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Location Austin, Texas, United States
Regions Southern US
Gender Male

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Brian Sharples is based out of Austin, Texas, and is the Chairman of the Board of GoDaddy and Board of Directors of eBay. Brian previously worked at Avalara as a Board of Directors. Brian Sharples attended Colby College. Brian Sharples has been Awarded as a National Entrepreneur of the Year.

Personal Investments

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Brian Sharples

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investments. Their latest investment was

Series A - 101 Commerce

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101 Commerce

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	101 Commerce	—	Series A - 101 Commerce	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ZenBusiness	No	Seed Round - ZenBusiness	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Beepi	No	Series B - Beepi	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Beepi	—	Series A - Beepi	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	LookNook	—	Seed Round - LookNook	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Kitchensurfing	—	Seed Round - Kitchensurfing	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Hemen kiralik	HomeAway	Yes	Venture Round - Hemen kiralik	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Gogobot	HomeAway	Yes	Series C - Gogobot	obfuscated obfuscation

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Beepi

Brian Sharples

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Beepi

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101 Commerce

Beepi Beepi is a p2p used car marketplace where customers can buy or sell cars online.
101 Commerce 101 Commerce is an e-commerce platform for microbrands.

Jobs

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Brian Sharples

has had

past jobs including

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

HomeAway

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
HomeAway	Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer	2004	2017
IntelliQuest (IQST)	President & CEO	Feb 1990	Jul 2001
Bain & Company	Consultant	1986	1988

Board and Advisor Roles

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Brian Sharples

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board of Directors

eBay

Board Member

RVshare

, and

Board of Directors

GoDaddy

eBay Board of DirectorsMar 20, 2026
RVshare Board MemberMay 2018
GoDaddy Board of DirectorsMar 9, 2016

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Avalara	Board of Directors	Feb 2020	Jul 2022
Twyla	Chairman	2015	Jun 2021
RetailMeNot	Board of Directors	Aug 1, 2011	2017

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