Alan Braverman Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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33
- Portfolio
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8
- Exits
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25

Alan Braverman General Information
Description
Mr. Alan Braverman serves as Chairman at Nightingale Security. Mr. Braverman co-founded & served as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Textline. He founded Sobo. He co-founded and served as Partner at The Giant Pixel. He co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Xoom. He also serves on the boards of Geni and Eventbrite. He co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Xoom. He earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an entrepreneur and computer programmer currently serving as CEO and co-founder of Textline, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) text messaging platform specializing in customer service. Prior to Textline, Mr. Braverman was a co-founder of several internet software companies, including genealogy social network Geni (acquired by MyHeritage) and its spin-off enterprise social network, Yammer (acquired by Microsoft). Earlier, he co-founded Mollyguard Corporation, a payment-themed software studio that spun-off both Xoom (NASDAQ IPO 2013, acquired by PayPal in 2015) and Eventbrite (NYSE IPO 2018). Earlier in his career, Mr. Braverman programmed web software at Silicon Graphics, eGroups, and Yahoo!. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois.
Business Details
Website
alanb.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Alan Braverman Investments (33)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Fathom | 23-Feb-2022 | Early Stage VC | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Optivolt | 23-Aug-2019 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
Cere | 20-Aug-2019 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
Knotch | 25-May-2016 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Mino Games | 01-Oct-2015 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Abra | 07-Jul-2015 | Brokerage | Generating Revenue | |||
Publet | 29-Mar-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Out of Business | |||
Heliogen | 27-Jan-2015 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Profitable | |||
Buffer | 15-Dec-2014 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Radius Intelligence | 23-Sep-2014 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Alan Braverman Exits (25)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Antenna.One | 01-Aug-2023 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
Heliogen | 30-Dec-2021 | ||
Big Night Restaurant Group | 01-Nov-2021 | ||
Enevo | 27-Jul-2020 | ||
Ownza | 01-Dec-2019 | ||
Radius Intelligence | 03-Sep-2019 | ||
Eventbrite | 20-Sep-2018 | ||
Valet Anywhere | 01-Mar-2017 | ||
Faraday Bicycles | 01-Jan-2017 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Wanderable | 01-Sep-2016 | Merger/Acquisition |
Alan Braverman Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Alan Braverman Co-Investors (4)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Innova Capital Partners | 1 |
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LAUNCH Fund |
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Seraph Group |
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Alan Braverman FAQs
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Who is Alan Braverman?
Alan Braverman is an angel Investor who has made 33 investments.
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What kind of investor is Alan Braverman?
Alan Braverman is an angel investor.
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What does Alan Braverman do?
As an angel investor, Alan Braverman invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Alan Braverman invested in?
Alan Braverman has made numerous investments in companies like Fathom, Optivolt, and Cere within the Entertainment Software, Alternative Energy Equipment, and Financial Services industries.
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What has Alan Braverman invested in recently?
Alan Braverman's latest investment was on 23-Feb-2022 in Fathom, a company within the Entertainment Software industry.
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