General Info
Bruce Chizen, a former CEO of Adobe Systems, is a Senior Adviser at Permira Advisers and a Venture Partner at Voyager Capital. His investment areas include Media/Content (Pre-seed), SMB Software (Pre-seed), SMB Software (Seed), and more. Bruce’s investments range from $100K to $5M, with a sweet spot at $1.5M. His geographical preference includes locations in San Francisco, California, and markets in the Great Lakes and Northeastern US. Some of his past investments include Videon Central, Bring Light, and Videon Labs. With a successful track record at Adobe, he has transformed companies into major players in the industry. Bruce Chizen’s investment check size is in the range of $100K to $5M. His partnership and collaboration styles revolve around driving change and innovation through direct actions or strategic partnerships.
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Bruce Chizen participated in investments in 2022 (Videon Feb 2022, Series A Jun 2021) and Permira page lists activity including involvement with AllTrails and FullStory in 2021; however Tracxn/NFX indicate an investment in Uplevel on Jul 13, 2022. No investments found in 2024-2025. The most recent explicit investment date located is July 13, 2022 (Uplevel). From that date to the reference date provided is 27 months, which would normally classify as low-active. However, Permira news lists Bruce in a Permira realisation transaction dated May 30, 2025 (related to Informatica) indicating he had an active role in investment-related activities in 2025; additionally, he is noted as serving on boards with transactions in 2025. Given evidence of involvement in a 2025 transaction (Permira realise of Informatica) and active board roles, his activity is within 6 months and thus classified as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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