Brian Balfour, Angel Investor

Brian Balfour is the Founder and CEO of Reforge, a platform for AI-native product teams. Since 2016, he has grown the company to over $30M ARR and created widely adopted courses on product growth, retention, and AI strategy. He also serves as a Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures. Earlier, Brian was VP of Growth at HubSpot for two years, leading sales product initiatives. He has also lectured at Harvard Business School on growth strategy and advised multiple startups, building a reputation for practical expertise in scaling SaaS and consumer platforms. He is an angel investor with a focus on SaaS, AI, and productivity startups. Brian has made about eight investments, with recent backing of Vybe, Mem0, Loops, and Softr. His portfolio reflects a consistent interest in companies driving innovation in workflow optimization, AI applications, and product growth.