Investor profile
Alan Braverman
Angel, Operator angel, Syndicate / Angel group & Founding Member at Illinois Ventures
Alan Braverman is an angel investor and operator angel based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The known portfolio counts 8 companies: Buffer, Eventbrite, Valet Anywhere, Grit Media, Optivolt, Pocket Change, LivePerson and Parakweet.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Alan Braverman portfolio companies (8)
- Buffer
- Eventbrite
- Valet Anywhere
- Grit Media
- Optivolt
- Pocket Change
- LivePerson
- Parakweet
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Founding Member at Illinois Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Mesh
- Ascent Integrated Tech
- Excelsior Sciences
- Cadenza Bio
- Natrion
- Pathlit
- ClimeCast
- Elion Therapeutics
- GrayKea
- Integrated Dynamics
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI, Consumer, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Big Data, Biotech, E-Commerce and Enterprise SaaS.
Alan Braverman appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
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Colleagues at Illinois Ventures
John Mueller
Founding Member
Austin, United States
Thomas Parkinson
Senior Director
Champaign, United States
Craig Vodnik
Founding Member
Austin, United States
Mark O'Connor
Venture Capital Associate
United States
Todd Ofenloch
Founding Member
Boston, United States
Rishit Parikh
Investor
United States
Jackie DiMonte
Advisory Group
New York, United States
Derek Ferguson
Founding Member
Glencoe, United States
Phillip Lachman
Member
Boston, United States
Nancy Sullivan
Managing Director
United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Alan Braverman?
Alan Braverman is an angel investor and operator angel based in Chicago, Illinois, United States with 8 known investments on file, among them Buffer, Eventbrite and Valet Anywhere. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Alan Braverman invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Big Data, Biotech, E-Commerce and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Alan Braverman invest at?
The known deals of Alan Braverman include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Alan Braverman listed at?
Alan Braverman is listed as Founding Member at Illinois Ventures. 10 other people in the database share a firm with Alan Braverman.
How do I contact Alan Braverman?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Alan Braverman. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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