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Brigette Lau

Investor

Managing Partner at Firework Ventures · Board director at Career Allies, Inc.

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $25K – $10M checks · typically $5M

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2,597 people in our graph share verified history with Brigette — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Brigette Lau, a first-generation immigrant and Waterloo-trained engineer, is a human-first future-of-work investor whose retail-to-Silicon Valley, Social Capital data-driven diligence and poker background drive probabilistic, patient evaluations of nontraditional founders.

Invests in

EdTechFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechHR Tech

Board director at Career Allies, Inc.

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Career Allies, Inc.'s investors · 3

Firework VenturesSacramento · $25K – $10M checks · since 2024Kalos VenturesBrooklyn · since 2025Origin VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. Firework VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Stride FundingBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. TiltBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. Golden State WarriorsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. SlangBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  6. Swing EducationBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  7. Brilliant.orgBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  8. Social Capital LPBoard Partnercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  9. Social Capital LPPartner2011 — 2019Palo Alto, CA
  10. TreehouseBoard Member2016 — 2021
  11. DescomplicaBoard Member2014 — 2021
  12. IBM CorporationClient Executive2007 — 2010San Francisco, CA
  13. Navio Systems Inc.Senior Software Engineer2002 — 2005
  14. eSignXSenior Product Architect2001 — 2002
  15. Ernst & Young LLPConsultant1999 — 2000

Deals · 1

Career Allies, Inc.Board seat

via Firework Ventures · filed Jul 2025 · $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Firework Ventures

Ashley Bittner
Principal at Owl Ventures
Ashley Bittner
Investor at Firework Ventures

Network7

Daniel KanScout
Angel
Drew TaggartScout
General Partner at Mantis Capital
George BousisScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Protagonist
Henry DavisScout
General Partner at White Star Capital
Brent Hill
Managing Partner at Origin Ventures
Charles Hudson
Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures
Deborah Quazzo
Managing Partner at GSV Ventures

Investors connected to Brigette in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brigette Lau?
Brigette Lau, a first-generation immigrant and Waterloo-trained engineer, is a human-first future-of-work investor whose retail-to-Silicon Valley, Social Capital data-driven diligence and poker background drive probabilistic, patient evaluations of nontraditional founders.
Where does Brigette Lau work?
Brigette Lau is Managing Partner at Firework Ventures and Board director at Career Allies, Inc..
What does Brigette Lau invest in?
Brigette Lau invests in EdTech, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, HR Tech.
What check size does Brigette Lau write?
Brigette Lau typically writes checks of $25K – $10M.
What boards does Brigette Lau sit on?
Brigette Lau holds tracked board seats at Career Allies, Inc..
Where did Brigette Lau go to school?
Brigette Lau studied at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MBA); University of Waterloo (BASc, Computer Engineering).

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Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business171

Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsMiles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado VenturesSara ZulkoskyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast CapitalGary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Also attended University of Waterloo539

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalApoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsAchintya ChaudhariInvestor at LightbankKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Shared employers

Also worked at Golden State Warriors9

John WaleckaCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesTaz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalVivek RanadivéFounder & Managing Director at Bow CapitalCraig JohnsonInvestor at Omega Venture PartnersJoanne PasternackSenior Advisor at SeventySix CapitalSteph CurryAdvisor at Penny Jar Capital Venture

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Also worked at Slang4

Antonia Rojas EingFounder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITALDiego VillegasCo-founder at SlangKamran KhanCo-founder at SlangAntonia RojasGeneral Partner at ATTOM CAPITAL

Also worked at Social Capital LP37

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsMike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas VenturesCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersJonathan HsuCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookTed MaidenbergCo-founder, Managing Director at Tribe Capital Firstlook

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Also worked at IBM Corporation1,143

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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