Brian Balfour
Founder at Edelweiss Ventures LLC
Network origin in Brian Balfour first degree
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University of Michigan
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 614 |
| Public Company | Packaged Software | 12 | |
LJV Management Company LLC
 LJV Management Company LLC Investment ManagersFinance LJV Management Company LLC (LJV Management Company) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Lee Jacobs. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 7 |
Reforge, Inc.
 Reforge, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Reforge, Inc. is a company that offers advanced growth strategy programs for experienced tech professionals in product, marketing, data, design, and engineering. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and provides a systemic approach to iteration and idea validation to realize the goal of getting to product market fit. The programs offered by Reforge focus on building sophisticated systems of compounding growth, developing effective engineering leaders, and becoming fully data-driven with strategic experimentation skills. Additionally, Reforge teaches frameworks for building, communicating, and executing a product strategy, scaling high-quality product execution across product and engineering teams, defining a technical strategy, optimizing it based on company context, and assessing strategic tradeoffs more effectively. The company also offers programs on developing monetization strategies, managing a marketing team, driving scalable and cost-effective acquisition, and leveraging data to make smart product decisions. The company was founded by Brian K. Balfour and he has been the CEO since incorporation.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 6 |
Boundless Learning, Inc.
 Boundless Learning, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Boundless Learning, Inc. provides online educational content for students, educators and self-learners. It creates online textbooks and learning tools that improve education for millions of students and educators. The firm offer textbooks which are available for free and premium across multiple channels, including mobile, website and iBooks. The firm covers content on various subjects including biology, psychology, anatomy and physiology, American history, writing, sociology, business and economics. The company was founded by Ariel Diaz, Aaron White, and Brian K. Balfour in April 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
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| Subsidiary | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 5 |
Edelweiss Ventures LLC
 Edelweiss Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Edelweiss Ventures LLC (Edelweiss Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Lee Jacobs. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 3 |
Viximo, Inc.
 Viximo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Viximo, Inc. developed apps and online games. The company was founded by Brian K. Balfour and Sean Lindsay on October 4, 2007 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
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| Extinct | Packaged Software | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Brian Balfour via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
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| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| SABA CAPITAL INCOME & OPPORTUNITIES FUND II | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member | |
| SAPIENT CORPORATION | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| EBAY INC. | Internet Retail | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| THESTREET, INC. | Commercial Printing/Forms | Public Communications Contact | |
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.
 Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. engages in provision of debt collection and management services. It offers purchasing and collecting charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from consumer credit originators. It provides credit originators such as credit card issuers, consumer finance companies, retail merchants, utilities and others an efficient alternative in recovering defaulted consumer debt. The company was founded by Rufus H. Reitzel, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Troy, MI. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Investor Relations Contact | |
| VIRTUSA CORPORATION | Information Technology Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC
 Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City with an additional office in Hartford, Connecticut. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWA LLC. The firm is an affiliate of George Weiss Associates, Inc. (GWAI), formerly a SEC and NASD registered broker/dealer which was founded by George A. Weiss in 1978. GWAI was reorganized in 2005 and Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC was formed as the investment advisory entity which would manage GWAI?s private investment funds, managed accounts and proprietary capital. Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds, registered investment companies, separately managed accounts for institutional investors, charitable organizations and entities affiliated with the firm. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | |
Hipcamp, Inc.
 Hipcamp, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Hipcamp, Inc. operates as a consumer oriented online travel company. The firm specializes in camping, outdoors, reservations, discovery and land sharing. The company was founded by Alyssa Ravasio and Eric Bach and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member | |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Analyst | |
| Stanford University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Doctorate Degree | |
University of Washington
 University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Huron Capital Partners LLC
 Huron Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Huron Capital Partners LLC (Huron Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Arthur Andersen LLP
 Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
| Stephen M. Ross School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| Pepperdine University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Strength Capital Partners LLC
 Strength Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Strength Capital Partners LLC (Strength Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Mark McCammon and Mike Bergeron. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Flexpoint Ford LLC
 Flexpoint Ford LLC Investment ManagersFinance Flexpoint Ford LLC (Flexpoint Ford) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Donald Joseph Edwards, Ethan Abraham Budin and Charles Earle Glew. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in New york. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| Tsinghua University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Maxim Partners LLC
 Maxim Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Maxim Partners LLC (Maxim Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of MJR Holdings LLC founded in 2009 by Gregg W. Wilson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Stealth Startup Solutions LLC
 Stealth Startup Solutions LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stealth Startup Solutions LLC engages in provision of consulting services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder | |
Substack, Inc.
 Substack, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Substack, Inc. provides email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions through online. The company was founded by Christopher Best and Hamish Mckenzie and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
AH Capital Management LLC
 AH Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AH Capital Management LLC (Andreessen Horowitz) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
PatientPop, Inc.
 PatientPop, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services PatientPop, Inc. operates a marketing platform for growing a medical practice. Its platform is a solution for patient acquisition, reputation management, retention marketing and business insights with a dashboard. The company was founded by Luke Kervin, Travis S. Schneider and Taylor Timmer in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. | Internet Software/Services | President | |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | Computer Processing Hardware | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Horizons Ventures Ltd.
 Horizons Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Horizons Ventures Ltd (Horizons Ventures) is an Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by DEBBIE CHANG, Hoi Shuen Chau and Ka Shing Li. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Adin Media Shanghai Co. Ltd.
 Adin Media Shanghai Co. Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Adin Media Shanghai Co. Ltd. provides internet advertising services. The private company is based in Shanghai, China. The Chinese company was founded by Eric Siliang Tan. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director of Finance/CFO | |
| HF FOODS GROUP INC. | Food Distributors | Director/Board Member | |
| WATERDROP INC. | Insurance Brokers/Services | Director of Finance/CFO | |
PWC Corp.
 PWC Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services PWC Corp. is a private company that wholesales steel water pipes and plumbing and heating equipment. The company is based in Santa Ana, CA. | Wholesale Distributors | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Clarion Partners LLC
 Clarion Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Clarion Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Clarion Partners provides investment advisory, sub-advisory, and other services principally to institutional investors, focusing on sourcing, underwriting and managing real estate and real estate-related investments. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| New York Law School | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC
 Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Fixed Income | |
| GUOQUAN FOOD (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. | Food Retail | Director/Board Member | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers (Beijing) | Corporate Officer/Principal | ||
| MAOYAN ENTERTAINMENT | Movies/Entertainment | Director of Finance/CFO | |
| MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORPORATION | Oil & Gas Production | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor |
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| United States | 38 |
| China | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 |
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| Finance | 15 |
| Consumer Services | 12 |
| Commercial Services | 7 |
| Technology Services | 6 |
| Retail Trade | 3 |
Operational
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 113 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 96 |
| Director/Board Member | 94 |
| Private Equity Investor | 73 |
| Founder | 68 |
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| Yuriy Timen | 29 |
| Mike Beauregard | 19 |
| Jason Townsend | 16 |
| Craig Parker | 14 |
| Kang Ping Shi | 14 |
| Daniel J. Estes | 13 |
| Dale Strang | 12 |
| Pascal Levy-Garboua | 11 |
| Justin Mares | 11 |
| Robert Go | 11 |
| Arielle Zuckerberg | 10 |
| Alter Michelle Jessica | 10 |
| Daniel Moon | 9 |
| Annie Maxwell | 9 |
| Joanna Lord | 9 |
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