BZ

Brian Zwerner

President of W3 Studio. VC at Beyond The Game Network

Atlanta, Georgia

Skills

Startups
Venture Capital
Web3
Sports tech
Capital Markets
Financial Structuring
Valuation
Investment Banking
Investments
Fixed Income
Structured Products
Derivatives
Hedging
Trading
Portfolio Management
Interest Rate Derivatives
Options
Risk Management
Hedge Funds
Structured Finance

Education

Work Experience

  • President

    2022

    President and Founder of W3 Studio, a venture studio to help diverse founders in Atlanta build startups in web3. W3 Studio is a 501c3 nonprofit entity.

  • Founder & VC

    2018

    Founding Member of Beyond The Game Network. We are a community of athletes and business execs. We fuel the growth of the most exciting companies in America across sports, media, gaming, web3, and fitness.

  • Managing Principal

    2007

    Kensington Blake Capital currently invests in startups and assists companies in the space on finance, operations, and business development. Also publisher of EMPOW3R, a newsletter making web3 easier to understand, and advising companies on web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse.

2017 - 2018

  • Founder

    2017 - 2018

    Brian Zwerner founded Sportal in 2017. The company connects communities through youth sports. We help coaches, players, and parents with services to make it easier to play the games they love. We have a media division that covers high school and travel sports to celebrate success in athletics.

2014 - 2017

  • Senior Advisor

    2014 - 2017

    Aquina provides financing to medical practices and their patients. Kensington Blake Capital made a significant equity investment in the company in 2015 to relaunch the business with a focus on small medical practices. Brian Zwerner serves in an advisory capacity helping the company with operations, finance and marketing.

  • Senior Vice President

    2010 - 2014

    Fixed income sales and trading at FIG Partners (now Janney Montgomery).

Vertical Capital Solutions

2008 - 2010

  • Partner

    2008 - 2010

    Launched financial consulting firm which focuses on working with firms on valuation and risk management for structured products and derivatives.

2005 - 2007

  • Managing Director

    2005 - 2007

    Built and managed the Fixed Income Structured Derivative Products business.

1998 - 2005

  • Managing Director

    2002 - 2005

    Managing the European and Asian Rates Business.

  • Managing Director

    1998 - 2002

    Rates Trading Division

1997 - 1998

  • Associate

    1997 - 1998

    Rates Trading Division