Worklife Ventures
Venture capitalWalnut · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 1 people tracked
Also known as WORKLIFE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Worklife Ventures backs technical teams early, often meeting founders before they leave their current jobs and without waiting for a lead investor. The firm plays a long game, backing companies regardless of stage and re-engaging with those it previously missed. It focuses on emerging trends spotted on platforms like GitHub and Substack, as well as unexpected offline settings, and gravitates toward products and jobs that begin as entertainment or side projects — such as Twitch streamers, GitHub contributors, Instagram influencers, and Shopify retailers. Community, creativity, and personality are central to its approach.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 37 of 41 portfolio companiesSaaS ×21AI & Machine Learning ×15Enterprise Software ×14Developer Tools ×9Consumer ×8E-commerce ×6Fintech ×6Cloud Computing ×5
HQs:United States×25Canada×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×83 founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 25 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Academy of Art University ×2UC San Diego ×2University of Waterloo ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
Facebook ×3NEXT Canada ×3DigitalOcean ×2Intuit ×2LaunchDarkly ×2Pure Storage ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 12018 · 14 dated
Alinea is a digital wealth management platform that provides AI-assisted portfolio management and automated investing for individual investors.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Eve Halimi(Founder)inAnam Lakhani(Founder)in
BoardPhylicia Koh(Director)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesEvolution Venturesf7 VenturesFoundersX VenturesGFR FundKima Ventures+8 more
Basedash is an AI-native business intelligence platform that uses natural language processing to let teams query databases, generate dashboards, and explore analytics without writing SQL.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMontreal, CA
Max Musing(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsY Combinator468 CapitalForm Capital
Bubbles is an AI meeting assistant that automatically joins calls to record, transcribe, and generate summaries and action items, integrating with calendars and meeting platforms.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Tom Medemain
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsChapter One468 Capital
BuildShip is an AI-powered, low-code visual builder for creating backend APIs, workflows, and automations, letting users turn natural-language prompts into functioning flows with full code access, cloud hosting, or self-hosting.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Harini Janakiraman(Founder)inShams Mosowi(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Recruiting firm that sources early engineers and operators for seed to Series B startups, now part of Tribe AI.
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBehind Genius VenturesContrary
Carry is an investment platform offering tax-advantaged retirement accounts—including Solo 401(k)s and IRAs—aimed at self-employed individuals and high-income professionals in the U.S.
FintechSaaS
Ankur Nagpal 💰(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsThe CouncilTrust FundThe Fintech Fund
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ChartHop provides a people operations platform that unifies people data and HR workflows including onboarding, compensation management, performance reviews, and employee engagement surveys.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Ian White(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCowboy VenturesFiDi VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersSemperVirens Venture Capital+3 more
Clubhouse is a social audio platform where users can join live voice conversations and discussions.
Social
Rohan Seth(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzColor CapitalDreamers VCGraph VenturesJames Beshara FundJustin “3LAU” Blau+10 more
Daily provides WebRTC-based infrastructure that enables developers to build voice, video, and real-time AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Kwindla Hultman Kramer(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsCompoundGround Up VenturesMoxxie VenturesRenegade PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, LlcScribble Ventures+2 more
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inOfer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Franck Cohen(Director)Alexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAltaIR CapitalAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad Gil+34 more
DEV is an online community where software developers share knowledge and help one another.
Developer ToolsMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Ben Halpern(Co-founder)Jess Lee(Co-founder)Peter Frank(Co-founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsHeavybitMayfield FundThe Fund
Dipsea is a subscription mobile app publishing erotic audio stories written and narrated for a primarily female audience.
