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Brianne Kimmel

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Brianne Kimmel
BornBrianne Kimmel
(1988-09-12) September 12, 1988 (age 36)
Warren, Ohio, U.S.
🏳️ CitizenshipAmerican
🏫 EducationKent University (B.A.)
💼 Occupation
Founder/Managing Partner of Worklife Ventures

Brianne Kimmel (born September 12, 1988) is a Ukrainian-American venture capitalist, published author, expert on the future of work, and philanthropist. Kimmel is one of the angel investors and operators who started their own funds during 2020's rise of solo general partners.[1]

Kimmel is the founder and managing director of Worklife Ventures, a future-of-work focused venture capital firm.[2][3] In its first two years in business, Worklife has backed 9 unicorns including Webflow, Tonal, Hopin, Clubhouse, Public, Deel, and Pipe.[4]

At the forefront of Worklife's narrative is the idea that anyone can start a business, creative project, or other endeavor.[5]

Kimmel is the girlfriend of Hong Kong-American actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang.[6]

Early life and education[edit]

Brianne Kimmel is a Ukrainian-American from Youngstown, a blue collar town in Northeast Ohio.[7]

During her junior year of high school, Kimmel began taking college classes at Kent State University. In 2011, after studying advertising at Kent State, Kimmel graduated in the top 1% of her class with abachelor's degree in journalism.[8]

Career[edit]

In 2013, Kimmel moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she held multiple executive marketing positions, including Head of Social Media at Expedia.[9]

In 2016, Kimmel joined Zendesk, where she led go-to-market strategy and built “Zendesk for Startups,” a program representing over 3,000 startups and 250+ incubators and accelerators.[10]

During this period, Kimmel also built a 10-week course which she taught to over 5,000 students at General Assembly.[11] In 2017, Kimmel rebranded her curriculum to create “SaaS School,” an invite-only program for early stage companies, with classes taught by executives from Airtable, Notion, Superhuman, and other venture-backed startups.[12]

While running SaaS school, Kimmel was an active angel investor.[13] In September 2019, she debuted her $5 million seed fund Worklife Ventures, where she is also the managing director and solo general partner.[14] Investments include unicorns, Webflow, Tonal, Hopin, Clubhouse, Pipe, and Public.

In 2020, Kimmel raised a second $10 million for Worklife Ventures.[15]

Worklife is backed by Andreessen Horowitz founder Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Chris Dixon, Coatue general partner Matt Mazzeo, Initialized Capital founder Garry Tan, and other investors in Silicon Valley including Arianna Huffington, Michael Ovitz, and Sophia Amoruso. The firm is supported by software company CEOs including Eric Yuan (Zoom), Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Clark Valberg (Invision), plus executives from Dropbox, Drift, Slack, and Webflow.[16][17]

Writing and Media[edit]

Kimmel's writing appears in a guide to data-driven marketing as well as publications including The Guardian.[18][19]

In 2021, Kimmel, along with comedian Alexis Gay, co hosted “The Shake Up,” a HubSpot podcast examining the decisions of business leaders disrupting the status quo.[20][21]

Philanthropy[edit]

Kimmel is a board member and advisor to nonprofit organization New Story, alongside Reddit CEO Alexis Ohanian and Architectural Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley.[22][23] New Story is the world's first community of 3D printed homes. The organization was featured in Episode 9 of the 2020 Apple docuseries, Home.[24][25][26]

In April 2020, Kimmel worked on the Restaurant Project, a partnership with Haus and top chefs (including David Chang and Brandon Jew) to launch an in-home cocktail experience to support restaurants impacted by the pandemic.[27]

Awards & Recognition[edit]

In 2018, Kimmel was named a top angel investor by Business Insider, alongside Cyan Banister and Ellen Pao.[28]

Personal Life[edit]

