Brit Morin is a true pioneer in the world of entrepreneurship and innovation. She's the founder of Brit + Co, a platform that empowers women to learn and grow through creative and technical skills.
Brit Morin's journey as an entrepreneur began with a simple yet powerful idea - to make learning fun and accessible to everyone. She started her career in tech, working at Google and YouTube.
Brit's passion for creativity and innovation eventually led her to leave her corporate job and start her own company. She launched Brit + Co in 2011, with a focus on providing women with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
With Brit + Co, Morin aimed to create a community where women could come together to learn and grow. She achieved this through a wide range of online courses, tutorials, and workshops that cover everything from coding to entrepreneurship.
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Brit Morin's Ventures
Brit Morin is the founder of Offline Ventures, a fund that invests in and incubates early-stage tech companies developing healthcare technology.
In 2020, Morin launched Offline Ventures with Dave Morin, Nate Bosshard, and James Higa.
Brit Morin is also the founder and CEO of Brit + Co, a media company that empowers females and provides a platform for creative individuals to connect and learn from each other.
Brit + Co was founded in 2011 and has raised over $27.8 million in funding from investors like Oak Investment Partners and Intel Capital.
Brit + Co Founder
Brit Morin is the founder and CEO of Brit + Co, a media company that empowers females.
Brit's creativity was fostered when she was a child, and she had an urge to start her own company based on the quote "Turn your passion into your career and you'll never work a day in your life."
At 25, Morin left Google to start Brit + Co in 2011, a San Francisco-based website and lifestyle brand targeted at women.
Brit + Co was founded in 2011, and by 2017, the company was reaching 130 million people per month.
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The company raised $1.25 million in initial seed funding in April 2012, and $6.3 million in Series A funding led by Oak Investment Partners the following year.
Brit + Co received $20 million in Series B funding in 2015, led by Intel Capital, which allowed them to make their first acquisition of a DIY app called Snapguide.
The funds from the Series B funding also allowed Brit + Co to partner with dozens of businesses to showcase a more creative lifestyle.
Some of their key partners include Lowe’s, Target, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, and many more.
By 2017, Brit + Co had received $45 million in venture capital funding from investors like Verizon Ventures and Marissa Mayer.
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