BrightLoop creates
more successful startups.

BrightLoop creates more successful startups. We partner with venture firms to collect and analyze expert viewpoints on startups they are considering funding, and then invest alongside them. Venture firms win better deals and get better returns, and experts earn equity for helping startups win.

Partners

Antony Brydon

Antony is a managing partner and co-founder of BrightLoop. He started at R.B. Webber & Co, helping investors and startups evaluate new markets. He’s co-founded or led startups that include IUMA (acquired by NASDAQ: EMUS), Visible Path (acquired by NYSE: D&B) and Directly (funded by Microsoft, acquired by Movate).

Jeff Patterson

Jeff is a managing partner and co-founder of BrightLoop. He launched his first startup IUMA (acquired by NASDAQ: EMUS) while in college, then co-founded and led technology for Visible Path (acquired by NYSE: D&B) and Directly (funded by Microsoft, acquired by Movate). He holds 8+ patents in AI and crowdsourcing.

Shinal Lakshman

Shinal is a partner and part of the founding team at BrightLoop, focusing on executive and expert operations. She has led network and gig operations at Dayslice, Atomic, Directly, and Shuddle. Prior to Shuddle, Shinal held product roles at Foursquare and Causes. Shinal is based in San Francisco, California.

Board & Advisors

John Girard

Board Partner
CIENCE

Eric Quantstrom

Advisor
Apollo

Paul Ross

Advisor
Affinity CRM

Jeremy Neilsen

Advisor
SPV Concierge

Collaborators

Kathy Ryan

Outside CFO
Rose-Ryan

Patrick Kelly

Corporate Counsel
M&H, LLP

Todd Betke

Fund Counsel
M&H, LLP

Steven Colby

Patent Counsel
Rimon Law

Open Positions

Email resume and cover letter to jobs@brightloop.ai

Director of Executive Operations

  • Point responsibility for growing and managing executive networks

  • 5-10+ years experience driving the growth of online professional networks

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Principal, Venture Capital

  • Point responsibility for generating new VC partners and driving evaluations

  • Strong research, analytical, quantitative and visual presentation skills

  • 2+ years experience as an associate or principal at a PE or VC firm

Principal, Private Equity

  • Point responsibility for generating new PE partners and driving evaluations

  • Strong research, analytical, quantitative and visual presentation skills

  • 2+ years experience as an associate or principal at a PE or VC firm

Full Stack Engineer

  • Responsible for developing front end and back end components

  • Must be proficient in Node, React and Python

  • 3-5+ years experience building production SaaS applications

  • LLM experience preferred

Product Designer

  • Responsible for interaction and visual design of core applications

  • 3-5+ years experience designing B2B SaaS applications

  • Strong collaboration skills with both business and development stakeholders required

Contact

 

BrightLoop, Inc

201 Spear St, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

info@brightloop.ai