Brian Keil

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Managing Partner at Triphammer Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Brian Keil is the Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, focusing on Penn alumni investors and entrepreneurs through Chestnut Street Ventures. With over 20 years of experience, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst with deep expertise in deal structuring, negotiation, and emerging technologies, holding an MBA from The Wharton School.

Originally from Silicon Valley, Brian worked in high tech before pursuing his MBA and a career in management consulting and venture capital. While his current personal hobbies are not publicly detailed, his professional life is dedicated to mentoring founders and fostering innovation through alumni-focused investment funds.

He has a passion for identifying and nurturing talent, serving as a Lead Mentor at ER Accelerator to guide startups on business strategy and fundraising.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Demanding

ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Alumni-Focused Investing
He manages multiple funds for Alumni Ventures, including Chestnut Street Ventures (UPenn) and Triphammer Ventures (Cornell), connecting alumni investors with affiliated startups.
Emerging Technologies
His career has focused on investing in technology companies, and he has a proven ability to understand the impact of new technologies on business strategy.
Startup Mentorship
As a Lead Mentor for ER Accelerator, he actively provides advice and guidance to early-stage companies on fundraising and business development.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2023
Managing Partner at Triphammer Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)
4-2019
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures Group
4-2019
Managing Partner at Chestnut Street Ventures
7-2015 - 4-2019
Board Observer at Unite Us
2014 - 4-2019
Managing Director - New York Ventures at Empire State Development

Education

9-1990 - 5-1992
MBA from The Wharton School
9-1983 - 5-1987
BS from University of Southern California

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Insights For Selling To Brian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Brian is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Brian

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Brian move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Brian take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Brian

Personality Compatibility


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