Alan Braverman Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 33

  • Portfolio
  • 8

  • Exits
  • 25

Exits

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

Alan Braverman Investments (33)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
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
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

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Alan Braverman Co-Investors (4)

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Alan Braverman FAQs

  • Who is Alan Braverman?

    Alan Braverman is an angel Investor who has made 33 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Alan Braverman?

    Alan Braverman is an angel investor.

  • What does Alan Braverman do?

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

  • 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.

  • 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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