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsKindred VenturesXYZ Venture Capital
Flamingo Estate is a luxury lifestyle and home goods brand selling products such as scented candles, and its offerings are positioned as premium gifts.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Aaron Harveyin
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsPoint King CapitalTrousdale Ventures
Flow Club is a virtual coworking platform that facilitates focused productivity through live, structured sessions using body doubling and the Pomodoro Technique.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
David Tran(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsY CombinatorDay One VenturesHustle FundHyphen CapitalNight CapitalNOMO Ventures+1 more
Forethought builds self-improving AI agents for customer service, now integrated into Zendesk's platform.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Mateo, US
Deon Chris Nicholas(Founder)Deon Nicholas(Founder)inSami Ghoche(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investors8VCFrontline VenturesGeodesic CapitalInspired CapitalK9 VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
GC AI builds an AI platform for in-house legal teams, designed around company-specific playbooks, cross-functional stakeholders, and deal-specific risk tolerance.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Cecilia Ziniti(Co-founder & CEO)inBardia Pourvakil(Co-founder)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESNorthzoneScale Venture PartnersThe CouncilSound Ventures
Hex builds tools for data analysis and visualization, serving data teams, analysts, and organizations that need to work with data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Barry McCardel(Founder)inCaitlin Colgrove(Founder)Glen Takahashi(Founder)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzDash VCLorimer VenturesNext Legacy Partners+9 more
Heylo is an all-in-one platform for group and community leaders to organize events, communicate with members, collect payments, and grow their communities.
ConsumerSaaSSocialWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Brandon Pearcy(Co-Founder and CTO)Eric Winters(Co-Founder and CEO)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
A full-stack monitoring platform that helps developers identify performance issues and bugs in web applications through session replay and error tracking.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeattle, US
Jay Khatri(Cofounder, CEO (acquired by LaunchDarkly))inVadim Korolik(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesFuel CapitalNeoRamtin NaimiY Combinator+5 more
Hightouch builds a data activation platform that integrates with existing enterprise data infrastructure to enable marketing and business teams to activate customer data at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Kashish Gupta(Founder)inTejas Manohar(Founder)inJoshua Curl(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAllison Pickens VenturesAmplify PartnersDash VCDorm RoomEarl Grey CapitalGeodesic Capital+16 more
RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) is a platform for hosting and managing virtual and hybrid events that enables organizations to create live experiences, engage audiences remotely, and generate business outcomes through video conferencing and event management tools.
Marketing TechSaaS
Johnny Boufarhat(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)NorthzoneTapestry VCWaverley Capital+3 more
Italic designs and sells home goods including towels, bedding, scent products, and hosting items focused on everyday rituals.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWalnut, US
Jeremy Cai(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Annie Chen(Executive Officer)
BoardDon Stalter(Director)Daniel Gulati(Director)Byron Ling(Director)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesChapter OneComcast VenturesKindred VenturesCapital GmbH Co. KGGlobal Founders Capital+3 more
Julie sells an FDA-approved over-the-counter emergency contraceptive (levonorgestrel morning-after pill) that reduces pregnancy risk after unprotected sex, available without prescription, ID, or parental consent across all 50 U.S. states.
ConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFemTechWellness & Fitness
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFourward VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsWestern Technology InvestmentEntrepreneur VentureSIDE-Capital
Knock is an AI-native customer engagement platform that lets teams build and send product, marketing, and transactional messaging across email, SMS, push, chat, and in-app channels from one place.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Thomas Petry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Demetri Themelis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCraft VenturesExpaMadrona Venture GroupCoFound Partners VentureCompany Ventures+7 more
Lightfield is an AI sales assistant that automatically captures interactions from email, calendar, and meetings to create CRM records, draft follow-ups, and extract action items.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Keith Peiris(CEO & Co-Founder)inHenri Liriani(President & Co-Founder)inVes Stoyanov(Founder)
BoardReid Hoffman(Investor (Greylock))Seth Rosenberg(Investor (Greylock))
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAudaciousCoatue ManagementGreylock PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersWing
Airtime (formerly mmhmm) makes video communication tools for professionals working live and asynchronously, including a camera, recorder, creator, and stacks.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsCleo CapitalScrum VenturesG Vision CapitalSequoia CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund
Overdrive Defense makes consumer drug testing kits, including fentanyl test kits and drink spike test kits, for personal safety in high-risk settings such as nightlife and street environments.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtech
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsWestern Technology InvestmentEqual Opportunity Ventures
Pietra provides an AI-powered platform for e-commerce brands to manage competitive intelligence, social media monitoring, supplier networks, and fulfillment operations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechHoboken, US
Ronak Trivedi(Executive Officer, Director)inPan P(Founder)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzDreamers VCM13Tq Ventures LlcFounders Fund
Fintech providing embedded capital and financing for small businesses inside the software platforms they already use.
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Primer operates a network of microschools based on a one-room schoolhouse model that combines in-person learning with technology.
