Brian Hollins

Community builder focused on widening access to venture capital for underrepresented founders and investors. Hollins co‑founded Collide Capital with an explicit thesis of connecting diverse founder communities to institutional capital, helped build BLCK VC to train and place Black investors, and founded The Takeoff Institute to prepare Black undergraduates for early professional success — demonstrating a career‑long emphasis on building pipelines and networks. collidecap+2

Operator‑turned‑investor with a growth‑equity background. He spent ~6 years at Goldman Sachs across investment management, an Emerging Entrepreneurs Coverage group, and growth equity investing; later learned seed/scout investing at Lightspeed before launching Collide Capital and raising an institutional debut fund. kauffmanfellows+2

Public communicator and content creator in VC: Hollins hosts 'The Road Untraveled' podcast and frequently speaks on panels and in interviews about breaking into VC, fundraising and community‑led investing, using media and events to amplify his investing thesis and to source founders. spotify+1

Education and pedigree that bridge tech and finance: undergraduate studies at Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS Class of 2021) underpin his move from traditional finance into venture and community‑focused fund management. lsvp+1