Investing Profile
Brian Rothenberg(716)
VCFounderGrowth OperatorProduct Operator
Founder & growth exec from zero through IPO. Now early-stage VC
defy.vcSan Francisco Bay Area
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Networks Brian is a member of
University of Southern California Network
101 CONNECTIONS
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business Network
33 CONNECTIONS
Yahoo! Inc. Network
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Defy Partners Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.0M
Investments On Record
13
Current Fund Size
$262M
Brian Rothenberg is on these Sector & Stage Rankings
Parenting/Families (Seed)Local Services (Seed)Consumer Health (Seed)SMB Software (Seed)Social Networks (Seed)Real Estate/PropTech (Seed)Marketplaces (Seed)SaaS (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)Parenting/Families (Series A)Local Services (Series A)Consumer Health (Series A)SMB Software (Series A)Social Networks (Series A)Real Estate/PropTech (Series A)Marketplaces (Series A)SaaS (Series A)Enterprise (Series A)Parenting/Families (Series B)Local Services (Series B)Consumer Health (Series B)Social Networks (Series B)SMB Software (Series B)Marketplaces (Series B)Real Estate/PropTech (Series B)SaaS (Series B)Enterprise (Series B)Investors who were foundersInvestors who invested in female foundersInvestors who invested in diverse foundersAngel, Scout, and Solo-CapitalistsSan Francisco Bay Area
Brian Rothenberg's Investments On Record (11)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
PuppyGraph | SeedNov 2024$5M | $5M |
Safara | SeedSep 2022$4M | $4M |
Perfect Venue | SeedApr 2022$4M | $4M |
Novi Connect | Series BFeb 2022$40M Series ASep 2021$10M SeedMar 2020$2M | $52M |
Moment House | Series AAug 2021$12M  | $26M |
OfficeTogether | SeedNov 2020$2M | $2M |
Fourthwall | SeedSep 2020$3M | $20M |
Novi | SeedMar 2020$1.5M | $12M |
most interested in
Marketplaces, SaaS, consumer internet, and most importantly: amazing founders.not interested in
Most direct-to-consumer products, pure biotech (software okay), most hardware (unless commodity hardware using software/data).Brian Rothenberg's Experience
VP of Growth & GM Eventbrite2013 - 2019
Head of Marketing TaskRabbit2011 - 2013
Co-Founder, VP Product Skillslate2009 - 2011
Product Manager Yahoo! Inc.2004 - 2008
Brian Rothenberg's Education
University of Southern California B.S. Business Entrepreneurship & Marketing
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business MBA Finance & General Management
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