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Brigette Lau

Founding Partner at Firework Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Brigette Lau is the Founding Partner at Firework Ventures in Menlo Park, California, specializing in seed and Series A investments in sectors like TransportationTech and Future of Work. With an MBA from Georgetown University and a BASc from the University of Waterloo, she has served on the boards of various companies like Stride Funding and Tilt, and has made successful investments in companies such as TiLT and BetterUp.

Work Experience 

  • Founding Partner

    2019 - Current

    Firework Ventures leads investments in early-stage technology driving the future of work. Firework specifically focuses on technology creating economic opportunity and driving social mobility. Current investments include: TRANSFR (lead Series A), Learn In (lead Series Seed), Degreed (Series D SPV), TiLT (lead Series A), Stride Funding (lead Series A), Hone, Podium Education, Catch, BrainTrust, Edvo, and Praxis Labs.

Firework Ventures is an angel investment firm that invests in the initial stages of human-centered work companies.

  • Board Member

    2021

Clasp is a financial technology company that offers an alternative to traditional student loans through income share agreements.

Raised $170,849,999.00 from Marc Weill, SHRM and Crosslink Capital.

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2021

The Golden State Warriors is an American professional basketball team.

  • Board Member

    2017

  • Board Member

    2017

Swing Education provides substitute teachers to fill hard- to-fill staff absences.

Raised $60,840,000.00 from Apax Partners and Reach Capital.

  • Board Member

    2016

Brilliant delivers digital interactive STEM learning experiences to students, professionals, and lifelong learners around the world.

Raised $25,000,000.00 from Angel Collective Opportunity Fund and Union Square Ventures.

  • Board Partner

    2019

  • Partner

    2011 - 2019

We make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2014 - 2021

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