyInteractive Creative DirectionCommunity Management
+12 moreSocial ImpactNew Product ReleaseProduct ConceptTechnology RoadmappingProduct ManagementProduct MarketingGo-to-Market StrategyUser-centered DesignCreative StrategySocial Media MarketingOnline Community ManagementBusiness Analysis

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Bijan SabetScout
Personal journal
Jeremy PhilipsScout
Investor at Spark Capital
Megan QuinnScout
General Partner at Spark Capital
Nabeel HyattScout
Investor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agency
Todd DagresScout
Investor at Spark Capital
Aaditya Jain
Investor at Spark Capital
Alex Finkelstein
Investor at Spark Capital
Benjamin Simon
Venture Partner at Spark Capital
Clay Fisher
Investor at Spark Capital
Coen Armstrong
Investor at Spark Capital
Connor Mullaney
Investor at Spark Capital
Fraser Kelton
Investor at Spark Capital

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Who is Brian Watson?
Brian Watson is a Product Manager at Airbnb with experience in product strategy and development across major technology companies and startups. He has held roles at Apple working on iMessage and Photos, and at Future Primitive developing photo authentication technology. Watson also advises early-stage companies on product strategy and fundraising, and co-founded Hella Creative, a culture-focused creative agency.
What check size does Brian Watson write?
Brian Watson typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
Where did Brian Watson go to school?
Brian Watson studied at Columbia University (BS, Engineering Management Systems); Phillips Academy (High School).

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