Brian Hirsch is co-founder and Managing Partner of Tribeca Venture Partners. He has been investing in technology companies since 1997 and founded TVP in 2011 to build a venture firm deeply connected to New York’s founders, operators and customers.
Brian’s investment experience at TVP includes AlphaSense, ACV Auctions, HoneyBook, ShopKeep, Thinkful and Vivvi. He backed AlphaSense at Series A in 2016 and works with founders from early company-building decisions through growth and liquidity.
His current focus includes AI businesses with deep industry context, trusted workflows and a lasting role in how customers make decisions. He writes about this opportunity as the coordination layer of AI.
Brian serves on the board of Tech:NYC. He holds a BA in economics and American studies from Brandeis University.
five Things
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My first lessons in entrepreneurship came from trading and selling baseball cards.
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In my entire life I’ve yet to taste coffee.
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I once spent a summer cycling through France and Spain which is an amazing way to really see a country.
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Many years ago I sneaked into Cuba and had my camera taken away by the military in Havana while taking pictures of a police/military exercise from a distance.
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I’m patiently waiting for the Knicks to win their first NBA championship since I was born.
Investments
- Actuate
- ACV Auctions NASDAQ: ACVA
- AiCure
- AlphaSense
- Artemis
- Bakpax ACQ: TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS
- Circuit
- Coinsetter ACQ: KRAKEN
- CommonBond Exited
- Crafty
- Cuebiq Exited
- Domio Exited
- EscapeX Exited
- Finix
- Fuel Me
- Gather AI
- HoneyBook
- Just Sing It Exited
- Katapult NASDAQ: KPLT
- Loyal
- Makers Kit Exited
- Mighty
- Mobile Commons ACQ: UPLAND SOFTWARE
- Ozobot
- Procurated
- ShopKeep ACQ: LIGHTSPEED
- Streamline AI
- Suzy
- Thinkful ACQ: CHEGG
- TireTutor
- Truveris Exited
- Twin1
- Lendio
- Visibly
- Vivvi
- YellowJacket ACQ: INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE
