Brian O'Kelley Overview
Investor Type
Angel
Status
Active
Professionals
1
Investments
12
Portfolio
6
Exits
4
Brian O'Kelley General Information
Description
Mr. Brian O'Kelley is a Co-Founder, Chairman and serves as the Chief Executive Officer at AppNexus. He is also an Angel Investor. He also serves as Advisor at Tribeca Venture Partners and ICX Media. As CEO of AppNexus, the world leader in real-time advertising technology, Brian and his team are building the company to be the lynchpin of the display advertising industry, offering a highly scalable ad technology platform upon which other companies build their advertising businesses. Widely considered a visionary in online advertising, Brian O'Kelley created the first successful ad exchange as CTO of Right Media (acquired by Yahoo! for $850MM in July 2007) before co-founding AppNexus. An innovator throughout his career, Brian was CEO of Netamorphosis, an early social networking and e-commerce site, Co-Founder of Cetova, a web-based reporting and analytics platform for enterprise financial systems, and EVP at LogicSpan, a consulting and technology integration firm specializing in real-time personalization and real-time ad optimization. Today, in addition to his role at AppNexus, Brian is also an active investor in and early-stage advisor to dozens of ad technology companies in the ecosystem including Invite Media (now owned by Google), MediaMath, Media6Degrees and Solve Media. Brian has a computer science degree from Princeton University. He also serves as Advisor at Tribeca Venture Partners. He is also an Angel Investor.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- New York, NY
- United States
Brian O'Kelley Investments (12)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armis | 03-Jun-2018 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 000000000 | 19-Apr-2017 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Database Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 00000 | 17-Jan-2017 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 000 00000 | 10-Nov-2016 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 0000000 | 01-Mar-2016 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 0000000 0000000000 | 29-Sep-2015 | 00000 00000 | 000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 00000 0'000000 |
| 000000000 000 | 11-Sep-2014 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 00000 0'000000 |
| 00000 | 15-Jun-2011 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 00000 0'000000 |
| AdNectar | 04-Mar-2010 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Information Services (B2C) | Startup | 00000 0'000000 |
| LiveIntent | 19-Jan-2010 | Early Stage VC | 00.000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Profitable | 00000 0'000000 |
Brian O'Kelley Exits (4)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siftery | 12-Dec-2018 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 00000 | 29-Apr-2016 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| AdNectar | 01-Jun-2011 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Thunder Industries | Merger/Acquisition |
Brian O'Kelley Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian O'Kelley | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | New York, NY |
Brian O'Kelley Co-Investors (134)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam D'Angelo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Charles Songhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Eric Ries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Jonah Goodhart | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Scott Faber | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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