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Brien Colwell

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Founder at BringYour · Founder at HeadSpin · CEO at Nextop

Redwood City, California, United States

FoundedBringYourHeadSpinNextop · YC

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About

Brien Colwell is a co-founder and former CTO of HeadSpin, a global device infrastructure platform (2015–2022), and currently works on privacy and security. He studied human-computer interaction and has background as a startup engineer.

Founder at BringYour

Founder at HeadSpin

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In turn, Brien can intro founders to HeadSpin's investors below.

HeadSpin's investors · 17

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checksAngel Collective Opportunity FundSan Francisco · since 2020Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checksBlue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2018First Generation CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2020HOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M checks · since 2018ICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksInventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checksKearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks · since 2018ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksTitanium VenturesSydney · $5M – $10M checksWipro VenturesBengaluru · $1M – $10M checks

Co-founders at HeadSpin

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Manish LachwaniFounder

CEO at NextopYC W15

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YC

Brien went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Brien can intro founders to Nextop's investors below.

Nextop's investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checksNextech InvestZurich · $648K – $3.2M checksRA CapitalBostonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brien Colwell?
Brien Colwell is a co-founder and former CTO of HeadSpin, a global device infrastructure platform (2015–2022), and currently works on privacy and security. He studied human-computer interaction and has background as a startup engineer.
Where does Brien Colwell work?
Brien Colwell is Founder of BringYour and Founder at HeadSpin and CEO at Nextop.
What companies did Brien Colwell found?
Brien Colwell founded BringYour, HeadSpin, Nextop.

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