🏊♂️ Episode 62 — Brian Brackeen (Anchor Fund / Lightship Capital)
This conversation felt personal.
Brian’s journey—from launching an AI company in Miami to raising a $2B fund for overlooked GPs—resonated with something I’ve seen again and again: capital often follows comfort, not conviction. And in doing so, it misses talent hiding in plain sight.
His phrase “network bias” is one we all need to wrestle with. Especially in venture, where so many opportunities are filtered through who’s already known, liked, or backed.
But Brian’s not just diagnosing the problem—he’s building the infrastructure to fix it. We talked about what that looks like at the Anchor Fund, and what it means to be a domestic translator in this work.
If you're asking yourself how we invest beyond our own reflection, this one's worth your time.