Female venture capitalist Brianne Kimmel’s Worklife Ventures has invested in 50 portfolio holdings since 2019, some which have surpassed $1 billion in value.
She previously ran a startup initiative for business software company Zendesk and her VC is backed by Marc Andreessen and Zoom Video Communications CEO Eric Yuan.
She plans to add 20 new investments annually, scaling up small businesses for freelancers, entrepreneurs and creators to work remotely and productively outside traditional office culture.
She is the one (of many) who got away from Youngstown, Ohio to pursure new horizons.
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