Brett Gibson is a Managing Partner at Initialized Capital, where his firm bio states he spent his career prior to Initialized writing software and invests across crypto, dev tools, AI/ML and cloud infrastructure. He cofounded the blog platforms Posthaven and Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter, and later wrote software for Y Combinator, building its internal software systems. He was also a founder of Slinkset, funded by Y Combinator in 2008, and of DrawHere, acquired by DeviantArt in 2006. He was promoted to Managing Partner in August 2022 and announced the firm's October 2024 restructuring.
Previous Experience
Founder, DrawHere (acquired by DeviantArt in 2006)
Founder, Slinkset (funded by Y Combinator in 2008)
Cofounder, Posterous (acquired by Twitter)
Cofounder, Posthaven
Software engineer, Y Combinator
Notable Investments
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Career Timeline
2006
His browser drawing startup DrawHere was acquired by DeviantArt.
2008
His social news platform Slinkset was funded by Y Combinator.
2022
Promoted alongside Jen Wolf to Managing Partner of Initialized Capital in August.
2024
Announced Initialized's restructuring and a return to basics in a post published October 2.