Lauren Kolodny | |
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| Alma mater | Brown University Stanford University Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Occupation(s) | Managing Partner, Acrew Capital [1] |
| Known for | Co-Founder, Acrew Capital |
| Website | Acrew Capital profile |
Lauren Kolodny (born c. 1985/86) [2] is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is the co-founder and Managing Partner of the venture capital firm Acrew Capital. She was on the Forbes Midas List in both 2023 and 2024. [3]
Kolodny earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Brown University in 2008, [2] a Master of Sciences in Sustainable Design from Stanford University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. [4] In 2009, at the age of 23, Kolodny became the youngest ever trustee on Brown University's Board of Trustees [4] [2] and served on the search committee that selected Brown’s current president, Christina Paxson. [5]
Kolodny started her career developing clean technology partnerships for the Clinton Foundation while based in New Delhi, India. [4] [2] She later worked in product marketing at Google, where she led launches for Google Workspace, including the launch of Google Drive for businesses. [4]
Kolodny met Aspect Ventures co-founder Theresia Gouw through her time at Brown University where they became friends. Kolodny later joined Gouw at Aspect in 2015 and became a partner in the firm in 2017. [4] She left Aspect Ventures in 2019 to co-found Acrew Capital along with Gouw, Asad Khaliq, Vishal Lugani and Mark Kraynak. [6] [7]
Kolodny was a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2016. [8] In 2020, she was featured in The Wall Street Journal's 10 Women to Watch list; [9] and, the list of 100 Rising Stars of Venture Capital in the Business Insider . [10] She was also on the Forbes Midas List in both 2023 [3] and 2024. [11]
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed, early and growth-stage investments in sectors that include Data & Security, Fintech, and Digital Health. [12] Its fintech practice was built and is led by Kolodny, with investment in companies such as Chime. [13] As of 2025, Acrew Capital manages a portfolio of more than $1.7+ billion AUM. [14]