Ridge Ventures Adds Partner Brendan Baker to Continue Backing Enterprise Founders at Initial Revenue Stages
Summary
Baker joins the firm after spending the past few years working with early-stage venture funds like Ridge, Wing and Hone Capital, as well as companies and accelerators like Passport, Shift, Batch, AngelPad, Techstars and more. Earlier in his career, Baker was the second employee at AngelList, overseeing 8000 pitches and helping more than 300 startups raise tens of millions of dollars in total funding. Before acquiring his MBA from the University of Oxford, Baker also launched and managed the distribution of low-cost water and energy products in Ethiopia and Senegal, in tandem with Practica Foundation and EnterpriseWorks. Baker’s expertise will help build out new support frameworks for the firm’s portfolio companies, and amplify existing complementary programs, including a CXO advisory council consisting of more than 75 Fortune 500 executives. Ridge takes a fast, flexible and founder-focused approach, and backs companies delivering advanced technologies, new distribution models and incredible user experiences.