Brian Eberman
About Brian Eberman
Brian Eberman is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is CEO of Zeenk, a customer-centric analytics company for direct-to-consumer and e-commerce brands. Crunchbase dates the role from July 2021. He is also Managing Partner at Ten Factor Growth, a role listed since January 2017, and an adjunct professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute according to Google Scholar and RocketReach.
Before Zeenk he ran product and operating teams in AI and consumer technology. He was CEO and CTO of Jibo, the social robot company, and held senior roles at Pillo Health, an AI healthcare companion company. Earlier he was President and COO of EnglishCentral, CEO of Avenue100 Media Solutions, and led product management for speech recognition at ScanSoft, which became Nuance. He also worked at Digital Equipment Corporation's research labs and the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab.
He holds a Ph.D., S.M. and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and thirteen patents in speech technology, internet search and robotics. His own description says he consults with companies on operations, strategic plans, product plans and software architecture.
Crunchbase counts 2 investments by Brian Eberman, 2 portfolio companies, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. It lists the two deals as a Series A in Influactive (December 2012) and a venture round in Boston Logic (February 2014). Crunchbase does not show the amounts he put in. It classifies him as an individual/angel investing at Seed and Early Stage Venture. His AngelList profile also lists him as an angel in Boston.
No AI-specific personal investments by Brian Eberman are public. His AI involvement is mostly as an operator and advisor. In 2018, Glasswing Ventures named him to its Entrepreneurs Lead-In Council, which advises the firm's AI and frontier technology portfolio companies. His Ten Factor Growth project list includes go-to-market and positioning work for an AI company in social marketing.
He describes himself as an investor in technology and AI companies. His stated strengths are AI, robotics, speech technology and analytics. Crunchbase lists his investor stage as Early Stage Venture and Seed, and his region as Greater Boston and New England. Check size, ownership targets and any stated investment criteria are not public.
- Influactive: Series A, December 2012, per Crunchbase
- Boston Logic: venture round, February 2014, per Crunchbase
- crunchbase.com/person/brian-eberman
- crunchbase.com/person/brian-eberman-2
- angel.co/p/brian-eberman
- cognii.com/team
- speakerpedia.com/speakers/brian-eberman
- globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/09/05/1565740/0/en/Glasswing-Ventu
- aeroleads.com/in/brianeberman
- scholar.google.com/citations?user=yh6fk-cAAAAJ&hl=en
Investing activity
Brian Eberman has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Brian Eberman
Does Brian Eberman invest in AI startups?
He describes himself as an investor in technology and AI companies. The two investments Crunchbase lists, Influactive and Boston Logic, are not labeled AI deals. His AI work is mainly operating roles and advising.
What stage does Brian Eberman invest in?
Crunchbase lists his investor stage as Early Stage Venture and Seed, and his investor type as individual/angel.
What is Brian Eberman's check size?
His check size is not public. Crunchbase does not show amounts for his two investments.
What has Brian Eberman built or run?
He is CEO of Zeenk and Managing Partner at Ten Factor Growth. He was previously CEO and CTO of Jibo and held senior roles at Pillo Health, EnglishCentral, Avenue100 Media Solutions and Nuance/ScanSoft.
Where is Brian Eberman based?
He is based in Boston, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston Area.
Has Brian Eberman led any rounds?
Crunchbase shows 0 lead investments and 0 exits. His two listed investments were not led by him.
Is Brian Eberman an angel investor?
Yes. Brian Eberman invests personally as an angel and is CEO at Zeenk. Crunchbase counts 2 investments.
How can founders reach Brian Eberman?
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