Ann Bordetsky

Partner

2021 - Current

Early stage investor in Generative AI, Application Software and High-Growth Consumer. NEA Profile: https://www.nea.com/team/ann-bordetsky Linktree: linktr.ee/annbordetsky

Board Director

2022

Board Observer

2023

Board Director

2021

Advisor

2020

Advisor

2018

Angel Investor & Advisor

2018 - 2021

Angel investing in future of work, consumer, marketplaces and climate (pre-seed / seed), excited to work with visionary founders and builders. I coach founders on product strategy, GTM, partnerships and CEO leadership skills. More than 50% of my angel investments are female founder / CEO led companies. Companies: - Motif (SaaS), AI co-pilot for developer docs, https://motif.land/ - Liveflow (SaaS), auto-pilot for financial reporting, https://www.liveflow.io/ - Ethena (SaaS), corporate training that doesn't suck, https://www.goethena.com/ - CarbonChain (Climate Tech), carbon accounting for industrials, https://carbonchain.com/ - Pano AI (Climate Tech), AI-powered wildfire detection and response, https://www.pano.ai/ - Milo (Consumer), AI-powered family assistant, https://www.hellomilo.io/ - UpSmith (SaaS), UpSkilling platform to the trades, https://upsmith.com/ - Shef (Consumer / Marketplace), authentic home cooked meals delivered, https://shef.com/ - Warmly (SaaS), modern lead gen for Sales teams, https://www.getwarmly.com/ - Pando (SaaS), career pathing for Gen Z professionals, https://www.pando.com/ - TRM Labs (SaaS), digital compliance for web3 / blockchain, https://www.trmlabs.com/ - ConfirmHR (SaaS), reimagining the resume, https://www.confirmhr.com/ - Mural (SaaS), enterprise collaboration platform for creative teams, https://www.mural.co/ - Elpha (Consumer), #1 community for women in tech, https://elpha.com/

Chief Operating Officer

2018 - 2020

Acquired by Live Nation / Ticketmaster, backed by a16z, Upfront Ventures.

Director of Business Development | Strategic Initiatives

2015 - 2018

Director, Business Development | Strategic Initiatives I lead Uber’s Business Development teams focused on strategic priorities for the core business, including Product Partnerships, Loyalty, Travel / Airports, Safety and others. My team is responsible for leading partnership strategy, developing and negotiating deals, and managing partnerships programs to drive growth and strategic value for the business. We champion big bets, pilot new ideas, partner business units on go-to-market strategies and drive excellence in execution with Product, Operations, Marketing and Policy. I love building growth initiatives, starting teams from scratch, driving turnarounds when things don’t work out as planned and working across all facets of a complex global business. In 2016/2017, I also built and led the global Women of Uber organization for employees (aka the "Lean In" of Uber) to champion women in the workplace through community, professional development, diversity & inclusion initiatives. https://www.uber.com/diversity/women-of-uber/ We’re hiring! Come join a team of top notch dealmakers and well-rounded business leaders to help us build and grow the world’s most dynamic mobility platform. https://www.uber.com/careers/ Product & Platform Business Development | Strategic Partnerships I joined Uber to work on high-impact product partnerships and growth bets. I built product partnerships and new verticals across many areas of the core business, including: - Expanding Uber’s Developer Platform and Partner API Program - Developing Uber’s Enterprise Channel Partner strategy and first channel deals - Launching Uber’s first B2B product and transportation-as-a-service offering for businesses to schedule, request and purchase transportation for customers - Leading strategic partnerships and transactions I built partnerships and negotiated deals for Uber across Tech, eCommerce, Enterprise, Automotive, Mobility, Brands / Retail, Healthcare, Data and Transit.

Head of Commerce & Product Business Development

2013 - 2015

Led strategic partnerships and product business development for Twitter’s priority product initiatives, including driving partner strategy, negotiating complex deals and leading cross-functional development and execution of partner programs. Built and led high performing business development and partner management team responsible for strategic partnerships that launch and scale new consumer and revenue products, including commerce, media, video, messaging, discovery, etc. Developed and launched Twitter’s Commerce business, which enables mobile commerce on the Twitter platform for consumers, brands, businesses, nonprofits and celebrities. Negotiated numerous foundational deals for Commerce with top technology, e-commerce, payments partners (such as the partnership with Stripe to launch the Relay Commerce API). https://blog.twitter.com/2015/more-ways-to-sell-directly-on-twitter https://business.twitter.com/buy-now https://blog.twitter.com/2014/testing-a-way-for-you-to-make-purchases-on-twitter https://blog.twitter.com/2014/introducing-twitter-offers https://blog.twitter.com/2015/political-donations-now-through-a-tweet