About Bridge

The next generation professional networking platform

 

We are excited to launch our first syndicate on Angelist and to be able to share this opportunity with our curated circle of investors. There is perhaps no more appropriate fit (given our values and ethos) than our initial investment in Bridge, the next generation professional networking platform. At BBVG, we have become power users of the Bridge Beta platform.  If you haven't used the product yet, request a valued connection and you'll be hooked.  Bridge is reinventing how people connect, beginning with introductions.  The network effects and abilities to grow quickly into new, high-value verticals are tremendous. 

About Bridge

There is perhaps no more appropriate fit (given our values and ethos) than our initial investment in Bridge, the next generation professional networking platform. At BBVG, we have become power users of the Bridge Beta platform. If you haven't used the product yet, request a valued connection and you'll be hooked. Bridge is reinventing how people connect, beginning with introductions. The network effects and abilities to grow quickly into new, high-value verticals are tremendous. Connectors are the most valuable nodes in every network and the data show that connectors need help. In fact, 11% (73M) of LinkedIn users have networks of 3,000+ contacts. Please let us know if you haven't already seen the deck, and we can share it directly. We can also set up a call with Connor directly to discuss the business.

About Connor Murphy

Bridge was founded by Connor Murphy, who raised $7.5M for a previous venture to build a 'LinkedIn on Steroids' that was sold to SAP.  He knows this market better than anyone. His career history includes: Techstars, Founder and ex-CEO @datahug (Acquired by $CALD) and he is a Computer Scientist. B2B SaaS, and ML/AI investor). Bridge now has a dedicated team of 11 full-time developers building out the product. In Connor's words:

"LinkedIn needs to be replaced. The future of work will become more and more fragmented, making personal networks far more important to every executive. We’re raising a Seed round to “nail it and scale it:

Nail Product Market Fit

Scale Beta to 100,000 Monthly Users

Open Bridge up to the public

About the Investor Team

Bridge is supported by professional connectors, led by Alex Iskold and 2048 Ventures (who led both the initial investment round and current round). Additional investors include:

  • Abosch - Artist

  • Ankur - Teachable

  • Anna - The Fund, Techstars LA, McKinsey

  • Andy & Pmoe - Tiny, AngelList

  • Brendan - Bird, Spotify

  • Breon - Worldremit, Paddy Power

  • Cat & Ben - GetStark, Microsoft Wunderlist

  • Chris - UK Angel of the Year, Marlin

  • Conor - Tribal

  • Jack - ACV

  • James - CoderDojo

  • Jordan & Jeremy - Draft.com

  • Konstantin - Kaia Health, Foodora

  • Martin - Pipedrive

  • Mike - City.ai

  • Oisin & Umang - Handy.com

  • Ram - T-Networks, SAP.iO, McKinsey

  • Rouven - Dresselhaus Holdings

  • Sean - Venture Out

  • Vaibhav - Better Labs

Trends/Why Now:

  • Personal business network importance: Networks have never been more important or valuable than they are now and we expect that to continue.

  • Contingent workforces are on the rise:  We are all freelancers.

  • Career mobility is growing: We have more employers and networks.

  • Geographic mobility: We live, study, and work in more places.

  • Distributed teams: We work remotely, so more signal is now in our communications data.

  • Decentralized teams: Relationships are owned by the edges, not the companies.

  • AI automating more tasks: We will have more time and need for relationships.

  • Networking savvy: There are more and more meetups, conferences, and groups.

  • Networks over hierarchies: When networks interact, the result can be innovation and invention.