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Brit Morin
American CEO, entrepreneur (born 1985)
Brittany "Brit" Morin (born 6 December 1985) is an American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and technologist. She is the co-founder and managing partner of Offline Ventures, an early stage venture fund and studio, founder and CEO of Brit + Co, a media and digital education company based in San Francisco, the founder of Selfmade, an education and community platform for female entrepreneurs, and the founder of BFF, an open-access community for women and nonbinary people in Web3.2
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Born Dec 6, 1985.1
About
Morin is the author of Homemakers: A Domestic Handbook for the Digital Generation, published by HarperCollins, and as of 2021, writes a business advice column, "Dear Brit", in Entrepreneur Magazine.
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Companies
- Brit + Co.Founder15
Early life and education
Morin was born in San Antonio, Texas. She studied business and communications at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Apple Inc.4
- Date not recordedFounded Brit + Co.5
After graduation, Morin moved to Silicon Valley. She worked at Apple on iTunes and later spent four years at Google, where she helped launch projects such as Google TV, Google Maps, and iGoogle under Marissa Mayer.
Brit + Co
In 2011, at age 25, Morin left Google to start Brit + Co, a San Francisco-based website and lifestyle brand targeted at women. By 2017 the company was reaching 130 million people per month.
The company raised $1.25 million in initial seed funding in April 2012. The following year, it closed funding rounds with $6.3 million in Series A funding led by Oak Investment Partners. Led by Intel Capital, the company received $20 million in Series B funding in 2015, allowing them to make their first acquisition of a DIY app called Snapguide. By 2017, it was reported that Brit + Co had received $45 million in venture capital funding from investors like Verizon Ventures and Marissa Mayer, and was selected for the Disney Accelerator Program.
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Offline Ventures
In 2020 Morin launched the venture capital fund and studio Offline Ventures with Dave Morin, Nate Bosshard, and James Higa, to invest in and incubate early stage technology companies developing health technology.
Selfmade
In 2020 Morin launched Selfmade, a subscription based marketplace and community for female founders to learn how to start and develop a business.
BFF
In 2022, Morin and fellow entrepreneur Jamie Schmidt co-founded BFF, an online community to educate women and non-binary people on web3.
Podcasts
From 2020 - 2022 Morin hosted the podcast "Teach Me Something New" in partnership with iHeartMedia, interviewing guests such as Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Meena Harris and Glennon Doyle.
In 2022, Morin launched First In Line, a podcast on which Morin talks to entrepreneurs, celebrities, and CEOs about the future of business.
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Personal life
- BornDec 6, 1985, San Antonio7
- CitizenshipUnited States8
- ResidenceSan Francisco Bay Area9
- SpouseDave Morin10
Morin is married to Dave Morin, an entrepreneur. They live in Mill Valley with their two sons and one daughter.
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Awards
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- 1WikidataBrit Morin on Wikidata
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- 10WikidataBrit Morin: spouse, on Wikidata
- 11WikidataBrit Morin: award, on Wikidata
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- 15WikidataBrit + Co., Founder
- 16Wikimedia CommonsBrit Morin photo by Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0