Brian Rothenberg, formerly vice-president of growth for event ticketing and technology platform developer Eventbrite, has joined US-based venture capital firm Defy Partners as a partner.
Rothenberg joined Eventbrite in 2013 and oversaw global revenue, managing various departments such as finance, marketing and engineering. He had a six-month stint as chief marketing officer prior to taking VP position.
Defy focuses on series A deals with a ticket size of $3m to $10m, having raised a $262m second fund last month. Its portfolio companies include developers of logistics, internet-of-things and fintech software.
Rothenberg had previously been an angel investor and scouted deals for VC firm Sequoia Capital. He told TechCrunch: “I have talked to almost every firm in the valley and through that, I got to see what was really important to me.
“Defy has enough capital to make targeted and meaningful investments but not so much capital they feel they have to shove money into deals.”
Photo of Brian Rothenberg courtesy of LinkedIn.
