Bryan Finkel
InvestorVenture Partner, Investing & Operations at CatchLight Capital Partners
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
About
Bryan Finkel is a Venture Partner at Catchlight Capital Partners and serves as an executive and board member for information technology companies. His experience spans strategy development and execution, team building, new product launches, rapid growth scenarios, post-merger integration, and business model redesign.
Experience
- Catchlight Capital PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2022 β present
- SILVERTECH VENTURESOperating Advisorcurrent2023 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Stealth AI StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- GREENWICH VENTURE MANAGEMENTManaging Directorcurrent2005 β presentGreater New York City Area
- PhixerInterim COO2020 β 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- IntelePeerCorporate Development2021 β 2022
- Road-iQ, subsidiary of Eastern Company (NASDAQ: EML)CEO2018 β 2019Bellingham, Washington Area
- BridgeView PartnersSenior IT Strategy Leader2015 β 2018Greater Philadelphia
- Rank DynamicsAdvisory Board Member2007 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Opera SolutionsInterim General Manager for Sales and Product Management2013 β 2014Jersey City, NJ
- CrunchTime! Information SystemsBoard Member2008 β 2013
- Vitacost.comInterim General Manager for Digital Marketing and E-commerce2011Boca Raton, FL
- Zeta GlobalInterim General Manager for Post Merger Integration and Digital Marketing2009 β 2010New York, NY
- ADVANTA CORPORATIONVice President2000 β 2005
- Advanta Growth Capital, LLCFounder and Managing Director2000 β 2005
- MIT Enterprise ForumChairman1996 β 2004
- TECHNOLOGY VENTURE MANAGEMENTManaging Director1996 β 2000
- BROADVIEW ASSOCIATESSenior Associate1992 β 1996
- Prior EmploymentVarious1987 β 1992United States
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMSEE, Electrical Engineering
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering
- University of MarylandSummer School
- Rockville High School
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Skills & more
SaaS61Enterprise Software37Software as a Service (SaaS)12Strategy94Management32E-commerce99Business Development99Online Marketing59Business Strategy52Strategic Partnerships73Venture Capital40Marketing Strategy29
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MergersPrivate EquitySocial MediaOperations ManagementCRMMulti-channel MarketingEmail MarketingEntrepreneurshipSales ProcessDirect MarketingSocial Media MarketingLead GenerationFrom Bryan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
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
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Also attended University of Maryland148
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Opera Solutions7
Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsLaizer KornwasserStrategic Healthcare Advisor at Team8Abhinav SherwalCo-Founder and Co-CEO at Recur ClubCheryl Sew HoyInvestor at TheVentureCityGuhan KandasamyPrincipal at 10X CapitalAakash TulsaniPrincipal at B Capital Group
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Also worked at CrunchTime! Information Systems1
Colleagues at CatchLight Capital Partners
Caroline Zhang
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Greg Back
Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
Jackson Polveri
Investor at CatchLight Capital Partners
Lee Fan
Venture Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners
Tom Cole
General Partner, Investments & Portfolio at CatchLight Capital Partners
Wei Jiang
Founder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital Partners





























