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Brian Muller - aVenture Research

Brian Muller

AddedFeb 15, 2024

UpdatedOct 19, 2026

Brian Muller

Brian Muller

Principal, Black Jays Investments

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Investment FirmNew York City, NY, US

Principal

Nov 2016 – present

Aug X Labs

Seed$4.1MIrvington, NY, US

Advisor

Mar 2022 – Mar 2024

Parallel Markets

$19.9MNew York City, NY, US

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2019

Co-Founder

Jan 2019

ZOLA iNTELLIGENCE

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Director of Data

Feb 2016 – May 2016

Vox Media

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LivingSocial

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