Brian Kelly
General Manager @ Red Ventures
New York, United States
Brian Kelly is a Series B investor at Red Ventures in New York focused on Travel and FinTech. Brian Kelly is the Founder and CEO of The Points Guy and General Manager of Red Ventures. He attended the University of Pittsburgh.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Brian Kelly invests in
Stages Brian Kelly invests in
Countries Brian Kelly invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Travel 3 (30%)
- FinTech 3 (30%)
- Credit Cards 3 (30%)
- Internet 2 (20%)
- Hospitality 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Seed 2 (20%)
- Angel 1 (10%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
- Funding Round 1 (10%)
Investments
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SmartMedia Technologies
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SmartMedia Technologies is the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is being built on. The SmartMedia Stack, including its self-serve, no-code, drag and drop NFT and Web3 design studio, makes Web3 easy for users and Enterprise. It leverages the scale and reach of its Web3-enabled programmatic media platform. SmartMedia Technologies’ end-to-endWeb2-to-Web3 platform drives engagement, acquisition and loyalty across a digital and mobile-first audience - delivering better business outcomes. | Jun 02, 2026 | |
Hint
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HINT Home Intelligence is an AI‑powered home‑management platform that acts as a centralized “living manual” for homeowners, organizing property details, maintenance schedules, and utility information in one digital interface. | $10M / Seed / May 13, 2026 | |
Timeshifter
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Timeshifter is the world’s most advanced circadian analytics and solutions platform designed to unlock unrealized human performance and improve our health and safety. Working directly with the world’s leading scientists, clinicians, and institutions, Timeshifter is translating circadian science into accessible technology solutions. In 2018,Timeshifter launched its first product — now the most-downloaded and highest-rated jet lag app in the world. Based on more than 80,000 post-flight surveys, travelers who followed Timeshifter's advice versus travelers who didn’t follow their Timeshifter plan were 16 times less likely to report very severe jet lag. Recently, Timeshifter launched a new app to help shift workers optimize their sleep, alertness, health, and quality of life. At least 20% of the global labor force are shift workers, changing to a new schedule soon after they adapted to the previous one, or never adapting at all. Timeshifter has received several awards and recognition, including the National Sleep Foundation's SleepTech® Award, Health Magazine's Sleep Award, and an honorable mention of Fast Company's World Changing Ideas. Partners include United Airlines, SAP, CTW, Amadeus, Six Senses, Tripadvisor, TravelPerk, Montblanc, and Haven Life. Investors include former NASA Astronauts Michael López-Alegría and Mike Massimino, Chief Medical Officer for Axiom Space, Dr. Smith Johnston, Chairman of Air Canada, Vagn Sørensen, legendary race driver with 9 Le Mans wins, Tom Kristensen, and entrepreneur and endurance GT car racer, John Shoffner. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 15, 2026 | |
Journey
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Pioneering the World's Best Hospitality Rewards Program exclusively for the World's Best Independent Operators. The first rewards program tailored for the vacation rental market and boutique hotels, enabling guests to accumulate points with each stay, offering a novel way for hosts to drive direct bookings and engagement across a vastnetwork of alliance properties and a growing CRM of loyal guests and travel enthusiasts accessible for small-scale operators. | $7.7M / Seed / Mar 26, 2025 | |
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Journey
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Pioneering the World's Best Hospitality Rewards Program exclusively for the World's Best Independent Operators. The first rewards program tailored for the vacation rental market and boutique hotels, enabling guests to accumulate points with each stay, offering a novel way for hosts to drive direct bookings and engagement across a vastnetwork of alliance properties and a growing CRM of loyal guests and travel enthusiasts accessible for small-scale operators. | Angel / Mar 12, 2025 | |
point.me
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point.me is the maker of an online search tool that makes it easy to discover real-time reward flight options.With point.me, you can not only compare all your points and miles options in the same simple format you’re used to seeing for paid flights, you can also see step-by-step guides and videos on exactly how to choose the best deal, transferyour points, and book your reward flight across dozens of frequent flyer programs. | $15M / Series B / Sep 18, 2024 | |
Kudos
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Kudos is a smart assistant in the browser that tells the customer the best card to use when they check out when shopping online. Their first offering is a browser plugin that helps users maximize the benefits of their cards when they shop online by calculating rewards and perks for them and streamlining the checkout process with seamless autofill.Over a million merchant sites can use Kudos, which supports about 3000 different cards.It was founded in 2021 and is based in Woodland Hills, California. | $10.2M / Series A / May 17, 2024 | |
Cardless
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Cardless provides a platform for businesses to launch and manage integrated credit card experiences. The service includes application processing, customer support, and account management, ensuring a seamless experience for users. | $75M / Debt Financing / May 16, 2023 | |
X1
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X1 manufactures a smart credit card made with 17 grams of sleek, stainless steel. It harnesses the power of technology to offer smart credit limits, an unparalleled rewards program, and automated features that will transform the way you shop and spend. X1 is partnered with Visa Signature, allowing cardholders to use it at more than 46 millionmerchants around the world. The company is co-founded by Twitter alums Deepak Rao and Siddharth Batra and backed by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and founding COO David Sacks, Harrison Metal founder Michael Dearing, former Twitter COO Adam Bain, Libra co-creator & Instagram’s former head of product Kevin Weil and more. | $15M / Series B / Dec 01, 2022 | |
ResortPass
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ResortPass offers day access to luxury hotel amenities, empowering people to experience crystalline pools, private beaches, deluxe spas, top fitness facilities, and more at leading hotels in their own neighborhoods. ResortPass partners with more than 1,300 hotels and resorts including Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Westin and Fairmont, providingthem a new revenue stream through day guests. Since our founding in 2016, we’ve connected over 3 million locals and visitors alike to resort amenities. | $26M / Series B / Nov 30, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Red Ventures
Over the last twenty years, Red Ventures has built a portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that work together to connect millions of people with expert advice. Through premium content and personalized digital experiences, Red Ventures builds online journeys that make it easier for people to make importantdecisions about their homes, health, travel, finances, education and entertainment. Founded in 2000, Red Ventures has 3,000 employees in 10 cities across the US, as well as in the UK and Brazil. Red Ventures owns and operates several large digital brands including Healthline, The Points Guy, Bankrate, MYMOVE, and Allconnect.com.
Red Ventures Contacts
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Brian Kelly
General Manager
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Dan Feldstein
CMO and Co-Founder
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Jonathan Cobb
VP Engineering
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Joshua Leibner
Director, Paid Media
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Mark Brodsky
CFO & Founder
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FAQ
What does Brian Kelly invest in?
Brian Kelly invests primarily in Travel, FinTech and Credit Cards startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Brian Kelly closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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