Nov 12, 2020

Venture firm M13 names former Techstars LA managing director, Anna Barber, as its newest partner – ClearTips x Corporate Partners, a collaborative startup company with Launchpad designed to be an incubator Focuses on developing new consumer tech businesses focused on M13’s core investment areas: health, food, transportation and housing. For Barber, the new position is the latest step in a professional career, working both inside and outside the tech industry. Barber got her first taste of the startup’s world when she hunted with McKinsey in 1999 to join one of the many online pet stores cropped up. From her position as vice president of product at PetsTory.com, Barber got her taste. The startup world … and left it to become a talent manager and co-founder of the National Air Guitar Championship (no word if he manages the air guitar talent). Before launching Techstars The LA incubator program, Nye, founded Scribblepress, a retail and digital publishing app, which was sold to Fingerprint Digital. Ana Barber, Partner, M13. Image Credit: Raif Strathman On M13, The startups aligned with the strategic interests of the corporate partners of Barber M13 will be working like Procter & Gamble to recruit entrepreneurs to develop consumer businesses. “We will bring founders to the residence who will come without any thought, ”Nye said of the program. “We are starting with a blank sheet of paper and building more teams in partnership with entrepreneurs and corporate partners that will bring their vision and their IP. “ Barber said EIR would get a shorter stipend and equity in the business. The initial gun for the M13’s Launchpad program was in 2019 and the program is currently managed to spin off three startups. There is Rae Bareli, A developer of affordable women’s welfare products; OPTE and beauty tech company; Kindra Menopause Products; And Bodwell for sensitive skin care, all developed together Procter & Gamble Ventures. M13, for its part, is developing a strong team of women partners who are investing in the firm. The barber will join Lizzie Francis and Christine Choi on the investment team, something that Barber said was particularly exciting. “There is no better place for the launch pad of the M13 than in Los Angeles and there is no better person to lead it than Anna. M13 is home to a diverse community of creative, diverse entrepreneurs and operators who want to improve the world by implementing innovation in everything from media to biotech, food, ”said M13 co-founder Carter Roum. “We are excited for Anna to lead a rigorous Launchpad program to lead the center of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors with more exceptional partners and peers.” Share this: