Glen Bressner
InvestorManaging Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Glen Bressner co-founded Activate Venture Funds and serves as Managing Partner, with over 35 years as a venture capitalist participating in more than 100 equity financings and holding director or board observer roles at over 35 companies. He currently sits on the boards of Benefix, High QA, Princeton Identity, Bonsai and scaleMatters, and holds a BSBA from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- MonterroB2B Software Investorcurrent2025 — presentFinland
- NGP CapitalPrincipal2023 — 2025
- NGP CapitalVice President2020 — 2023
- NGP CapitalAssociate2018 — 2020Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- WärtsiläTreasury & BD roles2011 — 2015Finland
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Office2Management2Customer Service2Team Building2
From Glen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Activate Venture Partners
Avlyn Ashterman-Reece
Administrative Director at Activate Venture Partners
Ed Goodman
Venture Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Edwin Goodman
General Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Jarred Bressner
Principal at Activate Venture Partners
Jeff A. Davison
Venture Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Mike Thompson
CFO at Activate Venture Partners
Pierce Crowley
Associate at Activate Venture Partners
Todd Pietri
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Network5
Edwin Goodman
General Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Jeff A. Davison
Venture Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Okan Kara
Managing Partner at ACT Venture Partners
Todd Pietri
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners
Zack King
Venture Advisor; CEO, Shyft Analytics at Slater Technology Fund
Investors connected to Glen in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Glen Bressner?
- Glen Bressner co-founded Activate Venture Funds and serves as Managing Partner, with over 35 years as a venture capitalist participating in more than 100 equity financings and holding director or board observer roles at over 35 companies. He currently sits on the boards of Benefix, High QA, Princeton Identity, Bonsai and scaleMatters, and holds a BSBA from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College.
- Where does Glen Bressner work?
- Glen Bressner is Managing Partner at Activate Venture Partners.
- What check size does Glen Bressner write?
- Glen Bressner typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Glen Bressner go to school?
- Glen Bressner studied at Hanken School of Economics (Master of Science (MSc), Finance, General); Hanken School of Economics (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Finance, General).
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Shared employers
Also worked at NGP Capital33
Anupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESKaori OnguchiVenture Partner at Sozo VenturesBo IlsoeManaging Partner at NGP CapitalChristian NoskePartner at NGP CapitalMatti VänskäPartner, Ecosystem and Portfolio Development at NGP CapitalOssi TiainenPartner at NGP Capital
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Also worked at Deutsche Bank830
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Wärtsilä11
Emmi KaipioDirector of Sprints at Emerald Technology Ventures AgFarah LahdiyExecutive and Operations Assistant at Vistara GrowthGlen R. BressnerManaging Partner at Originate VenturesPratip MazumdarCo-Founder and Partner at Inflexor VenturesFrank HouriganPartner - Head of Operations at 1confirmationJohn HarperInvestor at Clean Energy Venture
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