Bettina Briz
Silicon Valley-based Angel Investor focusing on Pre-Seed stage startups, Limited Partner (LP) and Fund Advisor at Cloudberry Ventures, Board Advisor, Deal Partner, and Investor across numerous startups and venture funds
Detailed posts about her investment thesis, portfolio companies, and deep functional use of AI tools like Boardy for managing deal flow and startup support
Intro
I'm Bettina Briz, a Silicon Valley-based Angel Investor focused on Pre-Seed startups, along with being an LP, Fund Advisor, and Board Advisor across multiple ventures. My career started in semiconductors, then I spent a decade leading strategic alliances at GoPro, and now I'm fully immersed in the startup ecosystem. I'm passionate about finding and backing 'irresistible' founders building in AI, FinTech, DeepTech, and other sectors—I believe age and pedigree don't matter, but grit, coachability, and obsession with a problem do. Beyond investing, I live by a 'flywheel' philosophy of 'Invest. Give. The piggybank grows. Repeat,' and I love skiing, bucket hats, and turning online connections into real-life meetings. I'm here to offer not just capital but hands-on advisory, strategic guidance, and access to my network.
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What I can offer
- ›Angel investment capital
- ›Active hands-on board advisory, mentorship, and strategic guidance
- ›Help with fundraising strategy, pitch deck refinement, investor introductions, and GTM advice
- ›Access to extensive Silicon Valley network and experience from GoPro and semiconductors
- ›Promotion and intros to Boardy as a resource for founders
What I'm looking for
- ›Early-stage founders (Pre-Seed), particularly in AI, FinTech, DeepTech, B2B SaaS, Sports Media, and CPG
- ›Other VC investors and LPs
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Background
Career
Started as Director at various semiconductor companies (2002-2013), then Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances at GoPro (2013-2023), now holds multiple concurrent part-time and advisory roles including Angel Investor, LP, Board Advisor, and Mentor
Education
MS in Electrical Engineering from Boston University (1984-1986)
Achievements
- ›Holds a U.S. patent: US20170287523A1, 'Voice Based Video Tagging'
- ›As an LP, cites that Cloudberry Pioneer Investments (CPI) achieved an 86% Gross IRR and a 2.4x MOIC in 16 months prior to her involvement
- ›As an Investor and Deal Partner using Boardy, states she helped add ~$4.4M in ARR in the last 4 weeks of 2025 through the platform
- ›Has over 12,000 LinkedIn connections
Opinions
- Looks for 'massive market, defensible moats, irresistible Founders who can sell 24/7 and are not afraid'
- Believes that 'age nor pedigree matter' in founder evaluation
- Strongly believes in a synergistic 'Human + CardboardBox = Magic' relationship with AI tools
- Holds a strong belief that 'being KIND has never put me back'
- Believes 'deep tech is where durable companies are built'
- Self-describes as a '#GlassHalfFull person' and '#WiredToGive' as her 'Operating System'
Personality
Communication style
Highly enthusiastic, energetic, personable, and transparent with strong positivity and encouragement
Formality — 3/10
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