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Brett Gibson
VCManaging Partner, Initialized Capital
Posterous co-founder leading Initialized's seed strategy
San Francisco, CA$1M–$5M checks2 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeed
AICryptoDeveloper ToolsInfrastructureEnterprise SaaS
Background
Brett Gibson is Managing Partner of Initialized Capital, promoted to that role in August 2022. He previously co-founded Posterous (acquired by Twitter), Slinkset (funded by YC), and Posthaven, and wrote core internal software for Y Combinator. At Initialized he leads sector-agnostic seed investing across AI, crypto, developer tools, and cloud infrastructure, and has backed Bison Trails (acquired by Coinbase), TRM Labs, and Talos Trading.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Typical check: $1M–$5M
Sectors
AICryptoDeveloper ToolsInfrastructureEnterprise SaaS
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026