Lauren Kolodny

Lauren Kolodny is a prominent figure in the venture capital industry, serving as a Founding Partner at Acrew where she leads the fintech thesis area. Her investment portfolio includes early-stage companies such as Chime, Pie, Divvy, La Haus, and Papaya, as well as later-stage firms like Plaid, Gusto, and Marqeta. Before co-founding Acrew, Kolodny was a partner at Aspect Ventures and worked in product marketing at Google, where she was instrumental in launching major projects for Workspace, including Google Drive. Her career began at the Clinton Foundation in India, where she built tech partnerships. Beyond her professional life, she enjoys lawn games, making pesto, playing board games, and exploring new places, having lived in five countries. She also values family time, often seen exploring the world through the eyes of her daughters. Kolodny has been honored with inclusion on the Forbes Midas List 2023 and the Forbes Midas Brink List in 2021. Additionally, she served as a Trustee Emerita at Brown University, where she was the university’s youngest board member.