Firework Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ashley Bittner and Brigette Lau. The firm invests in the future of work, focusing on technology that creates opportunity for the entire workforce across HR tech, edtech, fintech, and healthcare.
45% of their portfolio is in Education. Their most common stage is series-a (55% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $25.1M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
$24.3M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
BL
Brigette Lau
Founding Partner
AB
Ashley Bittner
Managing Partner
KB
Kate Ballinger
Principal
RK
Rachel Kinnunen
Principal
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 TransfrVR | Series C | $40M | Sep 2023 |
 TRANSFR | Series C | $40M | Sep 2023 |
 TRANSFR VR | Series C | $40M | Sep 2023 |
| SStride Funding | Seed | — | Jan 2023 |
 Hazel | Unknown | $51.5M | Nov 2022 |
| SStride Funding | Series A | $12M | Dec 2021 |
 Praxis Labs | Series A | $15.5M | Oct 2021 |
| Praxis Labs | Series A | $15.5M | Jan 2021 |
 Podium Education | Series A | $12M | — |
| TRANSFR VR | Series A | $12M | — |
 Inclusively | Series A | $13M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Akkadian Ventures4 shared
Album VC3 shared
Lumos Capital Group3 shared
ABS Capital3 shared
Penny Jar Capital2 shared
Precursor Ventures2 shared
Emerson Collective2 shared
Ulu Ventures2 shared
Norwest Venture Partners2 shared
Slow Ventures2 shared
Juvo Ventures2 shared
GSV Ventures2 shared
Joyance Partners2 shared
Luxor Capital Group1 shared
Social Starts1 shared
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1 shared
137 Ventures1 shared
Learn Capital1 shared
Goldcrest Capital1 shared
Strada Education Network1 shared
Last updated: 19 September 2026