Overview
Brett Queener serves as a Partner at Bonfire Ventures, where Queener is an active advisor and investor in seed-stage business software companies [2][3]. Queener's career has focused on growing software companies, including a decade at salesforce.com and a role as COO at SmartRecruiters from 2013 to 2016, where Queener partnered with the founding team to convert a pre-revenue company into an enterprise recruiting technology player [2]. Queener currently holds multiple board positions, including Member, Board of Directors at Voiceops [1][9], as well as at Vali Health, Katalyze AI, Octave, Youlify, Orbifold AI, and TireTutor [4][5][6][7][8][10]. Queener holds a BA in Economics and English from Dartmouth College and an MBA in Business from Harvard University [11][12].
Profile introduction
As a Partner at Bonfire Ventures, I am an active advisor and investor in seed-stage business software companies. My entire career has been focused on growing software companies - fast. From 2013 to 2016, I served as COO at SmartRecruiters, where I partnered with the founding team to convert a pre-revenue company into a leading enterprise player in the recruiting technology space, serving high-profile customers like Visa, Bosch, and IKEA. Prior to SmartRecruiters, I was an executive at two of the fastest-growing software companies in history. I spent a decade at salesforce.com serving in a…
Career history
- PartnerApr 2018 to presentBonfire Ventures
- Member, Board Of DirectorsMar 2026 to presentVali Health
- Member, Board of DirectorsFeb 2026 to presentKatalyze AI
- Member, Board of DirectorsMar 2025 to presentOctave
- Member, Board of DirectorsJan 2025 to presentYoulify
- Member, Board of DirectorsJan 2025 to presentOrbifold AI
- Member, Board of DirectorsApr 2024 to presentVoiceops
- Member, Board of DirectorsApr 2024 to presentTireTutor
Education
BA, Economics, English1988 - 1992Dartmouth College
MBA, BusinessJan 1996 - Jun 1997Harvard University
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