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Jalene Anderson-Baron

Founder

Founder at Future Fields

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

FoundedFuture Fields · YC

About

Jalene Anderson-Baron holds an MA from the University of Alberta and has spent over a decade in analytical roles spanning environmental and social research, project management, stakeholder engagement, and policy work.

Founder at Future FieldsYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Jalene went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Future Fields's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jalene can intro founders to Future Fields's investors below.

Future Fields's investors · 14

AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksAmplify CapitalToronto · $365K – $730K checks · since 2025Bee PartnersLafayette · $300K – $500K checksBoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checksBuilders VCSan FranciscoEdmonton UnlimitedEdmontonGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesNew York · $500K – $2M checksKeiki CapitalAbilene · $100K – $250K checksR7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Siddhi CapitalMeridianStartup TNTEdmonton · $5K – $100K checksToyota VenturesLos AltosTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Future Fields

MAMatt Anderson-Baron
Matt Anderson-BaronFounder

Experience

  1. Future FieldsCo-Founder & COOcurrent2018 — presentGreater Edmonton Metropolitan Area
  2. Capital Region HousingAnalyst2018 — 2020Edmonton, Canada Area
  3. University of AlbertaProject Coordinator2016 — 2018Edmonton, Canada Area
  4. Inner City Health and Wellness ProgramResearch Assistant2016Royal Alexandra Hospital
  5. Addiction and Mental Health Research Lab, University of Alberta School of Public HealthResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Edmonton, Canada Area
  6. Bissell CentreFollow Up Support Worker, Homeless to Homes2012 — 2013
  7. University of AlbertaSustainability Assistant, Energy Management and Sustainable Operations2009 — 2012

Skills & more

Start-up LeadershipPeople DevelopmentGrowing TeamsOrganizational CultureBusiness StrategyStrategic ThinkingLeadershipNonprofits7Qualitative Research7Community Development15Report Writing5Community Outreach12
+12 moreProgram EvaluationResearchPolicy AnalysisGrant WritingPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceFacilitationPublic PolicyStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipProject ManagementProject Coordination
  • Project Leadership — NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jalene Anderson-Baron?
Jalene Anderson-Baron holds an MA from the University of Alberta and has spent over a decade in analytical roles spanning environmental and social research, project management, stakeholder engagement, and policy work.
Where does Jalene Anderson-Baron work?
Jalene Anderson-Baron is Founder of Future Fields.
What companies did Jalene Anderson-Baron found?
Jalene Anderson-Baron founded Future Fields.
Where did Jalene Anderson-Baron go to school?
Jalene Anderson-Baron studied at Max Bell Foundation (Public Policy Institute); University of Alberta (Master of Arts, Human Geography); University of Alberta (Bachelor of Arts, Human Geography).

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