Brad Harrison
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Bradley C. Harrison March 11, 1972 Briarcliff Manor, New York |
Bradley C. Harrison is a venture capitalist, business development executive, and professional networker.[1] He is the founder and managing partner of Scout Ventures,[2] a venture capital firm that enables entrepreneurs to build great businesses by providing the strategic support and capital necessary to grow and reach new markets.[3] Harrison specializes in early stage companies with a focus on media, technology, and entertainment. He holds three US patents in the search space.
Early life and education
Bradley C. Harrison attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1990-1994 where he graduated as a Distinguished Honor Graduate with a B.S. in theoretical economics.[4][5]
Harrison then attended the MIT Sloan School of Management[6] from 1999-2001 where he graduated with an MBA in New Product and Venture Development.
Career
Harrison was an Airborne Ranger and served in the U.S. Army for 5 years.[5]
Harrison founded Gladiator Group, LLC a venture consulting firm and also served as a Director at America Online where he was responsible for strategy, business development, and new revenue creation.[5]
In 2004, Harrison served as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Distribution of MeMedia Inc.[5]
In 2006, he founded his own venture firm, Brad Harrison Ventures. As an evolution of BHV, he launched the BHV Entrepreneurship Fund II to focus on early-stage venture capital. The Entrepreneurship Fund is focused on providing strategic capital to start-ups and start-overs with a Media, Technology and Entertainment focus. In August 2013, Harrison rebranded BHV to Scout Ventures.[7] Previous investments include Social Weekend.[8][5]
Harrison has been a board member of SeedInvest since April 2014.[5]
Patents
While at AOL, Harrison collaborated with his boss and mentor, Edmund J. Fish, to file and receive three patents in the search space.
- Search enhancement system and method having rankings, explicitly specified by the user, based upon applicability and validity of search parameters in regard to a subject matter (United States Patent 7,467,232; December 16, 2008; Co-inventor with Edmund J. Fish while at AOL).[9]
- Search enhancement system with information from a selected source (United States Patent 7,640,232; December 29, 2009, Co-inventor with Edmund J. Fish while at AOL).[10]
- System and method patent for general search parameters having quantized relevance values that are associated with a user (United States Patent 7,739,408; June 15, 2010, Co-inventor with Edmund J. Fish while at AOL).[11]
Personal life
He resides in New York City with his wife, Angie; son, Elvis; and daughter, Scout.[12]
References
- ↑ "A New York VC Spotlight: Bradley C. Harrison - AlleyWatch". 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "New York-Based VC Firm BHV Rebrands Itself as Scout Ventures". 8 August 2013.
- ↑ Redrup, Yolanda (October 26, 2015). "Brad Harrison's Scout Ventures plans to launch $40 million Australian fund". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "West Point Association of Graduates".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bradley C. Harrison". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Dahlberg, Nancy (September 29, 2014). "New York's Scout Ventures chooses Miami for VC office". Miami Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Dorbian, Iris (August 8, 2013). "New York-Based VC Firm BHV Rebrands Itself as Scout Ventures". PE Hub. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Adknowledge Acquires SocialWeekend Labs To Add App Promotion Tools".
- ↑ "System and method for general search parameters having quantized relevance values that are associated with a user" (PDF).
- ↑ "Search enhancement system and method having rankings, explicitly specified by the user, based upon applicability and validity of search parameters in regard to a subject matter" (PDF).
- ↑ "Search enhancement system with information from a selected source" (PDF).
- ↑ "SCOUT TEAM". Scout Ventures. Scout Ventures. Retrieved 21 September 2016.