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Bryan Galligan

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At a glance

Full Name
Bryan Galligan
Title
Principal
Firm
Nuvest Ventures LLC
Firm Type
Venture capital and private equity principal investment/advisory firm
Investment Stage
Seed, follow-on seed, Series A, early-growth capital
Check Size
Reported average check size: $100K-$1M
Target Company Profile
Entrepreneurs building B2C e-commerce brands, disruptive technologies, clean/renewable technologies, and companies needing capital formation, M&A, restructuring, investor-relations, or strategic advisory support
Sector Focus
B2C e-commerce, retail, consumer subscription, communications technology, Li-Fi/visible-light communications, clean tech, renewable technology, impact investing, infrastructure, financial advisory, litigation finance, special situations
Geographic Focus
United States / North America, with a Southern California base
Location
Newport Beach, California

Background

Bryan Galligan is publicly listed as a Principal at Nuvest Ventures LLC. Nuvest Ventures is a small Newport Beach, California-based firm in venture capital and private equity, with LinkedIn listing the company as founded in 2003, privately held, and sized at 2-10 employees.

Public information specifically about Galligan’s own career history, education, and investment record is limited. The clearest verifiable role-level source found lists him alongside Richard Cowan, Jim Steiner, and Kevin Swanson on Nuvest Ventures’ team, with Galligan’s title as Principal.

Nuvest’s public company description frames the firm as both a principal investor and an advisory shop. Its listed services include capital raising, M&A advisory, analytical research, restructuring, financial advisory, investor relations, debt and equity capital, litigation finance, impact investing, special situations, and foreign investments.

Investment Thesis & Focus

  • Nuvest describes itself as seeking “to partner with dynamic entrepreneurs who are determined to transform a great idea into an exceptional business.”
  • The firm has stated a specialization in funding B2C e-commerce brands and investing in “innovative ideas and forward-thinking people that disrupt the status quo.”
  • Public databases list Nuvest’s stages as seed, follow-on seed, Series A, early venture, and acquisition.
  • Reported sector interests include e-commerce and retail, hardware / IoT, communications and messaging, clean tech, green tech, finance, infrastructure, real estate, and impact investing.
  • Nuvest’s advisory posture appears hands-on: public descriptions emphasize capital raising, M&A, restructuring, board representation, investor relations, and strategic direction in addition to direct investing.

Notable Investments

  • LVX System - Visible Light Communication / Li-Fi technology company; CB Insights lists Nuvest Ventures as an investor in LVX System’s seed rounds, including a Seed VC-II round on July 30, 2020.
  • Lucky Tackle Box - Monthly fishing-tackle subscription-box company; private equity funds managed by Nuvest Ventures acquired its assets in July 2019, with new management taking over operations.
  • iGlass Technology - Listed by Waveup as a disclosed Nuvest Ventures investment; details on round size and timing were not found in primary public sources.

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