Brianne Kimmel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and Managing Partner of Worklife Ventures since 2019.
Launched Worklife Ventures in 2019, raising $5 million initially and an additional $35 million in 2022.
Invests $500K-$2M at the formation stage in technical teams, with portfolio companies including Deel, Webflow, Hex, Equals, and Supabase.
Serves as an Angel Investor for Webflow since 2019.
Previously led go-to-market strategy at Zendesk, where she developed the concept for a venture capital fund.
Alumna of Y Combinator's W16 Batch in 2016.
Holds a degree in journalism from Kent State University.

Biography

Brianne Kimmel is a Ukrainian-American venture capitalist and angel investor. She is the founder and managing partner of Worklife Ventures, a venture capital firm she founded in 2019. Worklife Ventures invests $500K-$2M at the formation stage in technical teams, focusing on go-to-market strategies to help build enduring, profitable companies. The firm initially raised $5 million in capital, followed by an additional $35 million in 2022.