Matthew Brimer

Co-Owner at Special Address

Speaker

Matthew Brimer is a serial entrepreneur, designer, venture investor, real estate developer, and community builder.

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Brimer is Co-Founder & Chairman at ZZ Driggs (https://zzdriggs.com), a fast-growing & award-winning Certified B Corp reimagining how we furnish our lives for a new economy and a more sustainable future. ZZ offers exceptional & sustainable furniture as a service through a proprietary tech platform, supporting independent craftsmanship and serving discerning clients across the country.

He co-founded General Assembly (http://ga.co — acquired by Adecco in 2018 for $413 million), a 21st century educational institution with campuses around the world, where he led global efforts for social impact, enterprise partnerships, and community outreach. At GA he cultivated the company’s early community of entrepreneurs, established key global partnerships, and started GA’s corporate training business. Brimer also launched GA's philanthropic & impact arm to increase diversity, inclusion, and opportunity in the tech industry at large.

Brimer also co-founded Daybreaker (http://daybreaker.com), a global community and lifestyle brand producing conscious morning experiences around the world. What began as a social experiment & art project, Daybreaker is now an entirely new genre of experience, fueling a worldwide movement to increase mindfulness, camaraderie, wellness, self-expression, and mischief. Daybreaker has been on national tour with Oprah, alongside celebrity guests like Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Tina Fey, and more.

Through his work as an investor, Brimer co-founded The Fund (http://thefund.vc), a first-of-its-kind early stage venture fund fueled by a community of successful founders around the globe to support the next generation of mission-driven entrepreneurs. Brimer also serves as a hands-on advisor & angel investor, helping to incubate startups focused on sustainability, education, wellness, and community.

At the forefront of his philanthropic efforts, Brimer has served on the Board of Directors at Pioneer Works (http://pioneerworks.org), a Brooklyn-based cultural powerhouse dedicated to experimentation, education, and production across disciplines, including science, art, music, technology, and more.

Brimer has been named to Rolling Stone’s “17 Innovators Shaking Up the Music Industry,” Vanity Fair’s "The Next Establishment", Fast Company's "Most Creative People", Forbes “30 Under 30”, Inc. "30 Under 30", and the "Silicon Alley 100”. He holds a BA in Sociology from Yale.