Investing Profile

Brian Rumao

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Managing Director at Next Play Ventures
brianrumao.comSan Francisco Bay Area
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Networks Brian is a member of
McKinsey & Company Network
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University of Michigan Network
87 CONNECTIONS
University of Michigan Network
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LinkedIn Network
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Current Investing Position
Next Play Ventures Managing Director
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
3

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Brian Rumao's Investments On Record (3)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
The Browser Company
Series AMay 2021$13M
$18M
Co-investors: Jason Warner (Redpoint Ventures), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Emilie Choi (Coinbase Ventures), Terrence Rohan (Otherwise Fund), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Scott Belsky, Dylan Field, Evan Williams, Akshay Kothari, Shane Curran, Fidji Simo, Mike Krieger
Trala
SeedAug 2020$4M
$13M
Co-investors: Alexis Ohanian (Seven Seven Six), Cristina Apple Georgoulakis (Seven Seven Six), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Lachy Groom (LGF), Bob Meese
Truework
Series BMay 2020$30M
$98M
Co-investors: David Frankel (Founder Collective), Jack Groetzinger (Founder Collective), David Thacker (Greylock), Josh Buckley (Buckley Ventures), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Matt Murphy (Menlo Ventures), Steve Sloane (Menlo Ventures), Tod Sacerdoti (Flex Capital), Auren Hoffman (Flex Capital), Eduardo Vivas (Curated), Sujay Tyle (Balderton Capital), Greg Arrese (Ride Ventures ), Susan Hobbs (CrunchFund), Steven Sarracino (Activant Capital), Jonathan Ebinger (BlueRun Ventures), Spencer McLeod (GSV Asset Management), Jeff Weiner (Next Play Ventures), Dana Lorch (Company Capital), Vipul Ved Prakash, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Rob Theis, William Hockey

Brian Rumao's Experience

Managing Director Next Play Ventures2020 - Present
LP Concrete Rose Capital2019 - Present
Angel Investor Various Companies2018 - Present
Fellow On Deck2021 - 2022
VP, Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman LinkedIn2020 - 2022
Member, Board of Directors Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula2014 - 2022
VP, Chief of Staff to the CEO LinkedIn2014 - 2020
Author, LinkedIn Learning LinkedIn2018 - 2019
First Mover Fellow The Aspen Institute2018 - 2019
Manager, Business Operations LinkedIn2012 - 2014
Consultant McKinsey & Company2010 - 2012
Operations Consultant Gunung Sewu Group2009 - 2009
Operations Analyst Dell2008 - 2008
Production Supervisor General Motors2005 - 2007

Brian Rumao's Education

University of Michigan MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
University of Michigan BSE Industrial and Operations Engineering, Mathematics