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Brian Zwerner

President at W3 Studio

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview 

Brian Zwerner is the President of W3 Studio and a Venture Capitalist at Beyond The Game Network, with a strong background in startups, venture capital, and financial structuring. With experience in roles at top financial institutions like J.P. Morgan and Bank of America, he specializes in investing in sectors such as sports tech and web3, and has a keen focus on supporting diverse founders and investing in various stages of companies. Notable highlights of Brian's career include founding Sportal, serving as Managing Principal at Kensington Blake Capital, and his current role as President of W3 Studio and VC at Beyond The Game Network, where he focuses on investing in sectors like AR/VR, gaming/esports, and web3/crypto, while prioritizing support for female and diverse founders.

Work Experience 

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W3 Studio

  • President

    2022 - Current

    President and Founder of W3 Studio, a venture studio to help diverse founders in Atlanta build startups in web3. W3 Studio is a 501c3 nonprofit entity.

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Beyond The Game Network

  • Founder & VC

    2018

    Founding Member of Beyond The Game Network. We are a community of athletes and business execs. We fuel the growth of the most exciting companies in America across sports, media, gaming, web3, and fitness.

We are an investment community of professional athletes and business execs.

thebtgnetwork.com
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Kensington Blake Capital

  • Managing Principal

    2007

    Kensington Blake Capital currently invests in startups and assists companies in the space on finance, operations, and business development. Also publisher of EMPOW3R, a newsletter making web3 easier to understand, and advising companies on web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse.

Kensington Blake Capital is a Financial agency.

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Sportal

  • Founder

    2017 - 2018

    Brian Zwerner founded Sportal in 2017. The company connects communities through youth sports. We help coaches, players, and parents with services to make it easier to play the games they love. We have a media division that covers high school and travel sports to celebrate success in athletics.

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Aquina

  • Senior Advisor

    2014 - 2017

    Aquina provides financing to medical practices and their patients. Kensington Blake Capital made a significant equity investment in the company in 2015 to relaunch the business with a focus on small medical practices. Brian Zwerner serves in an advisory capacity helping the company with operations, finance and marketing.

Aquina is a technology company focused on healthcare payment solutions.

aquinahealth.com
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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

  • Senior Vice President

    2010 - 2014

    Fixed income sales and trading at FIG Partners (now Janney Montgomery).

Vertical Capital Solutions

  • Partner

    2008 - 2010

    Launched financial consulting firm which focuses on working with firms on valuation and risk management for structured products and derivatives.

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Wells Fargo

  • Managing Director

    2005 - 2007

    Built and managed the Fixed Income Structured Derivative Products business.

Wells Fargo & Company is a financial services firm that provides banking, insurance, investments, and mortgage services.

wellsfargo.com
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Bank of America

  • Managing Director

    2002 - 2005

    Managing the European and Asian Rates Business.

  • Managing Director

    1998 - 2002

    Rates Trading Division

Bank of America Neighborhood Builders is a signature philanthropic program that advances economic mobility and nonprofit leadership.

about.bankofamerica.com
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J.P. Morgan

  • Associate

    1997 - 1998

    Rates Trading Division

J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .

jpmorgan.com

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