Bradley Tusk

Bradley Tusk

Investment Team atTusk Venture PartnersNew York

Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer. He co-founded Tusk Venture Partners and Tusk Strategies, and leads philanthropic efforts for mobile voting and anti-hunger.

What Bradley can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Career

  1. Uber · first political advisor
  2. US Senator Chuck Schumer · communications director
  3. Mike Bloomberg's 2009 mayoral race · campaign manager
    2009
  4. Tusk Venture Partners · Co-founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  5. Tusk Strategies · founder

Companies founded

Tusk Venture PartnersTusk StrategiesGotham Book PrizeP&T Knitwear

Investments named in public bios

UberBirdFanDuelLemonadeHandyEazeNexarGlamSquadRippleMainStreetNurxRo

Focus

venture capitalhighly regulated industriespolitical consultingmobile votinganti-hungerearly-stage

Education

Columbia Business School, adjunct professorUniversity of Pennsylvania, BAUniversity of Chicago, JD

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Questions

Who is Bradley Tusk?

Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer. He co-founded Tusk Venture Partners and Tusk Strategies, and leads philanthropic efforts for mobile voting and anti-hunger.

How much does Bradley Tusk invest?

Bradley Tusk invests through Tusk Venture Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Bradley Tusk?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Bradley in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Tusk Venture Partners backed works better.

What did Bradley Tusk do before Tusk Venture Partners?

first political advisor at Uber; communications director at US Senator Chuck Schumer; campaign manager at Mike Bloomberg's 2009 mayoral race; founder at Tusk Strategies.

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