Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Brian Bowman is a CEO and elite mobile performance marketer with expertise in user acquisition, general management and product strategy . His experience spans start-up and large company environments with a track record of navigating online businesses to profitability and high-growth.

Bowman is the Founder and CEO of ConsumerAcquisition which

offers the first end-to-end user acquisition solution with a creative marketplace for ad creation, AI-powered campaign automation and action-based reporting for Facebook Advertisers. They have acquired over 75 million app installs for Glu Mobile, PlayDots, PocketGems, Checkout51, Sunbasket, EBATES, PlayStudios, Brainwell and others.

Prior to ConsumerAcquistion, Brian was the Founder and CEO of LikeIt.com, a social dating site design to provide customers with a fun way to discover new people, places and things.

Before LikeIt.com, Brian served as the CMO of Reply.com, where he helped architect their revenue growth from $20 million to $60 million and land an S-1 filing. He also conceived, patented and launched Reply.com’s Click Marketplace.

Bowman also served as the VP of Product for Match.com, where he was responsible for product strategy, analytics and customer care. His efforts led to a 30 percent increase in revenue and a 67% increase in customer registrations.

Prior to Match.com, Brian served as the VP of Community for Yahoo!, where he led global planning and product development, and was responsible for all aspects of Yahoo!’s online community applications and platforms.

Brian also served as VP & GM for The Walt Disney Company’s ABC Television Network and as Director of New Media for Disney Channel where he oversaw various award-winning websites, including: Oscars.com, Emmys.com, ABC Primetime, ABC Daytime, ZoogDisney.com and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

He graduated from Purdue University, resides in the San Francisco area with his wife and two daughters.

Number of Investments 1
Brian Bowman invested in LikeIt.com on Apr 1, 2012. This investment - Seed Round - LikeIt.com - was valued at
$1.2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 1, 2012
LikeIt.com
Seed Round - LikeIt.com
$1.2M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 16, 2019
Bear Clan Patrol
City of Winnipeg
Yes
Grant - Bear Clan Patrol
$200K
Number of Past Jobs 11
Brian Bowman has had 11 past jobs including Founder & CEO at ConsumerAcquisition.com.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
ConsumerAcquisition.com
Founder & CEOApr 14, 2013Sep 2022
LikeIt.com
CEO / FounderAug 16, 2011May 2013
BuyerLink
Chief Marketing OfficerNov 1, 2006Aug 15, 2011
Yahoo
VP Community2006Aug 1, 2006
Blucora
VP Marketing and Product Management2005Dec 1, 2005
Match Group
VP Product ManagementApr 2003Nov 2004
Disney Interactive
VP & GM ABC.com19992002
USWeb
VP Operations19971997
Turner Broadcasting System
Director of Development19961997
Metrolight
Director of New Media19911995
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 4
Brian Bowman holds 2 board and advisor roles as Member of the Advisory Board at Stik and Member of the Advisory Board at Marin Software.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
OneGoodCrush.com
Member of the Advisory BoardJun 2011May 2013
Affinity Circles
Member of the Board of AdvisorsSep 2006Dec 2012
Rotten Tomatoes
Member of the Board of AdvisorsSep 2000Jun 2003
Reality Central
Member of the Board of Advisors20022003