Brian Hollins
Brian Hollins is an investor with over six years of growth equity experience at Goldman Sachs and a CFA Charterholder. He is the founder of The Takeoff Institute and a founding board member of BLCKVC.
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Collide Capital writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Goldman Sachs · Investor
- BLCKVC · Founding Board Member
- The Takeoff Institute · Founder
- Lightspeed Venture Partners · Scout
- Pear VC · Scout
- Collide Capital · Founder and Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Brian Hollins?
Brian Hollins is an investor with over six years of growth equity experience at Goldman Sachs and a CFA Charterholder. He is the founder of The Takeoff Institute and a founding board member of BLCKVC.
How much does Brian Hollins invest?
Brian Hollins invests through Collide Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Brian Hollins?
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What did Brian Hollins do before Collide Capital?
Investor at Goldman Sachs; Founding Board Member at BLCKVC; Founder at The Takeoff Institute; Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners; Scout at Pear VC.
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