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Investing in the Many Dimensions of ‘Work’: Ashley Bittner of Firework Ventures

Season 4
27m | Jan 21, 2021

“I got interested in technology as a way of solving some of these major challenges I was seeing in my classroom. And that's not just education. There’s also all the other things that people need to actually have upward mobility in their lives.”

Ashley Bittner


Today’s guest is Ashley Bittner, Founding Partner at Firework Ventures, Investing in human-centered Future of Work companies. Their current investments include: TRANSFR, Stride Funding, Hone, Learn In, Podium Education, Catch, BrainTrust, The Prelude Institute, and Edvo.

With first-hand experience as a teacher in the Bronx, a management consultant, and a political appointee in the Obama Administration, Ashley brings a thoroughly insightful learnings about the Future of Work. 

In this interview, Ashley talks about the kind of innovations needed to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our workforce. She also touches on important matters such as diversity, upward mobility, and the role policy plays in driving socioeconomic transformation.


“Bridgette (Founding Partner) and I focus a lot on how we think or how we build a platform that has really values diversity of thought, different experiences.”

Ashley Bittner


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