Brian Luerssen

Brian Luerssen is the Co-founder and CEO of Draftbit and a General Partner at the founder-led venture fund Long Jump, currently based in Chicago, Illinois. Previously, he served as the Creator and General Manager of OkCupid Labs, operating as the dedicated new business creation arm for Match.com and its publicly traded parent company, IAC. Before his tenure in consumer technology, Luerssen co-founded Quantitative Insights, a machine-learning medical imaging and healthcare IT enterprise that ultimately culminated in a successful corporate acquisition. He also expanded his footprint in the regional startup ecosystem by serving as the Managing Director of TechStars Chicago, where he guided and evaluated early-stage technology ventures. Today, his primary professional focus centers on advancing low-code and no-code mobile application development through Draftbit while simultaneously providing first-check venture capital to emerging startup founders.