Brian O'Malley
Director/Board Member at Offline Labs, Inc.
Profile
His personal experiences have led Brian to focus his investment efforts on consumer applications and bottoms-up software, both areas where the user is the decision maker.
Since joining the Forerunner team in 2018, Brian has partnered with founders solving problems around financial independence, social connection, and sustainability, including Arrived Homes, Canal, Dumpling, Fora, MakerSights, Metafy, Narvar, and Sunday, among others.
Brian brings 15+ years of investment experience to the Forerunner team from two world class firms — Accel and Battery Ventures — where he led each firm’s early stage-consumer efforts, staying focused on his passion, even as each firm grew in size.
Before joining Forerunner, Brian had been a friend of the firm since the earliest days, collaborating on mutual portfolio companies, Away, Dollar Shave Club, Hotel Tonight, Joor, and Serena & Lily.
Brian earned a B.S.
in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a Dual Concentration in Entrepreneurial Finance and Management.
While in school, Brian helped launch two startups, both acquired by Fortune 500 businesses.
Brian has been named to Forbes’ Midas List VC Draft: Hot Prospects, as well as to AlwaysOn’s Power Players in Mobile and Power Players in The Cloud lists.
Brian O'Malley active positions
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Offline Labs, Inc.
 Offline Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offline Labs, Inc. develops social networking service application. It offers Sosh, a social discovery and recommendation platform that enables members to discover local activities, events, and places. The company was founded by Rod Begbie, Rishi Mandal and Vivek Patel in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
InstaEDU, Inc.
 InstaEDU, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services InstaEDU, Inc. provides online tutoring services. It operates a website that offers one-on-one private tutoring sessions. The company was founded by Alison Johnston Rue, Daniel Johnston and Joey Shurtleff in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
JOOR, Inc.
 JOOR, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade JOOR, Inc. operates as an online wholesale marketplace for the women's contemporary fashion industry. It allows retailers allover the world to sell their clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. The company was founded by Mona Bijoor in March 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Duetto Research, Inc.
 Duetto Research, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Duetto Research, Inc. provides software services. It develops a cloud-based application that provides revenue strategy solutions to hotels and casinos. The firm offers Duetto Edge that delivers insights on pricing and demand; Duetto Insight for forecasting demand and optimizing pricing for focused-service properties; and Duetto GameChanger, a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution that determines the value of each guest by prospective gaming and non-gaming revenue potential. The company was founded by Patrick Bosworth, Craig Weissman and Marco Benvenuti in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Narvar, Inc.
 Narvar, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Narvar, Inc. operates as an online platform that provides shipping and delivery solutions to retailers. The firms platform allows retailers to extend their brand by post-purchasing from consideration to fulfillment and beyond, deliver real-time tracking information and engage customers with space to collect feedback, provide relevant marketing and surface social content. The company was founded by Amit Sharma and Haamid Ali in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-06-30 |
Forerunner Ventures Management LLC
 Forerunner Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Forerunner Ventures Management LLC (Forerunner Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kirsten A. Green. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-05-31 |
Metafy, Inc.
 Metafy, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Metafy, Inc. provides structured learning plans and tailored curriculum to help individuals achieve their goals in gaming. Metafy is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Denmark and United Kingdom. The company offers live, face-to-face sessions with expert players, as well as replay reviews to help users improve their gameplay. The company was founded in 2020 by Joshua Fabian, who has been the CEO since 2020. | Director/Board Member | - |
Dumpling, Inc.
 Dumpling, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dumpling, Inc. develops personal grocery delivery application services. Its application allows shoppers to provide a number of benefits including the ability to shop at any store, clients getting the same shopper every time, and in-store pricing with no hidden markups. The company was founded by Joel Shapiro, Nate D'Anna, and Tom Schoelhammer and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-03-31 |
MakerSights, Inc.
 MakerSights, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MakerSights, Inc. provides product development software for consumer brands. The company was founded by Dan Leahy and Matt Field in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-04-30 |
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Training of Brian O'Malley
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 22 |
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Battery Ventures
 Battery Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Offline Labs, Inc.
Offline Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offline Labs, Inc. develops social networking service application. It offers Sosh, a social discovery and recommendation platform that enables members to discover local activities, events, and places. The company was founded by Rod Begbie, Rishi Mandal and Vivek Patel in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Bowstreet, Inc.
 Bowstreet, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bowstreet, Inc. provided portal-based tools and technology that helped companies bring together corporate applications, documents, databases and other enterprise information into a single, integrated portal application without requiring significant technical skills. It has provided pre-packaged composite applications and distributed web-based services. The company was headquartered in Tewksbury, MA. | Technology Services |
Motorola Computer Group
 Motorola Computer Group Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Part of Motorola Solutions, Inc., Motorola Computer Group makes 2-way radios, pagers, and electronic communications systems. The company is based in Tempe, AZ. | Electronic Technology |
Ally Invest Group, Inc.
