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Brian Kelly

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 9
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title General Manager
  • Primary Organization 
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    Red Ventures
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Brian Kelly is the Founder and CEO of The Points Guy and General Manager of Red Ventures. He attended the University of Pittsburgh.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 9
Brian Kelly has made 9 investments. Their latest investment was Funding Round - SmartMedia Technologies on
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SmartMedia Technologies
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Funding Round - SmartMedia Technologies Logo
Funding Round - SmartMedia Technologies
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Hint Logo
Hint
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Seed Round - Hint Logo
Seed Round - Hint
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Timeshifter Logo
Timeshifter
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Venture Round - Timeshifter Logo
Venture Round - Timeshifter
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Journey Logo
Journey
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Seed Round - Journey Logo
Seed Round - Journey
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point.me Logo
point.me
No
Series B - point.me Logo
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Kudos Logo
Kudos
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Series A - Kudos Logo
Series A - Kudos
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Cardless Logo
Cardless
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Debt Financing - Cardless Logo
Debt Financing - Cardless
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X1
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Series B - X1 Logo
Series B - X1
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ResortPass
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Series B - ResortPass Logo
Series B - ResortPass
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Exits

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Brian Kelly has
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exit - X1. Brian Kelly has
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exits. Their most notable exits are X1.
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    X1 X1 manufactures a smart credit card made with 17 grams of sleek, stainless steel.

Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 2
Brian Kelly has 2 current jobs as Founder and CEO at The Points Guy and General Manager at Red Ventures.

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Brian Kelly is the Senior Advisor - Loyalty at Bilt.
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    Bilt Senior Advisor - Loyalty

Related Hubs

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University of Parma Alumni Founded Companies Logo
University of Parma Alumni Founded Companies
86,883
The University of Buckingham Alumni Founded Companies Logo
The University of Buckingham Alumni Founded Companies
74,692
National University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
National University Alumni Founded Companies
70,139
Southern Cross University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Southern Cross University Alumni Founded Companies
79,429
Yale University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Yale University Alumni Founded Companies
12,864
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Alumni Founded Companies
82,674
Keele University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Keele University Alumni Founded Companies
78,853
Recently funded virtual and augmented reality companies Logo
Recently funded virtual and augmented reality companies
65,294
The Catholic University of America Alumni Founded Companies Logo
The Catholic University of America Alumni Founded Companies
87,577
Strathmore University Alumni Founded Companies Logo
Strathmore University Alumni Founded Companies
92,563

Education

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Brian Kelly studied at University of Pittsburgh.

Events

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Number of Events 1
Brian Kelly has participated in 1 event, TAP Summit on Sep 26, 2019.

Recent News and Activity

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Number of News Articles 1
Funding Round•Jun 2, 2026
SmartMedia Technologies raised
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from Brian Kelly and Janus Henderson Investors
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Funding Round•May 13, 2026
Hint raised
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from Amplo and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•Apr 15, 2026
Timeshifter raised
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from Brian Kelly and 3 other investors
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Funding Round•Mar 26, 2025
Journey raised
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from Brian Kelly and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•Sep 18, 2024
point.me raised
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from Brian Kelly and 10 other investors
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Funding Round•May 17, 2024
Kudos raised
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from Brian Kelly and 8 other investors
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News•May 19, 2023
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Funding Round•May 16, 2023
Cardless raised
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from Brian Kelly and i80 Group
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Funding Round•Dec 1, 2022
X1 raised
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from Alarko Ventures and 4 other investors
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Funding Round•Nov 30, 2022
ResortPass raised
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from 14W and 8 other investors
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