Brett Gibson

Experience

Initialized Capital2017 – now

1. Managing Partner2022 – now

   Promoted with Jen Wolf; leads the firm's sector-agnostic, early-stage investment strategy and oversees its investing team.6Jen Wolf and Brett Gibson are Promoted as Initialized Capital's Newest Managing PartnersInitialized Capital

2. General Partner2020 – 2022

   Named a general partner as Initialized closed its $230 million fifth fund.5With a new general partner and without Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital garners $230 million for fund fiveTechCrunch

3. Operating Partner for Engineering4Welcome Alda and Brett: the Initialized team is leveling upInitialized Capital2017 – 2020

Y Combinator2014 – 2015

1. Software development2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedInMar 2014 – Oct 2015

Posthaven2013 – now

1. Co-founderMar 2013 – now

   His profile describes it as "Easy, simple blogs forever."2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn

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Posterous2009 – 2010

1. Co-founderJun 2009 – Jul 2010

   Blogging by email; later acquired by Twitter.2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn

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Slinkset2008 – 2009

1. Co-founderJan 2008 – Jun 2009

   Funded by Y Combinator in Summer 2008 and acquired by Posterous.2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn

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Sonific, LLC2006 – 2008

1. Developer2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedInSep 2006 – Mar 2008

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Occasional Good Idea Co.2005 – 2006

1. Co-founderDec 2005 – Aug 2006

   Built DrawHere.com, for drawing on any website; DeviantArt acquired it.2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn

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Grand Central Communications2004 – 2005

1. Software Engineer2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedInJun 2004 – Nov 2005

Education

University of California, Santa BarbaraYears not published

BA, Philosophy2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn

Milestones

1. 2006DeviantArt acquires DrawHere, the browser drawing startup he co-founded4Welcome Alda and Brett: the Initialized team is leveling upInitialized Capital
2. Summer 2008Goes through Y Combinator's Summer 2008 batch with Slinkset, a link-sharing community site4Welcome Alda and Brett: the Initialized team is leveling upInitialized Capital
3. Jun 2009Joins Posterous as a co-founder after it acquires Slinkset2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn
4. Mar 2012Twitter acquires Posterous7Posterous Finds A Home In The Arms Of TwitterTechCrunch
5. Feb 2013Launches Posthaven with Garry Tan as Posterous announces it will shut down, pledging to keep blogs online forever8Posterous Will Shut Down On April 30th, Co-Founder Garry Tan Launches Posthaven To Save Your SitesTechCrunch
6. Mar 2014Starts writing software at Y Combinator2Brett Gibson on LinkedInLinkedIn
7. Jun 2017Joins Initialized Capital as Operating Partner for Engineering4Welcome Alda and Brett: the Initialized team is leveling upInitialized Capital
8. Aug 2020Becomes a general partner as Initialized raises $230 million for its fifth fund5With a new general partner and without Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital garners $230 million for fund fiveTechCrunch
9. Aug 2022Promoted to managing partner alongside Jen Wolf6Jen Wolf and Brett Gibson are Promoted as Initialized Capital's Newest Managing PartnersInitialized Capital
10. Oct 2024Announces a restructuring of Initialized, promoting three principals to partner9Initialized AdaptsInitialized Capital

Writing

Initialized Adapts October 2024