Brendan Baker
Venture Partner at Ridge Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2024 - Current
Partner
2018 - 2024
Series A Investor
2023
Chord offers a commerce-as-a-service software that provides businesses with technology and products to access meaningful data.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Spencer Slaine, Foundation Capital, White Star Capital, Anti Fund, GC1 Ventures, Rose Street Capital, Bright Pixel (formerly Sonae IM), Imaginary Ventures, TechNexus Venture Collaborative and Eclipse Ventures.
Series A Investor and Board Observer
2019
Loop is a return portal that automated all the returns and refunds of products.
Raised $125,450,000.00 from Harmony Partners, Renegade Partners, Peterson Ventures, Ridge Ventures, CRV, Lerer Hippeau, Shopify and FirstMark.
Series A Investor and Board Member
2021
Asimily's IoMT risk remediation platform holistically secures the mission-critical healthcare devices that deliver safe and reliable care.
Raised $19,970,000.00 from Ridge Ventures, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Engineering Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners and Eileses Capital.
Advisor
2019
Aumni is an investment analytics platform that offers a solution that VC firms use for a competitive edge and operational efficiency.
Raised $63,000,000.00 from Zeno Partners, SVB Financial Group, Prelude Fund, Citadel Securities, First Trust Capital Partners, NEXT Frontier Capital, Kera Capital Partners, Kickstart, Pelion Venture Partners and DLA Piper.
Series A Investor
2021
Board Observer
2021
Grabango is a checkout-free technology for existing, large-scale grocery, and convenience stores.
Raised $93,775,000.00 from Honeywell Ventures, Vela Partners, Greenhouse Capital Partners, Launchpad Capital, WIND Ventures, Quiet Capital, Commerce Ventures, Bias Capital, Unilever Ventures and Founders Fund.
Board Member
2021
Sama is a training data partner trusted by organizations to develop accurate artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
Raised $84,800,000.00 from Vistara Growth, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Salesforce Ventures and First Ascent Ventures.
Advisor
2018
Advisor
2017 - 2019
Education
MPhil
2007 - 2008
MBA (Distinction)
2009 - 2010
BASc.
1998 - 2004