Ed Baker Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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20
- Portfolio
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13
- Exits
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7
Ed Baker General Information
Description
Ed is the co-founder and CEO of Friend.ly, a Facebook Connect enabled social Q&A site with over 25 million users.He has been working on viral growth for the past ten years across multiple media, including email, SMS, IM, and Facebook. Since the 2007 launch of the Facebook platform, he has virally grown several Facebook apps to tens of millions of users including Compare People and Send Hotness.
Business Details
Website
talesofedbaker.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Ed Baker Investments (20)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Videowise | 27-Mar-2023 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Zingeroo | 09-Nov-2022 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Parallelz | 22-Jun-2022 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | |||
| Elo Health | 10-Feb-2022 | Pharmaceuticals | Generating Revenue | |||
| Felt (Clinics/Outpatient Services) | 06-Jan-2022 | Clinics/Outpatient Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Tagg | 17-Dec-2021 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Bacon | 09-Aug-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Teikametrics | 15-Jul-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Supersapiens | 27-Apr-2021 | Early Stage VC | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | ||
| KiwiDrop | 08-Feb-2021 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Ed Baker Exits (7)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Felt (Clinics/Outpatient Services) | 13-Mar-2024 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| GoPeer | 01-Jan-2022 | ||
| Guiabolso | 23-Jul-2021 | ||
| Wink Health | 26-Sep-2018 | ||
| Yo App | 01-Apr-2016 | ||
| Yo | 01-Jan-2016 | Out of Business | |
| byUs | Bankruptcy: Liquidation |
Ed Baker Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Ed Baker Co-Investors (96)
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| BDMI | 1 |
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| Canaan Partners |
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| Founder Collective |
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| Intel Capital |
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Ed Baker FAQs
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Who is Ed Baker?
Ed Baker is an angel Investor who has made 20 investments.
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What kind of investor is Ed Baker?
Ed Baker is an angel investor.
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What does Ed Baker do?
As an angel investor, Ed Baker invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Ed Baker hold?
Ed Baker holds a board seat in Bacon.
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What has Ed Baker invested in?
Ed Baker has made numerous investments in companies like Videowise, Zingeroo, and Parallelz within the Business/Productivity Software, Financial Software, and Software Development Applications industries.
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What has Ed Baker invested in recently?
Ed Baker's latest investment was on 27-Mar-2023 in Videowise, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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