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Brendan Baker

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Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp · Partner at Rackhouse Venture Capital · Director at Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc. · Director at Asimily

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Former materials and civil engineer who became AngelList's second employee, later worked at Greylock building data-driven venture systems, and spent six years as a Partner at Ridge Ventures investing in ERP, supply chain, and finance companies. He has advised over 1,000 founders.

Contact· published on Brendan's own website

Director at Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc.

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Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc.'s investors · 5

First Ascent VenturesToronto · $3.6M – $7.3M checks · since 2021Fujitsu VenturesTokyoMonochrome OnyxSan Francisco · since 2019Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Vistara GrowthVancouver · since 2021

Co-founders at Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc.

LC
Leila ChirayathExecutive Officer, Director
LJLeila Janah
Leila JanahFounder

Director at Asimily

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Asimily's investors · 4

Engineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksInventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2020MemorialCare Innovation FundLong Beach · since 2022Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Asimily

SSShankar Somasundaram
Shankar SomasundaramFounder & CEO
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Hithesh NamaCo-founder

Experience

  1. Rackhouse Venture CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ValenceAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
  3. PassportAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
  4. GoodDay SoftwareInvestor and Observer2023 — 2024
  5. ChordInvestor2023 — 2024
  6. AryaInvestor2022 — 2024
  7. SpareInvestor2021 — 2024
  8. ASIMILYInvestor and Board Member2021 — 2024
  9. SamaBoard Member2021 — 2024
  10. LoopInvestor and Observer2019 — 2024
  11. Ridge VenturesPartner2018 — 2024
  12. AumniAdvisor2019 — 2023
  13. Various: Aumni, Passport, Batch, The Beans, Shift, Heartbeat, etc.Advisor2017 — 2019
  14. OX1Advisor and Consultant2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  15. GreylockDirector2011 — 2015
  16. AngelListDealflow Manager2010 — 2011
  17. Practica FoundationFounding Country Director - Ethiopia2008 — 2009
  18. Halsall AssociatesProject Engineer2005 — 2007
  19. Engineers Without Borders CanadaDirector2004 — 2006
  20. Engineers Without Borders CanadaOverseas Volunteer / Project Field Manager (EnterpriseWorks)2004

Skills & more

Strategy33Strategic Planning4Analysis3Leadership14Management12Team Leadership2Entrepreneurship60Start-ups37Venture Capital20Research13Business Strategy11Marketing Strategy6
+8 moreBusiness DevelopmentSustainabilityProgram ManagementBusiness PlanningProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentManagement ConsultingNew Business Development

Languages French

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Colleagues at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

Claire Park
Community Manager at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
David Gorcey
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Emily Kramer
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Hal Tily
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Jan Crisostomo
Operating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Jiaona Zhang
Venture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Kevin Novak
Founder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Priyanka Rao
Investor at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp

Network4

Akriti Dokania
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
Alexander Rosen
Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures
Indy Guha
Investor at VMG Partners
Jeffery Ponders
Principal at Ridge Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brendan Baker?
Former materials and civil engineer who became AngelList's second employee, later worked at Greylock building data-driven venture systems, and spent six years as a Partner at Ridge Ventures investing in ERP, supply chain, and finance companies. He has advised over 1,000 founders.
Where does Brendan Baker work?
Brendan Baker is Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp.
Where did Brendan Baker go to school?
Brendan Baker studied at University of Cambridge (MPhil, Engineering for Sustainable Development); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (MBA (Distinction)); The University of British Columbia (BASc., Materials Engineering).

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