# Brett Browman

> Brett Browman is a Growth Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, bringing a hands-on, ER-doctor approach to diagnosing and scaling portfolio companies. A veteran of Silicon Valley's most storied growth stories - first growth hire at both Square and Opendoor - he spent seven years as Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz advising companies like ElevenLabs, Character.ai, and Luma.ai before joining Khosla in 2024. Known for getting in the trenches as a fractional growth leader, Browman has helped shape the go-to-market playbooks of some of the fastest-growing startups in tech history.

- **Role:** Growth Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Square, Opendoor, Ethos, Bungalow, Kabam
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Finance, minor in Economics, University of Southern California, Exchange/Additional studies, National University of Singapore
- **Known for:** First growth hire at Square during its critical early expansion phase, First growth hire at Opendoor, helping shape the company's go-to-market strategy, Built the Growth Marketing function at Andreessen Horowitz over 7 years

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Investment banking with technology sector coverage
- **~2012-2014** — User acquisition leadership at Kabam (social gaming startup)
- **~2014-2016** — First growth hire at Square, founded and led growth marketing team
- **~2016-2018** — First growth hire at Opendoor, founded and led growth marketing team
- **~2018-2020** — Marketing leadership at Ethos and Bungalow
- **~2017-2024** — Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), built Growth Marketing function
- **2024** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Growth Operating Partner

## Achievements

- First growth hire at Square during its critical early expansion phase
- First growth hire at Opendoor, helping shape the company's go-to-market strategy
- Built the Growth Marketing function at Andreessen Horowitz over 7 years
- Advised portfolio companies including ElevenLabs, Character.ai, Luma.ai, Poe, Udio, Hebbia, SpotOn, and Headway at a16z
- Joined Khosla Ventures as Growth Operating Partner in 2024
- Snowboarded on all seven continents
- Won a Lego-building championship

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Growth Operating Partner
- **2024** — Featured on Inspired Insider podcast discussing growth challenges in startups
- **2024** — Appeared on Hypergrowth Podcast discussing early days at Square and Opendoor

## Links

- Website: https://khoslaventures.com/team/brett-browman
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-browman-a086637
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BBrowman

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