Brantley Beaird

Angel Investor & Advisor | Sales Engineering Leader | AI Fanatic | BigHoops | ex-Segment | GT Engineer & MBA

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024
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Investor
Sep 2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Investor & First Customer!
Mar 2024
We help people design and implement a custom longevity strategy.
Investor
Sep 2023
At Studdy, our mission is to unlock the full potential of the next generation by providing a personalized AI tutor for every student. Studdy Buddy is a multilingual tutor that uses AI, as well as advanced speech, text, and image recognition technology to supercharge students ability to learn new subjects. We believe that making self-learning as easy as possible for as many students as possible (no matter their cultural, social, or educational background) is the most impactful thing that AI can be used for today. Were a passionate and dedicated team of AI experts, educators, and builders - if you also have a passion for transforming education through AI, wed love to hear from you. Shoot us a message at team@studdy.ai!
Investor
Jun 2023
Go beyond your minds limitations. Personalized AI powered by what youve seen, said, and heard. Founders: Dan Siroker, Brett Bejcek, Paul Stamatiou
Investor & Advisor
Feb 2022
Augie is an all-in-one video studio designed to make video-first marketing attainable for any business. With easy-to-use features that cover the entire video creation and editing workflow, anyone can confidently jump in and create engaging social video content in minutes — no matter their experience or skill set.
Investor & Advisor
Nov 2021
Felvin is the simplest way for non-programmers to create, discover and monetize AI applications. Create AI applications through our no-code builder, discover AI applications through our app gallery, and monetize these applications as well.
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2024
Fellow
Oct 2024
The Venture Cooperative is a free educational program and inclusive community that makes Laconias investments, processes, and learnings accessible for the next generation of early stage investors. The first of its kind, this structure expands financial access into the asset class and sheds light on the inner workings of a venture firm. . Members financially share in our success, participate in our investment processes, share expertise within our community, and collaborate with early stage founders. Apply for our next cohort here: https://bit.ly/3e0VPjm
Investor
Sep 2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Investor & First Customer!
Mar 2024
We help people design and implement a custom longevity strategy.
2023
Investor
Sep 2023
At Studdy, our mission is to unlock the full potential of the next generation by providing a personalized AI tutor for every student. Studdy Buddy is a multilingual tutor that uses AI, as well as advanced speech, text, and image recognition technology to supercharge students ability to learn new subjects. We believe that making self-learning as easy as possible for as many students as possible (no matter their cultural, social, or educational background) is the most impactful thing that AI can be used for today. Were a passionate and dedicated team of AI experts, educators, and builders - if you also have a passion for transforming education through AI, wed love to hear from you. Shoot us a message at team@studdy.ai!
Investor
Jun 2023
Go beyond your minds limitations. Personalized AI powered by what youve seen, said, and heard. Founders: Dan Siroker, Brett Bejcek, Paul Stamatiou
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