# Angela Braren

> Cofounder leading Engineering, Product & Design

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/angelabraren

I carve out profitable growth in ambiguous situations. I lead teams with warmth, competence and bravery, balancing strategic decision-making with laser-focused execution to drive 0 to 1 and 1 to 10.

## Work Experience
### Co-founder leading Engineering, Product & Design @ Instrumentl
Jan 2015 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Instrumentl (YC S16) is an intelligent, full life cycle grants platform built to help grantseekers do it all: discover, apply for, and manage grant funding. We force multiply the nonprofit sector's ability to deliver impact. 4000+ customers, >70%+ YoY growth, cash flow positive, strong product-market fit (NPS is 60+). 

Feel good about the work you do, join us: www.instrumentl.com/careers

### Head of New Ventures @ Perfect Day
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Emeryville, California, United States
Cellular agriculture. Led idea to revenue for new-to-the-world protein food & beverage ingredient including R&D, manufacturing scale-up, FDA regulatory approval, first B2B sales, P&L management.

Sustainability. Accountable for quantifying environmental impact of Perfect Day bio manufacturing process for animal-free whey protein (PD animal-free milk proteins save 85-97% of GHG emissions compared to bovine milk proteins). Read our Life Cycle Assessments here: https://resources.perfectdayfoods.com/sustainability

### Fundraising @ Global Fund for Women
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
Secured partnerships and major donations from organizations such as: Adobe, Symantec, Wells Fargo, National Endowment for the Arts.

### Salmon Habitat Specialist @ Project SHARE
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | East Port, Maine
Brought together a cooperative body of partners (including the US government, State of Maine and International Paper, Inc.) to remove dams and roads that violated the Endangered Species Act.


## Education
### Batches: S16 & F2
Y Combinator

### Master of Arts (M.A.) in Critical Studies
California College of the Arts

### Bachelor's Degree in Human Ecology
College of the Atlantic


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/angela-braren

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Last updated: 2026-03-25