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Clayton Bryan

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Partner at 500 Global · Executive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $500K checks · typically $100K

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About

Early-stage venture investor and operator who has worked at Silicon Valley companies including Yahoo, focused throughout his VC career on supporting underrepresented founders.

Experience

  1. Quill MeetingsEnterprisecurrent2026 — present
  2. [Something in Motion]Builder & GPcurrent2026 — present
  3. 500 GlobalAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  4. 500 GlobalPartner2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. 500 GlobalVenture Partner2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. ICA FundMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentOakland, California, United States
  7. NYU Entrepreneurial InstituteExecutive Advisory Board Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  8. Transparent CollectiveCo-Founder, Board Member2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Dorm Room FundPartner2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  10. AirtimeGrowth & Corporate Development2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. NewMe AcceleratorHead of Strategic Partnerships & Program Development2011 — 2013San Francisco
  12. PayvmentHead of Community2010 — 2011
  13. HowcastCommmunity Manager2008 — 2010
  14. YahooSearch Editor2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Social Media25Social Media Marketing30Facebook12Marketing Strategy10Product Management18Start-ups48User Experience7Strategic Partnerships27Entrepreneurship24Strategy34Management11Business Development6
+8 moreSocial NetworkingDigital MediaPublic RelationsLeadershipOnline MarketingProduct DevelopmentSEOE-commerce

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Alaa Ibrahim
Operations & Community Manager at 500 Global
Alana House
Education Operations Associate at 500 Global
Alexandra Boffa-Taylor
Senior Investor Relations Associate at 500 Global
Alicia Ho
Fund Accountant at 500 Global
Amal Binjurays
Accelerator Manager at 500 Global

Frequently asked questions

Who is Clayton Bryan?
Early-stage venture investor and operator who has worked at Silicon Valley companies including Yahoo, focused throughout his VC career on supporting underrepresented founders.
Where does Clayton Bryan work?
Clayton Bryan is Partner at 500 Global.
What check size does Clayton Bryan write?
Clayton Bryan typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.
Where did Clayton Bryan go to school?
Clayton Bryan studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Political Economy of Industrial Societies).

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