Brett Goldstein
About Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein co-founded Launch House in 2020 and serves as its CEO. Crunchbase describes Launch House as a community for founders, and his Launch House Ventures role is listed on NFX Signal. His X profile lists him as an investor at Launch House. Crunchbase also lists him as a General Partner at House Capital since 2022.
Before Launch House he worked at Google in product management and corporate development, and at Clearbit as a Senior Product Manager. Earlier he was a senior analyst at Accenture Ventures. He studied cognitive science and psychology at UC Berkeley, and Crunchbase lists a 2009 program at MIT.
Since 2023 he has been the founder and CEO of Micro, a relationship and messaging product. He is based between San Francisco and New York.
Crunchbase lists two personal investments for Brett Goldstein. NFX Signal also shows two investments on record, and only one of the two is named in the public excerpts I could see. His angel activity sits alongside his work running Launch House Ventures and House Capital. I could not find a public list of his earlier angel deals, so none are listed here.
His AI investment on the Lounge deals desk is the Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute seed round of $15M in January 2026. Crunchbase lists him as an investor in that round, and it reports the round came from ADIN and 8 other investors. NFX Signal labels the same round Pre Seed. It shows Sahin Boydas as a co-investor and gives total funding of $30M.
NFX Signal lists these areas of interest: B2B SaaS, Enterprise, APIs, AR/VR, Social, Messaging and Communications. The one named deal on record is an early-stage round. Check size, lead or follow preference and geographic limits are not clearly stated in public sources I found, so none are given here. Founders should confirm these directly.
- Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute: AI company that raised a $15M seed round in January 2026, in which he is listed as an investor.
Investing activity
Brett Goldstein appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $15M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $15M. The most recent is Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute (Seed, $15M, Jan 2026).
Brett Goldstein most often invests alongside Inception Studio, Sharon Zhou, Jason Zhao and Sahin Boydas, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Brett Goldstein
Does Brett Goldstein invest in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed as an investor in the Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute seed round of $15M in January 2026. His other public investments are not detailed in the sources I found.
What stage does Brett Goldstein invest in?
His one named public deal is the Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute round, which Crunchbase lists as Seed and NFX Signal lists as Pre Seed. A wider stage preference is not publicly stated.
What is Brett Goldstein's check size?
A check size is not clearly stated in the public sources I found, so none is given here. Founders should ask him directly.
Who is Brett Goldstein?
He is the co-founder and CEO of Launch House, a founder community and venture group, and the founder of Micro. He previously worked at Google and Clearbit.
How can founders contact Brett Goldstein?
His public channels are X at @thatguybg and LinkedIn. NFX Signal also lists a personal site at brettgoldstein.com. Check his current profiles for how he prefers to be approached.
Is this the same Brett Goldstein who ran the Defense Digital Service?
No. The former Defense Digital Service director and Chicago chief data officer is a different person. This page covers the Launch House co-founder who is listed on the Infinity AI round.
Is Brett Goldstein an angel investor?
Yes. Brett Goldstein invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Brett Goldstein invested in?
Brett Goldstein's AI investments include Infinity Artificial Intelligence Institute. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Brett Goldstein invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Brett Goldstein has invested at Seed, with a median round of $15M.
Who does Brett Goldstein co-invest with?
Brett Goldstein's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Inception Studio (1 deal), Sharon Zhou (1 deal), Jason Zhao (1 deal), Sahin Boydas (1 deal) and Touring Capital (1 deal).