ConsumerEdTechMiami, US
Ryan Delk(Co-Founder and CEO)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsDesigner FundAccelICONIQPeak XV PartnersSofinaSpeedinvest
Public is a trading platform that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and memecoins through accounts managed by Zero Hash LLC, a New York State-licensed virtual currency business.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSNew York, US
Jannick Malling(Founder & CEO)Leif Abraham(Founder & CEO)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbbhi CapitalAccelAdvancit CapitalAglae VenturesAltra VentureCommonweal Ventures+12 more
Rive is a design and animation platform where creators build interactive experiences that run natively across web, mobile apps, games, and devices using an open-source runtime and GPU-accelerated vector graphics engine.
Creator EconomyDeveloper Tools
Guido Rosso(Founder)inCraig Sartor(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBMW i VenturesCategory VenturesUnusual Ventures
Settle offers a platform that combines procurement and accounts payable so consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands can manage purchases, track spend, and pay vendors, along with access to working capital for production and cash flow.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nish Samantray(Co-Founder)Greg Davidson(CEO & Co-Founder)Alek Koenig(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsSuperAngel.FundCaffeinated CapitalFounders FundKleiner PerkinsRibbit CapitalSciFi VC
Shimmer provides coaching, community, and digital tools designed specifically for people with ADHD, combining expert guidance with peer support to help them reach their potential.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Christal Wang(Founder)inVikram Sreedhar(Founder)inChris Wang(Co-founder & CEO)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsHoneystone VenturesY CombinatorGaingelsKoa Labs
Supabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Copplestone(Founder)inAnt Wilson(Founder)inANTHONY WILSON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PAUL COPPLESTONE(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardCARYN MAROONEY(Director)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsBase Case CapitalAccelBerkeley FrontierChapter OneCoatue ManagementCraft Ventures+11 more
Tanner Fletcher is a fashion label offering apparel such as tailored suits, gowns, and t-shirts alongside curated vintage objects sourced across different eras.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechNew York City, US
Tanner(Co-founder)Fletcher(Co-founder)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Tonal makes a wall-mounted connected home gym that uses electromagnetic digital weight and coach-led strength training content.
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Vantage is an independent cloud cost management platform that helps businesses monitor and optimize their cloud spending.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechNew York City, US
Ben Schaechter(Co-founder & CEO)inBrooke McKim(Co-founder & CTO)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzScale Venture Partners
Voiceflow provides a platform for building AI agents that handle customer interactions, starting with customer support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Braden Ream(Founder)inAndrew Lawrence(Founder)inMichael Hood(Founder)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFelicis VenturesGood News VenturesJetstreamMaC Venture CapitalOpenView Venture Partners+4 more
Webflow is a visual content management system and web design platform that enables creative teams to build, design, and publish brand-forward websites without heavy reliance on developers.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sergie Magdalin(Co-founder & Design Fellow)inVlad Magdalin(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)inBryant Chou(Co-founder)inLinda Tong(Chief Executive Officer)in
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAccelADQAltra VentureAmino CapitalBeyond CapitalBlack Angel Group+25 more
WorkOS provides an API platform that enables SaaS companies to build enterprise-ready features including user management, single sign-on, directory sync, and admin portals.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Michael Grinich(Founder & CEO)
PartnerBrianne Kimmel· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAudaciousBallistic VenturesCraft VenturesCrunchFundDiagram Capital+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Julie · suncommercial.com · Aug 21, 2026
Carry · bloomberg.com · Aug 19, 2026
Settle · prnewswire.com · Aug 18, 2026
Deel · calcalistech.com · Aug 3, 2026
Charthop · venturecapitaltracker.com · Jul 25, 2026
Vantage · ca.finance.yahoo.com · Jul 18, 2026
highlight.io · tipranks.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Worklife Ventures made?
- Worklife Ventures has 39 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Worklife Ventures invest at?
- Worklife Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Worklife Ventures's typical check size?
- Worklife Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Worklife Ventures focus on?
- Worklife Ventures focuses on Creator Economy, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Worklife Ventures located?
- Worklife Ventures is headquartered in Walnut, US.
- Does Worklife Ventures lead rounds?
- Worklife Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Worklife Ventures co-invest with?
- Worklife Ventures most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Abstract Ventures, among 174 tracked co-investors.
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