Brian Luerssen

Probably not a robot.

Brian Luerssen founded Preposterous and Draftbit, where he serves as CEO; he is also a general partner at LongJump and a board member at Cycle and Techstars Chicago / Long Chicago.

Currently

Founder @ Preposterous
Founder & CEO @ Draftbit
General Partner @ LongJump
Board Member @ Cycle
Board Member @ Techstars Chicago / Long Chicago

Always

Sleepless dad to Henry, Max, & Beau.
Married to a wonderful Alexis.
Kauffman Fellow (18)
Occasional Angel Investor

Invested In

LongJump Portfolio

Companies

Actuate AI, Arrows, BiomeSense, Cycle, Helaina, Immersed AI, Jiobit (Exited), Kanary, Kin Insurance, LightStream (Exited), OLIPOP, Rupt, Tripscout, Unreal Estate, & many more

Funds

81 Collection, Barrel Ventures, BioRock Ventures, Capitalize, Dipalo Ventures, Factorial Capital, LongJump, MaC Venture Capital, New Stack, Outside VC, RareBreed, Rising America Fund, Starting Line, Techstars Chicago / Long Chicago, Weekend Fund

Formerly

Co-Founder & Board Member @ Quantitative Insights
Managing Director @ Techstars Chicago
Co-Founder and General Manager @ OkCupid Labs
Co-Founder and CEO @ Delightful.com
That Other Guy @ Excelerate Labs
Co-Founder @ Bouncepad
Co-Founder @ Proxito