Graham Brooks

Principal

gbrooks@406ventures.com | 617.406.3321 |

Graham Brooks joined .406 in 2007 and is involved in all aspects of the investing and portfolio management process and also leads the university outreach initiatives. He brings nine years of technology-oriented operating, investing and start-up experience.

Most recently, Graham was Business Development Manager at Bose Corporation (“Bose”) where he led the team that identified, evaluated, and structured strategic investment and acquisition opportunities within the digital media and consumer products markets.

Prior to Bose, Graham co-founded Accentus, a technology company that developed innovative solutions for the financial trading industry. Graham began his career as a software developer and consultant for ALK Associates, a transportation consulting and software solutions provider.

Graham is a Kauffman Fellow (Class of 2010). He received his MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business in 2002, where he was a Tuck Scholar; and his BSE in Computer Science from Princeton University.

Graham’s Prior Companies Include:

Adtuitive (acquired by Etsy)
Bose
Accentus
ALK Associates

Actively Involved With

Meet the Team

Larry Begley
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Maria Cirino
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Liam Donohue
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Graham Brooks
Principal
Greg Dracon
Principal
So-June Min
Chief Financial Officer
Kelci Horan
Office Manager and Executive Assistant

How I want entrepreneurs to perceive the .406 team

Ultimate wingman in early-stage company building
Best job

This one, the .406 team is a blast and we work with and learn from some of the best entrepreneurs in the world
Worst fear

Standing still, things can always be made better and I need to live with constant innovation
Fav destination

Top of the Big Bang Trail at Blackcomb Mountain (Whistler, BC)
What you’ll find me drinking

Dos Equis Beer
Fav job

Varsity Fencing Coach (Women’s Saber): I thrive on seeing people I work with win
Fav website

LinkedIn/Crunchbase/Wikipedia the combination can answer any question…mashup anyone?
Hidden talent

As of 6 months ago I could still do a back flip…on behalf of my kids, please don’t ask me to prove it
I can’t stop eating

Vanilla Oreos (I’ve eaten a 1lb bag in one sitting)
I'm terrible at

Speling, seriously, I got less than 0 on a spelling test once
Least fav job

Librarian at a Chinese library in college…I failed Chinese so reshelving books was a bit of a puzzle
Most fun I have ever had

Doing something very difficult that I’ve never done before
Most important lesson learned

The best investments break rules
Key to success

Polite persistence
Superhero power of questionable value

Ability to write and read microscopic text
In a past life I

was a zookeeper, I've had many pets: cat, dog, horse, chicken, iguana, hedgehog, hamster, fish, dwarf & regular frogs
What's on my iPod

Eclectic collection: Dropkick, In Flames, Nina Simone, H2O, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Diana Krall, Swinging Utters
Peak of my athletic career

Highschool—I was on the US Junior World Team in fencing