BW

Brett Wilson

General Partner at Swift Ventures

Berkeley, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2020 - Current

    Backing early-stage entrepreneurs.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2018

  • Venture Partner

    2016 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2020

    Acquired by Fox Corp for $500m

  • Executive In Residence

    2019 - 2020

  • VP and GM, Advertising

    2016 - 2019

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2007 - 2016

    I co-founded TubeMogul with my partner John Hughes and led the company from inception through IPO and acquisition. Here are some notable accomplishments along the way: -Led VC financings including angel & Series A/B/C venture rounds -Navigated through 4 pivots before launching the first media buying platform for brand advertising -Created a well-known challenger brand bringing transparency and automation to advertising -Scaled go-to-market signing hundreds of top advertisers and $220 million in revenue FY 2016 -Built team of ~650 people around the world with many key leaders cultivated from within -Built a defining culture where people got shit done but also had fun -95% CEO approval rating on Glassdoor -Many industry awards and accolades for innovation, growth, and being a great place to work -Led IPO in 2014 (NASDAQ:TUBE; top-performing tech IPO of 2014) -Achieved plan 29 qtrs in a row as a private co and beat guidance 9 out of 10 qtrs as a public co -Led acquisition to Adobe in 2016 at an 83% premium to the stock price achieving one of the highest premiums paid for a public company Thank you to our team, significant others, investors, board members, partners, and clients for the faith. What an adventure.

  • Director

    2004 - 2006

    Small agency I founded to lead online direct response advertising efforts for clients including Church & Dwight Co., and Orange Glo International.

  • President

    1999 - 2004

    I co-founded and bootstrapped this early e-tailer. At our peak we shipped several thousand items/day. The company was acquired two years in by Thane International. I stayed on to lead the ecommerce team for several years.

Relevant Websites