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Brett Wilson

General Partner at Swift Ventures

Berkeley, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

E-commerce
Start-ups
Marketing Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Interactive Marketing
Marketing
Direct Marketing
Ad Serving
Online Advertising
Strategic Partnerships
Digital Media
Digital Marketing
Product Management
Analytics
Organic Search
Product Innovation
Social Marketing
Positioning
Media Planning
Strategic Planning

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2020

    Backing early-stage entrepreneurs.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2018

2016 - 2024

  • Venture Partner

    2016 - 2024

2017 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2020

    Acquired by Fox Corp for $500m

2019 - 2020

  • Executive In Residence

    2019 - 2020

2016 - 2019

  • VP and GM, Advertising

    2016 - 2019

2007 - 2016

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2007 - 2016

    I co-founded TubeMogul with my partner John Hughes and led the company from inception through IPO and acquisition. Here are some notable accomplishments along the way: -Led VC financings including angel & Series A/B/C venture rounds -Navigated through 4 pivots before launching the first media buying platform for brand advertising -Created a well-known challenger brand bringing transparency and automation to advertising -Scaled go-to-market signing hundreds of top advertisers and $220 million in revenue FY 2016 -Built team of ~650 people around the world with many key leaders cultivated from within -Built a defining culture where people got shit done but also had fun -95% CEO approval rating on Glassdoor -Many industry awards and accolades for innovation, growth, and being a great place to work -Led IPO in 2014 (NASDAQ:TUBE; top-performing tech IPO of 2014) -Achieved plan 29 qtrs in a row as a private co and beat guidance 9 out of 10 qtrs as a public co -Led acquisition to Adobe in 2016 at an 83% premium to the stock price achieving one of the highest premiums paid for a public company Thank you to our team, significant others, investors, board members, partners, and clients for the faith. What an adventure.

2004 - 2006

  • Director

    2004 - 2006

    Small agency I founded to lead online direct response advertising efforts for clients including Church & Dwight Co., and Orange Glo International.

YouCanSave.Com, Inc.

1999 - 2004

  • President

    1999 - 2004

    I co-founded and bootstrapped this early e-tailer. At our peak we shipped several thousand items/day. The company was acquired two years in by Thane International. I stayed on to lead the ecommerce team for several years.