Brian O’Malley

General Partner, Forerunner Ventures

Brian O’Malley is a General Partner at Forerunner Ventures. He was most recently a Partner on Accel Partners’ early stage team. Previously Brian led Battery’s Seed & Early Stage practices, while focusing on investments in eCommerce, online marketplaces and internet applications. During his tenure at Battery, he has invested in Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ: BV), Brightedge, Coupa, Duetto, H.BLOOM, Insitu (acquired by Boeing), J. Hilburn, Joor, HotelTonight, Loosecubes, Peerflix (acquired by Live Universe), Serena & Lily, Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL), Sociable Labs, Sosh, Sprig, TradeKing, Viddy (acquired by Fullscreen Media) and World Golf Tour. He prides himself on hustling to find unique companies and new markets before other investors recognize the opportunity. Prior to Battery, Brian spent several years at Bowstreet, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: IBM), as Director of West Coast Technical Sales and earlier as the company’s Technical Evangelist preaching the future of web service-based APIs. Earlier in his career, Brian assisted founding teams at Matrics, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: MOT) and Compoze Software (acquired by NASDAQ: ORCL) with go-to-market strategy and initial fundraising activities. He started his career as a web developer for Motorola Computer Group while only a sophomore in college. Brian has guest lectured on entrepreneurship at several top universities, including Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Stanford, UVA and Penn. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Dual Concentration in Entrepreneurial Finance and Management. 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.

Articles by Brian O’Malley

How Startups Can Develop a Positioning Strategy To Create a Lasting Brand with Rosabel Tao

In this Mucker Growth session, Rosabel Tao from Fire & Bridge delves into the critical field of startup positioning strategy and its crucial role in shaping enduring brands. Rosabel also...

SaaS Startup Pricing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) with Kyle Poyar

In this Mucker Growth session, Kyle Poyar from OpenView delves into the critical topic of pricing for SaaS startups, aiming to rectify prevailing mistakes in your pricing strategies. Optimizing SaaS...

The Realities of PR for Startups with Priscilla Vento

In the dynamic realm of PR for startups, understanding the nuances and timings is crucial. Priscilla Vento, the founder and CEO of 30 Miles North PR, a recommended partner, joins...

Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge...

Company Culture: How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul with Todd Emaus

In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus, a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing...

Link Building: A Mission-Critical Component of SEO with Eric Carrell at DoFollow.io

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Eric Carrell, founder of DoFollow.io, to dig into the world of SEO, especially in the link-building space. A recap...