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Ann Bordetsky

Investor

Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

San Francisco Bay Area

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

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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.

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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
  21. Natural Resources Defense CouncilFederal Policy & Congressional Affairs Manager2004 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  22. Natural Resources Defense CouncilJohn Gardner Fellow2003 — 2004Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships51Leadership16Management19Team Building15Business Development26Entrepreneurship26Cross-functional Team Leadership12Program Management18Strategy40Start-ups29Thought Leadership9Mobile Commerce7
+8 moreStrategic CommunicationsCleantechBusiness StrategyGovernmental AffairsProduct ManagementEnergy PolicyRenewable EnergyElectric Vehicles

Languages Russian

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Investments

Investor

BeyondHQCarbon ChainContraEthenaFastGlacier TechnologiesPandoHRSpoknVibeWarmly

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Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Aaron Jacobson
Partner 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)
Arjun Jain
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aya Somai
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ayush Goradia
Principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

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Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Abe MurrayScout
General Partner at AlleyCorp
Alex SharataScout
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)
Blake WuScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Brooke SeawellScout
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Carmen ChangScout
Partner, Head of Asia at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Colin BryantScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Danielle LayScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ed MathersScout
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Forest BaskettScout
Special Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ann Bordetsky?
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.
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.
What companies has Ann Bordetsky invested in?
Investments tracked here include BeyondHQ, Carbon Chain, Contra, Ethena, Fast, Glacier Technologies, PandoHR, Spokn, Vibe, Warmly.
Where did Ann Bordetsky go to school?
Ann Bordetsky studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Environmental Science, Policy and Management).

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bluefish5

Peter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesLisa XuPartner at Threshold VenturesMax ChapmanInvestor at Crane Venture PartnersYenny CheungInvestor at Alma AngelsAndrei DuncaAngel

Also worked at Rival Inc3

Mary OwenGeneral Partner at Forma CapitalRyan BlackFounder at AncanaNathan HubbardExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at Firebird Music Holdings

Also worked at Uber542

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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