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At a glance

Full Name
Brian Isaac
Title
Vice President
Firm
Great Hill Partners
Firm Type
Growth-oriented private equity / growth buyout investor
Investment Stage
Companies beyond early stage
Check Size
$100 million to $750 million
Target Company Profile
High-growth companies with 15%+ annual growth, enterprise value under $1.25 billion, and fit for majority or minority investment
Sector Focus
Software and business services; firm-wide focus also includes financial services, healthcare, consumer, and business services
Geographic Focus
U.S. and U.K./Europe, reflected by Great Hill’s Boston and London offices and portfolio activity
Location
Boston, Massachusetts

Background

Brian Isaac is a Vice President at Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on growth investments in high-growth companies. Great Hill’s team page says he joined the firm in 2017 and focuses on the software and business services sectors.

Before Great Hill, Isaac worked at Deutsche Bank as an Investment Banking Associate in the Business Services & Consumer Group. His current responsibilities, according to a NACD speaker bio, include idea generation, deal execution, and portfolio development.

Isaac graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Management, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. His LinkedIn profile also lists Boston College education from 2010 to 2014 and places him in Boston, Massachusetts.

Investment Thesis & Focus

  • Great Hill’s stated firm positioning is: “We enable high-growth, disruptive companies to achieve their full potential.”
  • The firm invests beyond early stage, targeting companies growing 15%+ annually, with enterprise values under $1.25 billion.
  • Great Hill’s investment size range is $100 million to $750 million, structured as either majority or minority stakes.
  • Isaac’s personal sector coverage is software and business services, with NACD further describing his specialization as B2B software and services.
  • The firm looks for secular growth opportunities, share-gain potential, and companies it can help scale using capital, market insight, operating support, and executive networks.
  • The stub classification as “Angel Investors” and “Seed Round” was not supported by current sources; public sources position Isaac as a private equity investment professional at Great Hill Partners.

Notable Investments

  • Motion Picture Licensing Company: Global provider of blanket public-performance licenses for audiovisual content; Great Hill lists December 2025 as the investment year and Brian Isaac on the GHP team for the company.
  • Storyblocks: Subscription-based stock media platform serving enterprise and SMB creative professionals; acquired by Great Hill in June 2020, with Brian Isaac listed on the GHP team.
  • Custom Ink: Custom apparel platform for groups, companies, and communities; Great Hill led a recapitalization announced in April 2019, and NACD says Isaac helped execute and support the investment.
  • notonthehighstreet: U.K. curated marketplace for products from small creative businesses; Great Hill invested in February 2021, and Brian Isaac is listed on the GHP team for the company.

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