Scale With Impact

We partner with mission-driven founders to reach for the brass ring, helping them continuously strive to grow their ventures.

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Our Why

$1.1T

Funding gap to the
social enterprise sector

4%

of minority-owned businesses survive the startup stage

2%

of VC funding is invested in women-founded ventures

Our Focus

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We support Pre-Seed through Series A companies that leverage technology to drive equitable outcomes for all people throughout their lifetimes.

01

Educational Opportunity

02

Workforce Opportunity

03

Economic Opportunity

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Our 2023 Impact

23

Companies

across

7

Countries

27

Underrepresented founders supported

11

Direct investments and equity holdings

What Makes Us Different

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Unparalleled Operator Experience

We built our model based on our unparalleled operator experience. Our leadership team members have successfully founded, led, and scaled businesses from idea through exit.

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Dual Studio and Investment Model

We are the only firm in the social impact field, with a focus on education and workforce tech, offering a dual studio and investment model. Our offerings cover the gamut of the key necessities for companies at this stage.

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Unique Program Delivery

Unlike traditional accelerators, we have developed our programs to enable us to evolve our involvement with our companies over time. We can roll up our sleeves and get in the trenches with you, and then modify our support later on to allow us to stay as involved as founders want us to be.

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Founder-Friendly Structure

Unlike traditional venture studios, we are founder-friendly and do not take a significant equity stake in our companies.

Our Team

We are a committed crew of leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs with deep experience and relevant domain expertise launching, scaling, and selling successful social ventures. We walk with you every step of the way, getting you from point A to B and beyond with creativity, energy, and flexibility.

Meet the Team
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"It’s been awesome working with BRV. We really appreciate how thoughtful and knowledgeable the team is and that they offer really concrete advice informed by experience and knowledge of the space. They’ve been able to customize a plan to meet our needs."

Jeff Imrich

Co-Founder and CEO, Rock by Rock

“We decided to work with BRV because of the team's collective experience in launching and scaling ventures — particularly in the edtech and workforce spaces. We know that they share the excitement about GoSprout's potential as the go-to platform for apprenticeship and internship management in our field.”

Carlos Vazquez

Founder and CEO, GoSprout

"The BRV team has invested the time to understand us and our business on a deeper level. Our work together feels like a team effort. They’re really part of the ClassEquity team."

Abby Coyle

Co-founder and CEO, ClassEquity

“Unlike so many investors who say they add value, Brass Ring truly delivers in the introductions they make, the time they provide, and the financials they deliver.”

Bryanne Leeming

Founder and CEO, Unruly Studios

“As a LATAM-based company, BRV is helping us to assess TOMi’s potential to launch in the American market."

Juan Manuel Lopera

Founder and CEO, Tomi Digital

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