Brian Laibow

Active Investor

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Pinegrove Venture Partners

Los Angeles, California

Brian Laibow, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Pinegrove Venture Partners is an active investor based in Los Angeles, California. This profile covers what Brian Laibow backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Brian Laibow served as Assistant Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management. Mr. Laibow is an Angel Investor and Board Member at Runway Growth Capital. Mr. Brian Laibow serves as Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Pinegrove Venture Partners. He served as Board Member at Mission Lane. He also serves as a Board Member and Member of the Investment Committee at GSV Growth Credit. He serves as Senior Advisor at Brookfield Oaktree Holdings. He serves as a Board Member at HealthCare.com. He serves as a Board Member at Interfirst Mortgage Company. He joined Oaktree in 2006 following graduation from Harvard Business School, where he received his MBA. Before attending Harvard, he worked at Caltius Private Equity, a middle-market LBO firm in Los Angeles. Prior experience includes Director of M&A and Corporate Strategy at EarthLink, senior business analyst at McKinsey, and an investment banking internship at J.P. Morgan. He graduated magna cum laude with a BA degree in economics from Dartmouth College and studied economics at Oxford University.

Investor type: AngelVCPEFund Of FundsVenture Debt
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & Retail
Location: Los Angeles, California
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 3

Notable investments

FoodstirsOaktree Capital Management, L.P.PLAE

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