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Ryan Brown

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Venture Partner, Brand & Creative at NextGen Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $750K

30 Under 30 2019 · Marketing & Advertising

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About

Ryan Brown is Head of Creative at Chime. He previously served as Head of Content at Twitter and held marketing roles at high-growth startups including Posterous and Weebly, both of which were acquired. Brown is a venture partner at Moxxie Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners, and is a founding board member of GrowSF.

Experience

  1. ChimeHead of Creativecurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. ChimeCreative Director2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. GrowSFFounding Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Moxxie VenturesVenture Partner, Brand & Creativecurrent2019 — present
  5. NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partner, Brand & Creativecurrent2022 — present
  6. TwitterHead of Content2012 — 2022San Francisco
  7. PosterousMarketing2010 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  8. WeeblyThe Intern2009San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Product Marketing16Sales & Marketing Functions1Copywriting5Video Production8Sales Presentations4A/B testing1Web Design12Mockups1Project Management4Project Coordination1Social Media Marketing61Digital Marketing39
+12 moreAdvertisingOnline AdvertisingMarketing ManagementSalesSocial MediaBloggingMarketingProduct ManagementPersonal BrandingPhotoshopKeynotePowerPoint

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Colleagues at NextGen Venture Partners

Adam Epstein
Chief Financial Officer at Boosted Commerce
Ben Bayat
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Catherine Popper
Board Member at Launchpad Venture Group
Chris Keller
Managing Partner at NextGen Venture Partners
Christian Seale
Healthcare Investor & Operator at Pave Health Ventures
Connor Crown
Managing Partner at Expanse
Corinne Smeriglio
Director of Operations at NextGen Venture Partners
Dan Mindus
Investor at NextGen Venture Partners

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Alex Roetter
General Partner at Moxxie Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryan Brown?
Ryan Brown is Head of Creative at Chime. He previously served as Head of Content at Twitter and held marketing roles at high-growth startups including Posterous and Weebly, both of which were acquired. Brown is a venture partner at Moxxie Ventures and NextGen Venture Partners, and is a founding board member of GrowSF.
Where does Ryan Brown work?
Ryan Brown is Venture Partner, Brand & Creative at NextGen Venture Partners.
What check size does Ryan Brown write?
Ryan Brown typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
Where did Ryan Brown go to school?
Ryan Brown studied at San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business (BS, Marketing); St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

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