Brianne Kimmelis an American angel investor, advisor, and podcaster based in San Francisco, California.

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Kimmel graduated from Kent State University with a degree in journalism.

At KSU, Kimmel created an investment program to connect student entrepreneurs with mentors, investors and thought leaders in Silicon Valley, Chicago, New York City, among other tech hubs.

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As an early stage enterprise investor, she has helped companies build a product-led growth strategy and advised on product, monetization and go-to-market strategies.

Kimmel has worked on the go-to-market team at Zendesk,focused on product-led growth, partner integrations and built a program for startups.

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Prior to Zendesk, she led performance marketing projects at Expedia where she focused on international growth including building and launching a new product in China.

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She has taught over 5,000 students at General Assembly and advises venture-backed startups in Silicon Valley.

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Kimmel was named a top angel investor that every startup should know alongside Ellen Pao and Cyan Banister by Business Insider.

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