Brynne Kennedy

Kennedy leads the SSV’s global strategy, investments, and investor relations from our Genvea HQ.  Kennedy is an experienced investor and entrepreneur, as well as a former investment banker and private equity investor across the US, EMEA and APAC.  She serves as Board Director and Investment Lead to renewable energy company Caban Energy, edge computing platform Pratexo, enterprise AI and blockchain platform Casper Labs. Kennedy also serves as Lead Independent Director for enterprise software platform TaskHuman.  Kennedy previously founded and led as CEO global enterprise software company Topia between London and Silicon Valley with SSV Partner Steve Black and ran for US Congress on an innovation and decarbonization platform. She has been recognized with numerous awards for leadership including London Business School’s Distinguished Alumna Award, Management Today’s 35 Under 35 and the Women of the Future, Women in IT, Stevie Awards and CloudNOW Awards Entrepreneur of the Year honors.  Kennedy holds a B.A. in History from Yale University, where she was a Division I and Ivy League championship gymnast, and an MBA from London Business School with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Management.  She speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese, and is a Swiss resident and dual UK and US citizen.