Bobby Brannigan - Co-Founder and CEO @ Mercato

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Primary Job Title Co-Founder and CEO
Primary Organization
Mercato

Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Regions Western US
Gender Male

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Bobby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mercato, an innovative online grocery marketplace that facilitates connections between consumers and independent grocery stores. Prior to Mercato, he spearheaded ValoreBooks, an acclaimed online platform for college textbooks, where he served as Founder and CEO. His entrepreneurial journey began in 2002 while

pursuing his education at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where he established ValoreBooks.com. This venture culminated in a successful acquisition by Simple Tuition, Inc. in 2012. Subsequently, in 2015, Bobby co-founded Mercato to revolutionize the grocery shopping experience. Beyond his roles as an entrepreneur, Bobby is actively engaged as an investor and advisor to burgeoning technology startups, leveraging his wealth of experience to foster innovation and growth within the industry.

Personal Investments

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investments. Their latest investment was

Venture Round - Season Health

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Season Health	—	Venture Round - Season Health	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tuned	—	Seed Round - Tuned	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pretzel	—	Pre Seed Round - Pretzel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	APERIO	No	Seed Round - APERIO	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	JobGet	No	Series A - JobGet	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Monument	No	Seed Round - Monument	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Upshift	No	Seed Round - Upshift	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Luxury Garage Sale	No	Series A - Luxury Garage Sale	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Black Kite	No	Seed Round - Black Kite	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Returnalyze	No	Pre Seed Round - Returnalyze	obfuscated obfuscation

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YourMechanic

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exits. Their most notable exits are

YourMechanic

Yieldify

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Uber

YourMechanic YourMechanic is an online marketplace enabling consumers and fleets to get over 500 auto services directly at their homes, offices and lots.
Yieldify Yieldify creates smart and simple marketing technology products that predict customer behaviour.
Uber Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Twilio Twilio is a cloud communication company that enables users to use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP, and SMS apps via a web API.
Tuned The all-in-one trading platform to create, automate, and monetize strategies.
SendGrid SendGrid is a cloud-based customer communication platform that drives engagement and business growth.
Season Health Season is a food recommendation platform that offers personalized nutrition planning for consumers.
Reblaze Reblaze provides a cloud based web security and acceleration platform.
Paintzen Paintzen uses data and technology to provide a hassle-free way of getting their paint project completed quickly and to your satisfaction.
DraftKings DraftKings provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in major sports.

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Bobby Brannigan

has

current jobs including

Venture Partner

NextGen Venture Partners

Investor

influence.co

, and

Investor

DraftKings

. Additionally,

Bobby Brannigan

has had

past jobs including

Investor

Deckard Technologies

NextGen Venture Partners Venture PartnerMar 2019
influence.co InvestorJan 2019
DraftKings InvestorAug 2018
Reblaze InvestorJul 2018
Dreamcloud InvestorMar 2018
Cafe X Technologies InvestorMar 2016
YourMechanic InvestorDec 2015
Yieldify InvestorSep 2015
Paintzen InvestorAug 2015
Mercato Co-Founder and CEOJun 2015

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Deckard Technologies	Investor	Dec 2018	Dec 1, 2018
Valore Books	Founder & CEO	Sep 2001	Sep 2012

Board and Advisor Roles

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Bobby Brannigan

holds

board and advisor roles as

Board Member

Rocket Fuel Labs

and

Advisor

Swiftly

Rocket Fuel Labs Board Member2019
Swiftly AdvisorApr 2014

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