 Ally Invest Group, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Ally Invest Group, Inc. provides investment brokerage and advisory services to investors through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The company was founded by Donato A. Montanaro Jr., Peter Seed, Thomas A. Desmond, Philip A. Claxton and Richard J. Hagen Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Finance |
Coupa Software, Inc.
 Coupa Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Thoma Bravo LP, Coupa Software, Inc. is a company that develops an AI platform for procurement, payment, finance, and supply chain management. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded in 2006 by David Robert Stephens and Noah Eisner. Leagh E. Turner has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Coupa Software was acquired by Thoma Bravo LP. | Technology Services |
Hotel Tonight, Inc.
 Hotel Tonight, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hotel Tonight, Inc. designs and develop a mobile application for hotel bookings. Its application allows clients to book same-day hotel deals. The company was founded by Sam Shank, Christopher Bailey, and Jared Simon in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Sociable Labs, Inc.
 Sociable Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sociable Labs, Inc. provides on-site social commerce solutions for website. Its shopper-to-shopper engine, is a platform that helps websites acquire shoppers. The firm operates through its offices located in Montreal and San Francisco. The company was founded by Nisan Gabbay, Sebastien Brault, and Taoufik El Jamali in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Supernova, Inc.
 Supernova, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Supernova, Inc. provides mobile application related services. Its social mobile application helps in capturing, producing, and sharing bite-size videos with the world. The company was founded by J.J. Aguhob, Christopher Ovitz and Brett O'Brien in December 2010 and is headquartered in Venice, CA. | Technology Services |
H.BLOOM, Inc.
 H.BLOOM, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade H.BLOOM, Inc. provides subscription based flower arrangement services. It delivers designer-quality, hand-tied bouquets, to both residential and business customers by customized arrangements for clients, taking into account from color to size, scent to specific blooms. The company was founded by by Bryan P. Burkhart and Srimant Panda in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Retail Trade |
Serena & Lily, Inc.
 Serena & Lily, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Serena & Lily, Inc. operate as retailer of household goods like furniture, bedding and fabric paints. The firm produces bedding, bath related products, furniture, outdoor, rugs and windows, decor, fabric and paint, baby and kids care products. The company was founded by Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter in October 2003 and is headquartered in Sausalito, CA. | Retail Trade |
FirstMark Capital LLC
 FirstMark Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance FirstMark Capital LLC (FirstMark Capital) is venture capital firm founded by Rick Heitzmann and Amish Jani in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
JOOR, Inc.
JOOR, Inc. Apparel/Footwear RetailRetail Trade JOOR, Inc. operates as an online wholesale marketplace for the women's contemporary fashion industry. It allows retailers allover the world to sell their clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. The company was founded by Mona Bijoor in March 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Retail Trade |
InstaEDU, Inc.
InstaEDU, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services InstaEDU, Inc. provides online tutoring services. It operates a website that offers one-on-one private tutoring sessions. The company was founded by Alison Johnston Rue, Daniel Johnston and Joey Shurtleff in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Accel Partners LLC
 Accel Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Accel Partners LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson. The firm is headquartered in California, the US. | Finance |
Duetto Research, Inc.
Duetto Research, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Duetto Research, Inc. provides software services. It develops a cloud-based application that provides revenue strategy solutions to hotels and casinos. The firm offers Duetto Edge that delivers insights on pricing and demand; Duetto Insight for forecasting demand and optimizing pricing for focused-service properties; and Duetto GameChanger, a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution that determines the value of each guest by prospective gaming and non-gaming revenue potential. The company was founded by Patrick Bosworth, Craig Weissman and Marco Benvenuti in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Narvar, Inc.
Narvar, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Narvar, Inc. operates as an online platform that provides shipping and delivery solutions to retailers. The firms platform allows retailers to extend their brand by post-purchasing from consideration to fulfillment and beyond, deliver real-time tracking information and engage customers with space to collect feedback, provide relevant marketing and surface social content. The company was founded by Amit Sharma and Haamid Ali in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Forerunner Ventures Management LLC
Forerunner Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Forerunner Ventures Management LLC (Forerunner Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kirsten A. Green. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Metafy, Inc.
Metafy, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Metafy, Inc. provides structured learning plans and tailored curriculum to help individuals achieve their goals in gaming. Metafy is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Denmark and United Kingdom. The company offers live, face-to-face sessions with expert players, as well as replay reviews to help users improve their gameplay. The company was founded in 2020 by Joshua Fabian, who has been the CEO since 2020. | Technology Services |
Dumpling, Inc.
Dumpling, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Dumpling, Inc. develops personal grocery delivery application services. Its application allows shoppers to provide a number of benefits including the ability to shop at any store, clients getting the same shopper every time, and in-store pricing with no hidden markups. The company was founded by Joel Shapiro, Nate D'Anna, and Tom Schoelhammer and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
MakerSights, Inc.
MakerSights, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MakerSights, Inc. provides product development software for consumer brands. The company was founded by Dan Leahy and Matt Field in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
This Land, Inc.
 This Land, Inc. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries This Land, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer lawn care company. Its products include core, target, and focus nutrients. The company was founded by Coulter Lewis in 2018 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Process Industries |
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