About
Brian Flucht is the Partner and Head of the US Division at Global Brain Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered independent venture capital firm with over $1.8 billion in assets under management that specializes in hands-on support for global startups, open innovation with major corporations, and managing corporate venture capital funds to drive new industries through strategic investments in technology, consumer, and frontier sectors. With a career spanning intelligence, engineering, corporate development, and venture capital, Flucht previously served as Managing Partner at consumer-focused family office Third Horizon Venture Partners for six years, Director of Global Corporate Development at Nike—where he drove innovation and partnerships—and earlier roles evaluating early- to late-stage tech and life sciences investments at Blade & Shepherd Ventures, plus management and engineering positions at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and the National Security Agency. A Northwestern University engineering alumnus with an MBA in Corporate Finance from the University of Southern California, he bridges U.S. innovation ecosystems with Japanese corporate partners, backing high-impact companies while emphasizing wellness, meditation, and lifelong learning in his approach to fostering transformative growth.