Brett Markinson
Founder and Chairman, homium
Brett Markinson is the Founder and Chairman of homium. Previously, he was a founding partner of many companies such as startplug, L.A.S.A, TheOIX.com, and Lagovent Ventures Group, LLC. In that capacity, Brett co-led the development of incubation and partnership projects. Brett co-founded HauteLook Inc., which provides premium fashion and lifestyle brands with an innovative solution to move inventory and Solesociety, a personalized shoe club that provides designer quality, on-trend shoes. Over the past 20 years, Brett has been actively involved in the development of a number of disruptive technology businesses. Brett holds a Bachelor of Science from Babson College with a concentration in finance.
Content & Articles by Brett Markinson
2026 SF Tech Week Day 2: Recap of Mucker Sessions
Day 2 of our SF Tech Week programming ran out of Pilot’s office and covered two things founders tend to put off: the deck you need to raise, and the...
2026 SF Tech Week Day 1: Recap of Mucker Sessions
Mucker Capital hosted two days of programming during SF Tech Week, with two sessions each day. Day 1 covered a live vibe-coding session where four builders attacked the same product...
Most Startup Content Is Invisible: Here’s How to Fix It
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Irina Maltseva, founder of Seen, to share how early-stage B2B SaaS companies get found on Google and inside LLMs. She has spent...
Setting Up A Founder-Led Organic LinkedIn Content Machine With Claude
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Jonathan Martinez, founder and CEO of GrowthPair, to share how founder-led LinkedIn content took his startup from zero to $1M in annual...
Lessons From Building An AI-Native Startup with Octagos
In this Mucker Growth Series session, we invited friends from one of our portfolio companies Haley Chute, CPO & CMO, and Harpreet Marwaha, COO & CFO of Octagos, to share...
How To Craft Your Website Messaging & Positioning as a Startup
In this Mucker Growth Series session, Anthony Pierri, co-founder of FletchPMM, walks through how to craft website messaging and positioning as a startup. FletchPMM is a consultancy that has worked...