# Bryan Gertzog

> Bryan Gertzog is a Series C investor at Stripes backing Information Technology. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stripes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripesco)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-gertzog-34211355/

Bryan Gertzog is a Series C investor at Stripes focused on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Bryan is focused on sourcing new investments and assisting with diligence for new investment opportunities with a focus on software, internet, and restaurants. He also works with Stripes’ portfolio companies Snooze and Upwork, and previously worked with Flatiron Health. Bryan joined Stripes Group in 2014. Before joining Stripes Group, he worked onthe product marketing team at Box in the San Francisco Bay Area and led Box’s product adoption and recruiting efforts at Cornell as the campus ambassador. Bryan grew up in Westchester, NY and is an avid Jets and Knicks fan. He enjoys racket sports, biking, skiing, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Summa Cum Laude

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Cyber Security | 2 | 25% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 3 | 38% |
| Series D | 2 | 25% |
| Series E | 1 | 13% |
| Series F | 1 | 13% |
| Series J | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 88% |
| Israel | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crusoe | Crusoe is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. They are passionate about creating solutions that benefit the environment, local communities, and energy producers.Crusoe Energy Systems provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring. As the energy industrystruggles with pipeline constraints and increasing regulations around flaring and combusting, Crusoe is here to help. Their service lets operators preserve or regain regulatory compliance, maintain existing production and facilitate future development. | $1.4B | Series E | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Applied Intuition | Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten timeto market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, and Tokyo. | $600M | Series F | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Databricks | Databricks is a software platform that helps its customers unify their analytics across the business, data science, and data engineering. It also provides a Unified Analytics Platform for data science teams to collaborate with data engineering and lines of business to build data products. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered inSan Francisco, California. | $10B | Series J | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Hunters | Hunters SOC Platform empowers security teams to automatically identify and respond to incidents that matter, helping teams mitigate real threats faster and more reliably than SIEM. | $68M | Series C | Jan 25, 2022 |  |
| Paradox | Paradox is an AI company that helps companies capture and screen candidates, improve conversions, and answer all candidate questions. The company is helping HR and talent teams automate administrative tasks and deliver real-time candidate and employee communicationsParadox's flagship product is Olivia, the AI recruiting assistant obsessedwith improving and reinventing the candidate experience. It delivers one-to-one candidate experience at scale and even handles interview scheduling. It also allows talent acquisition and human resources professionals to focus on what they do best, human interaction, while focusing on experience, automation, and intelligence. | $200M | Series C | Dec 27, 2021 |  |
| Orca Security | Cloud Security, Cloud Compliance, Vulnerability Management, AWS Security, Microsoft Azure Security, Google Cloud Platform Security. Orca’s cloud-native solution reads a company’s cloud configuration and can detect malware, misconfigurations, and other vulnerabilities. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $340M | Series C | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Dataiku | Dataiku is a centralized data platform that moves businesses along their data journey from analytics at scale to enterprise AI. By providing a common ground for data experts and explorers, a repository of best practices, shortcuts to machine learning and AI deployment/management, and a centralized, controlled environment, Dataiku serves as acatalyst for data-powered companies.Customers like Unilever, GE, and FOX News Group use Dataiku to ensure they are moving quickly and growing exponentially along with the amount of data they’re collecting. By removing roadblocks, Dataiku ensures more opportunities for business-impacting models and creative solutions, allowing teams to work faster and smarter. | $100M | Series D | Aug 24, 2020 |  |
| Udemy | Udemy's mission is to create new possibilities for people and organizations everywhere by connecting them to the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a changing world. The Udemy marketplace platform, with thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, provides the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achievetheir goals and reach their full potential. Millions of people learn on Udemy from real-world experts in topics ranging from programming and data science to leadership and team building. For companies, Udemy Business offers an employee training and development platform with subscription access to thousands of courses, learning analytics, and the ability to host and distribute their own content. | $65M | Series D |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ICONIQ Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconiq-growth) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Notable Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/notable-capital-e2dd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [137 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/137-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dawn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawn-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CapitalG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ICONIQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconiq-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Stripes

VC Fund · New York, United States

Stripes is a growth equity firm that invests in enterprise and consumer businesses. Stripes’ software practice invests in leading horizontal and vertical software platforms servicing customers from SMB to Enterprise.

5 contacts available at Stripes.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Gertzog | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-gertzog |
| Christopher Carey | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-carey-2 |
| Gracie Zaro | Investor/Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gracie-zaro |
| Riadh Dridi | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riadh-dridi |
| Ron Doornink | Co-Investor & Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-doornink |

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## FAQ

### What does Bryan Gertzog invest in?

Bryan Gertzog invests primarily in Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bryan Gertzog last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bryan Gertzog closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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