Brian Singerman
American businessman
Brian Singerman (born 1976 or 1977) is an American venture capitalist and businessman. He is a partner emeritus at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with over $11 billion under management.
Early life and education
Singerman graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Following Stanford, he joined the virtual-world online start-up There as a software engineer.
Career
In 2004, Singerman joined Google where he spent four years as an engineer and executive. At Google, he founded the personal web portal, iGoogle.
During his tenure at Google, Singerman began his investment career, launching a $1 million fund called XGYC Fund, short for "ex-Google, Y Combinator."
Founders Fund
In 2008, Singerman joined Founders Fund, where he works alongside Peter Thiel and Ken Howery. He focuses on healthcare, biotechnology, wearable computing, and robotics.
Singerman has been a board director for several companies, including Affirm, Cloud9, Emerald Therapeutics, The Long-Term Stock Exchange, Oscar Health, and Postmates. Additionally, he has served as a board observer for Airbnb, Forward, and Wish.
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