Brian NeSmith Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 15

  • Portfolio
  • 5

  • Exits
  • 10

Exits

Brian NeSmith General Information

Description

Mr. Brian NeSmith is a Co-Founder & serves as Executive Chairman at Arctic Wolf . Mr. NeSmith served as Board Member at TrueSight Pulse. He serves as Board Member at Conceal. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Network Appliance (NetCache Busines). He served as a Board Member at Centrify. Previously, he served as a President and Chief Executive Officer at Blue Coat Systems. He served as Board Member at Revelstoke. He is also the former CEO of Blue Coat Systems (formerly CacheFlow), where he presided over the company's IPO and increased company revenues from $10 million per year to more than $500 million per year as the industry's leading web proxy platform. He also has served as CEO of Ipsilon Networks, leading the company's acquisition of Nokia to become the leading appliance platform for Check Point firewalls. His career includes product management and marketing at Newbridge Networks and general management of the Layer 3 Switched Routing business unit. He earned BS (Bachelor of Science) in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States
+1 (801)

Brian NeSmith Investments (15)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Amplifier ( Business/Productivity Software) 20-Mar-2025 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
StrikeReady 09-Apr-2024 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
KeyCaliber 16-Nov-2021 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Beeline Connect 08-Jul-2015 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Real Gone Gigs 01-Aug-2014 Media and Information Services (B2B) Out of Business
Gone App 30-Jul-2014 Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Out of Business
WittyParrot 07-Jul-2013 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
i7 Networks 12-Nov-2012 Network Management Software Startup
WeVideo 19-Apr-2012 Early Stage VC Multimedia and Design Software Profitable
StopTheHacker 13-Feb-2012 Early Stage VC Internet Software Profitable

Brian NeSmith Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
AvaLAN Wireless 19-Apr-2021 Merger/Acquisition
WeVideo 14-Dec-2020
Real Gone Gigs 13-Oct-2020
Beeline Connect 01-Mar-2018
Gone App 03-Aug-2017
Gridpoint Systems 01-Sep-2015
StopTheHacker 01-Jan-2013
Nicira Networks 24-Aug-2012
UpMo Bankruptcy: Liquidation
i7 Networks Secondary Transaction - Private

Brian NeSmith Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Brian NeSmith Co-Investors (17)

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Brian NeSmith FAQs

  • Who is Brian NeSmith?

    Brian NeSmith is an angel Investor who has made 15 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Brian NeSmith?

    Brian NeSmith is an angel investor.

  • What does Brian NeSmith do?

    As an angel investor, Brian NeSmith invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Brian NeSmith hold?

    Brian NeSmith holds a board seat in Conceal.

  • What has Brian NeSmith invested in?

    Brian NeSmith has made numerous investments in companies like Amplifier ( Business/Productivity Software), StrikeReady, and KeyCaliber within the Business/Productivity Software and Network Management Software industries.

  • What has Brian NeSmith invested in recently?

    Brian NeSmith's latest investment was on 20-Mar-2025 in Amplifier ( Business/Productivity Software), a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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