Brian Sugar
Founder Managing Partner at Everlane
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorBrian Sugar is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor shaping the future of commerce from San Francisco. As founder and managing partner of Sugar Capital, he backs early-stage ventures at the intersection of technology, media, and retail, drawing on a track record that includes POPSUGAR, ShopStyle, Kmart Bluelight, and J.Crew. He co-founded POPSUGAR in 2006 and led its evolution into a global media-commerce platform, while his Sugar Media venture was an IPTV technology company acquired by 2Wire and AT&T. Brian also serves on the boards of Everlane, Disco Networks, and Novel Commerce, and runs Avid Capital Advisors. His career blends hands-on product leadership with strategic investing, including early bets on Afterpay, Optimizely, and True Botanicals. He continues to mentor founders and drive value across ecommerce, media, and technology ecosystems.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (15)
chat9
javascript8
collaboration8
slack8
webrtc8
vine8
slow-motion7
meteor6
communications6
filters6
editing5
camera5
swift4
data-protection4
ios3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SugarCapital/sugarcap.com
Sep 2019 - Aug 2022
Public Website
Contributions:133 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
briansugar/Epic-Scripts
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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