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Ann Bordetsky

Investor

Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M

About

Ann Bordetsky is a Partner at NEA, a global early-stage venture firm with more than 600 technology exits. Before investing, she was COO of Rival, held business development roles at Uber and Twitter, and helped build two early climate and mobility startups, contributing to two unicorns and two exits. As an angel investor she has backed future-of-work, consumer, and climate companies including Fast, Shef, Warmly, Ethena, PandoHR, Pano AI, LiveFlow, Vibe, Carbon Chain, Elpha, and BeyondHQ; roughly 60% of her portfolio is female-founder-led, and she advises founders on scaling organizations, partnerships and expansion strategy, and hiring senior functional leaders.

Invests in

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSSocial

Experience

  1. Elora CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. FactoryAdvisor to CEOcurrent2026 — present
  3. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Board Partnercurrent2026 — present
  4. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partner, Technology Practice2021 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. ElevenLabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. PerplexityInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. BluefishInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2025 — present
  8. Twelve LabsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. ContraInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  10. GlacierInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. PanoAdvisor2020 — 2022
  12. January VenturesAdvisor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  13. VariousAngel Investor & Advisor2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Rival IncChief Operating Officer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  15. UberDirector of Business Development | Strategic Initiatives2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  16. TwitterHead of Commerce & Product Business Development2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Wheelz (acquired by Turo)Director of Business Development2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Better PlaceBusiness Development, North America2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Mohr Davidow VenturesConsulting on Cleantech Policy and Government Engagement2009
  20. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2008San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2007 — 2009
  2. University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Environmental Science1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships51Leadership16Management19Team Building15Business Development26Entrepreneurship26Cross-functional Team Leadership12Program Management18Strategy40Start-ups29Thought Leadership9Mobile Commerce7
+12 moreStrategic CommunicationsCleantechBusiness StrategyGovernmental AffairsProduct ManagementEnergy PolicyRenewable EnergyElectric VehiclesStrategic PlanningTransportationNew Business DevelopmentGo-to-market Strategy

Languages Russian

From Ann's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BeyondHQCarbon ChainContraEthenaFastGlacier TechnologiesPandoHRSpoknVibeWarmly

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Aaron Jacobson
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Albert Lee
Advisor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alex Sharata
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alexa Grabelle
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Andrew Schoen
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Antony Yang
Investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Arjun Jain
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Network16

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Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali BehbahaniScout
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Andrew SchoenScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Antony YangScout
Investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Blake WuScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Brooke SeawellScout
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Carol GallagherScout
Advisor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Colin BryantScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Danielle LayScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ann Bordetsky work?
Ann Bordetsky is Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
What does Ann Bordetsky invest in?
Ann Bordetsky invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Social.
What check size does Ann Bordetsky write?
Ann Bordetsky typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.

Founder mafias

University of California, Berkeley mafia520

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David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2Andrew NgDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Factored +2Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2

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McKinsey & Company mafia319

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Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2Pedro SicilianoBusiness Analyst InternFounded Teachy +1Shantanu AgarwalSummer AssociateFounded Sustaera +1

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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia252

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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionIanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +2Mikhail KokorichStanford Executive ProgramFounded Destinus +2Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +2Jesse BuckinghamMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Vooma +2Don MuirMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Arc +2

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Uber mafia164

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Robin ChanAdvisorFounded Operator +1Garrett CampFounder & ChairmanFounded Aero +1Bastien BeurierSoftware EngineerFounded Lantern +1Mike MahlkowOperations and Business DevelopmentFounded Fastgen +1Aparna DhinakaranMachine Learning EngineerFounded Flow +1Charlie CorreaLead Operations ManagerFounded Luable +1

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Uber mafia28

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Robin ChanAdvisorFounded Operator +1Mike MahlkowOperations and Business DevelopmentFounded Fastgen +1Edgar PavlovskyData ScienceFounded MRGN +1Parth ChopraProduct ManagerFounded LagunaAndre CharooLauncherFounded MapleKingsley AdvaniGrowthFounded Allocations

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bluefish4

Peter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesMax ChapmanInvestor at Crane Venture PartnersYenny CheungInvestor at Alma AngelsLisa XuInvestor at FirstMark

Also worked at Rival Inc1

Mary OwenGeneral Partner at Forma Capital

Also worked at Uber371

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in Startups; All-In co-hostAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,453

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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