# Brian Halligan: angel investments and portfolio

> Brian Halligan is an angel. 3 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Brian Halligan

Last cheque observed Apr 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Venture

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4197** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.5M** Rounds led **0 of 3**

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## Brian Halligan highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 67% 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 **3 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Crayon](https://millionrounds.com/company/crayon)** Venture · US **$1.5M** With 11 others
- **Jan** **[Driftt](https://millionrounds.com/company/driftt)** Series A · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Appcues](https://millionrounds.com/company/appcues)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 6 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 Venture

Median round joined **$1.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *1*
- Series A *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2015

Often in the room with

- [HubSpot Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hubspot-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Brian Halligan. 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)

## Books by the people here

One book written by people at Brian Halligan.

- Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs Brian Halligan · 2009 3.87 from 3,974 ratings on Goodreads About the book Stop pushing your message out and start pulling your customers in Traditional "outbound" marketing methods like cold-calling, email blasts, advertising, and direct mail are increasingly less effective. People are getting better at blocking these interruptions out using Caller… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Brian Halligan in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Jan 2026 · 1h 14m 20VC: How Model Performance is Plateauing | Two Key Rules for Effective Deal-Making | Company Building Lessons from Keith Rabois, Brian Halligan and Pat Grady | Why Enterprise AI Adoption is Years Off with Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg With [Pat Grady](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-grady) Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 12 Nov 2025 · 3h 27m Rage Baiting is for Losers, Everett Randle’s 5x Controversy | Jordan Nanos, Brian Halligan, Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Scott Sanders, Jeremy Allaire, Vladimir Novakovski, Andrew D'Souza, Parag Agrawal With [Andrew D'Souza](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-d-souza)[Everett Randle](https://millionrounds.com/person/everett-randle)[Jeremy Allaire](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeremy-allaire) Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Fei-Fei Li](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fei-fei-li)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 3 Jan 2025 · 38 min SaaStr 784: What Really Works When Hiring VPs and Executive Teams with HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 27 Dec 2024 · 45 min SaaStr 783: HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan on SaaS Markets and AI (Part 1) Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 15 Jan 2024 · 1h 16m 20VC: Hubspot Co-Founder Brian Halligan on Leadership Lessons Scaling Hubspot to a $28BN Market Cap | The Best Series A Investment in Venture History & What Makes Sequoia so Successful? Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Propeller Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/propeller-inc) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Crucible Moments](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/crucible-moments) 19 Oct 2023 · 33 min HubSpot ft. Brian Halligan & Dharmesh Shah - How an underdog helped invent modern marketing, and then took on Goliath Mentions [Brian Halligan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-halligan)[Dannie Herzberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/dannie-herzberg) Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) 10 Apr 2026 · 1h 11m The most politically dangerous role in the C-suite | Katie Burke (COO, Harvey) Apple Podcasts
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 3 Mar 2026 · 51 min Ben Horowitz On What Makes a Great Founder Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 7 Aug 2025 · 1h 21m 20VC: Figma's 250% Pop - The Greatest IPO Mispricing Ever | Meta and Microsoft Blowout Quarters: Broken Down | Cognition Raises at $15BN and Ramp at $22BN | CRV Downsizing and What It Means for LPs and GPs Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 5 May 2025 · 1h 17m HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Brian Halligan

### What does Brian Halligan invest in?

Brian Halligan invests most often at Seed and Series A (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Brian Halligan?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2015.

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

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

### Is Brian Halligan investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2015.

### Who does Brian Halligan invest alongside?

Most often HubSpot Ventures (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Brian Halligan?

Brian Halligan is an angel.

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

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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