Brad Zions

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Founder and General Partner at Pitbull Ventures

West Hollywood, California, United States

Overview

Brad Zions is the Managing Partner at Pitbull Ventures, a pre-seed/seed fund in Los Angeles. With over two decades in early-stage investing, he has expertise in digital media, SaaS, and entertainment. His career includes co-founding Lemonade Restaurant Group and being an early executive at AOL, helping launch its European services.

Outside of venture capital, Brad is deeply involved in the entertainment industry as a film producer. He founded Breakout Pictures and has produced several independent films, including the indie hit "Kissing Jessica Stein, " "Ira & Abby, " and "Limerence. " He is also a co-founder of the clothing line Young, Fabulous & Broke.

Unique fact: Brad balances his tech investing career with a passion for filmmaking, having produced multiple independent films that premiered at festivals like Sundance.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Example Seeker

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Early-Stage Investing
As founder of Pitbull Ventures, he focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage startups, particularly those with strong founders who have deep domain expertise.
Vertical SaaS
He is bullish on Vertical SaaS, believing 2024 is an excellent time for founders to launch startups in this sector due to available tech talent and AI tools.
Food Tech & Robotics
His investment interests include food tech, encompassing both software and robotics, which he considers one of his "mini-themes" for investment.

Media Appearances

Brad has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2021
Founder and General Partner at Pitbull Ventures
4-2024
Mentor, Yale Entrepreneurial Society at Yale University
12-2023
Mentor, Venture Accelerator at UCLA
4-2014
General Partner at Structure Fund
1-2000
Founder at Breakout Pictures

Education

1985 - 1987
BA from Harvard University
1979 - 1983
Education details unavailable from Rye Country Day School

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Exp : 25 Location : West Hollywood, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder and General Partner at Pitbull Ventures
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Insights For Selling To Brad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brad is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brad

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brad move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Brad take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Brad

Personality Compatibility


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