Following close to a decade in Silicon Valley, years abroad in Sydney, Hong Kong, and time spent working remotely from Asia, Kimmel moved to Los Angeles, where she lives with her boyfriend, actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang.[29][30][31]


See also


External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Russell, Melia. "Inside the rise of 'super angels,' a special breed of investor that's carving out a valuable niche in a landscape dominated by VC giants". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2019-09-11). "Work Life Ventures Comes Out Of Stealth With $5M And Backing From Andreessen". Crunchbase News. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  3. ↑ "LA Venture: How WorkLife Ventures Founder Brianne Kimmel Became a Top Angel Investor". dot.LA. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. ↑ Zauk, Ryan (2021-06-30). "Brianne Kimmel, Founder of Worklife Ventures — 6 Unicorns, Solo Capitalists, & The Future of Work!". Wharton FinTech. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  5. ↑ "worklife". www.worklife.vc. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  6. ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-11-04). "It's Time to Fall in Love With Jimmy O. Yang". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  7. ↑ "Brianne Kimmel - WorkLife Ventures". TenOneTen Ventures. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  8. ↑ "Brianne Kimmel - WorkLife Ventures". TenOneTen Ventures. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  9. ↑ Unlocked, Venture (2022-01-25). "Worklife Ventures Brianne Kimmel on finding the right LPs, the differences between an Angel and a solo GP, and what she looks for in founding teams". Venture Unlocked. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Zendesk Introduces New Program for Startups". Zendesk. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  11. ↑ "20VC: Worklife Ventures' Brianne Kimmel on Why More Operators Should Start Their Own Fund, How To Structure Your Round for the Highest Signal Round & What The Multi-Stage Funds Playing At Seed Means For The Rest of The Asset Class". 20VC. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  12. ↑ "Product Marketing Spotlight Series: Brianne Kimmel". www.crayon.co. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  13. ↑ "Work Life Ventures raises $5M for debut enterprise SaaS seed fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  14. ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2019-09-11). "Work Life Ventures Comes Out Of Stealth With $5M And Backing From Andreessen". Crunchbase News. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  15. ↑ "Work Life Ventures seeks $60M for next fund | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  16. ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2019-09-11). "Work Life Ventures Comes Out Of Stealth With $5M And Backing From Andreessen". Crunchbase News. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  17. ↑ "Work Life Ventures seeks $60M for next fund | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  18. ↑ Kimmel, Brianne. "Data-Driven Competitive Marketing". clearbit.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  19. ↑ Kimmel, Brianne (2020-05-26). "The office is obsolete. And that's a good thing | Brianne Kimmel". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  20. ↑ Sol, Alice. "HubSpot Launches New Podcast Show with Alexis Gay & Brianne Kimmel to Help Business Leaders Scale Their Companies". www.hubspot.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  21. ↑ "The Shake Up on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  22. ↑ "About Us". New Story. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  23. ↑ "Give A Day Global | Give a Day Global - Our Team". www.giveadayglobal.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  24. ↑ Zdanowicz, Christina (2019-12-12). "The world's first 3D-printed neighborhood is being built in Mexico for families living on $3 a day | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  25. ↑ Home (Documentary), MediaWeaver Entertainment, Altimeter Films, Time-Life Productions Inc., 2020-04-17, retrieved 2022-03-10
  26. ↑ "Mexico - Home (Season 1, Episode 9) | Apple TV+". AppleTV. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  27. ↑ "COVID-19: Support restaurants Mister Jiu's and Rich Table with new Haus aperitifs". The Mercury News. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  28. ↑ Bernard, Zoë. "22 female angel investors every startup founder should know". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  29. ↑ "Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy O. Yang on His Dad Acting in Space Force, Dating a Kimmel and Writing for Harlem Globetrotters". ABC. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  30. ↑ "Brianne Kimmel - WorkLife Ventures". TenOneTen Ventures. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  31. ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-11-04). "It's Time to Fall in Love With Jimmy O. Yang". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-03-10.


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