# Brian Balfour: angel investments and portfolio

> Brian Balfour is an angel. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-balfour (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Brian Balfour

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 4 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Angel

Seed Series A

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**50%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **149** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 4**

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## Brian Balfour highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Lassie](https://millionrounds.com/company/lassie)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$35M** With 8 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Mem0](https://millionrounds.com/company/mem0)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$20M** With 14 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Help Scout](https://millionrounds.com/company/help-scout)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$435K** With 15 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Shareaholic](https://millionrounds.com/company/shareaholic)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$355K** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [HubSpot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures) 3
- [David Cancel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cancel) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Brian Balfour. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**HubSpot Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures)[**David Cancel** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cancel)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Brian Balfour put money into.

[**Lassie** $35M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lassie)[**Mem0** $20M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mem0)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming Brian Balfour in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Aug 2023 · 58 min 20Growth: Why Product-Market Fit is Not Enough, Revenue Does Not Create Usage, Metrics Must Be Before Strategy, Why it is Always Better to Concentrate than Diversify Marketing Channels and Secrets from Hubspot's Growth Engine with Brian Balfour @ Reforge Mentions [Brian Balfour](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-balfour)[Growth Engine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/growth-engine) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 8 Dec 2020 · 54 min Growth and Go-To-Market with Brian Balfour and Pascal Levy-Garboua Mentions [Brian Balfour](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-balfour)[Pascal Levy-Garboua](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pascal-levy-garboua)[Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) 23 Jul 2019 · 42 min Frameworks For Driving Sustainable Growth w/ Mike Duboe, Brian Balfour, Shaun Clowes | Greymatter With [Mike Duboe](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-duboe) Mentions [Brian Balfour](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-balfour) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 15 May 2020 · 36 min Growth in Turbulent Times Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Brian Balfour

### What does Brian Balfour invest in?

Brian Balfour invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Brian Balfour?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

### What has Brian Balfour invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Lassie (Series A, Jun 2026) and Mem0 (Series A, Oct 2025).

### How big are Brian Balfour's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

### Is Brian Balfour investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Brian Balfour invest alongside?

Most often HubSpot Ventures (3 rounds together) and David Cancel (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Brian Balfour?

Brian Balfour is an angel.

### Where does this information on Brian Balfour come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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