Bryan Leach
About Bryan Leach
Bryan Leach is the founder and CEO of Ibotta, a Denver-based performance marketing and cash back technology company. He studied at Harvard, at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar, and at Yale Law School. After Yale he clerked for Justice David Souter at the U.S. Supreme Court, then became a partner at the law firm Bartlit Beck.
He left law to start Ibotta, which sources date to 2011 or 2012, and has led it as CEO since. Ibotta reached a $1 billion valuation after its 2019 Series D. It listed on the NYSE in April 2024, which was reported as the largest tech IPO in Colorado history.
Leach is also on the founding board of Founded Colorado, a group that worked on Colorado's SB 26-189, a law on disclosing when AI shapes decisions about people. Public data aggregators also list him as a venture partner at Teamworthy Group.
Little of Leach's angel activity is documented publicly. The investment found in this research is Gravity in 2026. One directory describes him as an angel investor focused on consumer technology. He is a Denver-based operator investing alongside other tech executives, rather than a fund manager.
Leach is named among the strategic angels in Gravity's seed round, announced in April 2026. Gravity's announcement describes a $7M round led by Next Frontier Capital, with Foundry Group, K5 Global and Denver Ventures participating. It brought total funding to $10M. The other named angels came from Klaviyo, G2, Peloton and Zendesk.
Gravity builds agentic AI to replace traditional business intelligence tools. Its co-founders previously held senior roles at Google Cloud and Looker. Leach has also spoken publicly about AI in pricing, promotions and measurement, including at the 2024 DenAI Summit.
Leach has not published a thesis, a check size or a fund size. His known angel investment is a seed-stage enterprise AI company in Colorado, and his operating background is in consumer technology, commerce media and marketing measurement. Founders should treat any stage or check-size figures on third-party directories as unverified.
- Gravity: agentic AI for business analytics, founded in Boulder, Colorado. Leach was a named angel in its $7M seed round announced in April 2026.
- bygravity.com/blog/seed-round
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Leach
- linkedin.com/in/bwleach
- marshallscholars.org/profiles/bryan-leach
- mmaglobal.com/speakers/bryan-leach
- feld.com/archives/2026/10/founded-colorado
- denaisummit.com/2024-denai-summit/2024-speakers-advisors/bryan-leach
- askforfunding.com/angel-investors-in-colorado
Investing activity
Bryan Leach appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M. The most recent is Gravity (Seed, $7M, Apr 2026).
Bryan Leach most often invests alongside NEXT Frontier Capital, K5 Global, Ed Hallen and Godard Abel, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Bryan Leach
Does Bryan Leach invest in AI startups?
Yes, at least one. He is named as an angel in Gravity's $7M seed round from April 2026. Gravity builds agentic AI for business analytics.
What is Bryan Leach's angel check size?
It is not public. He has not stated a check size, and figures on third-party directories are not confirmed by him.
Who is Bryan Leach?
He is the founder and CEO of Ibotta, a Denver cash back and performance marketing company that listed on the NYSE in April 2024. He previously practiced law and clerked for Justice David Souter.
What stage does Bryan Leach back?
His one documented AI investment is a seed round, with Gravity in April 2026. He has not published a stage preference.
Where is Bryan Leach based, and does he back Colorado founders?
He is based in Denver. He is on the founding board of Founded Colorado and has spoken publicly about Denver as a place to build. His Gravity investment is in a Colorado company, though he has not stated a geographic focus.
How can founders contact Bryan Leach?
His public profile is on LinkedIn. No personal site or X account was found, and he has published no pitch process. A warm introduction through the Colorado startup community is the more realistic route.
Is Bryan Leach an angel investor?
Yes. Bryan Leach invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Bryan Leach invested in?
Bryan Leach's AI investments include Gravity. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Bryan Leach invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Bryan Leach has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M.
Who does Bryan Leach co-invest with?
Bryan Leach's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are NEXT Frontier Capital (1 deal), K5 Global (1 deal), Ed Hallen (1 deal), Godard Abel (1 deal) and Nick Caldwell (1 deal).