# Ed Baker, Chief Product Officer

> Ed Baker, Chief Product Officer. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Cambridge, US · Angel

# Ed Baker

Chief Product Officer

Latest rounds

- **GuiaBolso** Series B · $7M Aug 2015
- **Yo** Seed · $1.5M Jul 2014

Backs *Fintech* *B2C*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Aug 2015
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +1 mentions
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Own investor record** Their cheques, held under their name
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Their investor record

[**Ed Baker, investing** Every cheque we watched them write, on one record **0** cheques in 12 months **2** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ed-baker)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $8.5M
- **Active:** 2014–15

2015

- [GuiaBolso](https://millionrounds.com/company/guiabolso) *Series B* **$7M** *BR* Aug 2015 Joined · +8 investors · historical

2014

- [Yo](https://millionrounds.com/company/yo) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Jul 2014 Joined · +5 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

Fintech **2** B2C **1**

Alongside

- [Kaszek Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaszek)
- [Mark Goines *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-goines)
- [Omidyar Network *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network)
- [Pete Cashmore *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pete-cashmore)
- [Peter Kellner *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-kellner)
- [QED Investors *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors)
- [Ribbit Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital)
- [Singulariteam *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singulariteam)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Elo Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/elo-health)
- [GoPeer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gopeer)
- [Hulah](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hulah)
- [Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kyte-2)
- [Lime](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lime-5)
- [Playbook](https://millionrounds.com/startup/playbook-4)
- [Supersapiens](https://millionrounds.com/startup/supersapiens)
- [Tagg](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tagg-3)
- [Teikametrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/teikametrics)
- [WHOOP](https://millionrounds.com/company/whoop)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nucleus Advisers Management LLC** Executive Officer since 2012

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Their book

- The Elephant In The Room: Sharing the Secrets for Pursuing Real Financial Success Ed Baker · 2007 3.16 from 200 ratings on Goodreads About the book The Elephant in the Room is a groundbreaking book that guides the reader along the journey to financial freedom. Travel with the main character, Michael Davidson, who despite having a healthy income and successful career, can't seem to accumulate any savings and is living… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 16 Feb 2022 · 50 min 20Growth: Five Key Functions of a Growth Team, The Biggest Lessons Starting Uber's Growth Team and Scaling Facebook's, How To Structure The Hiring Process for Growth and What Separates Good From Great in Growth Leaders with Ed Baker, Former VP of Growth @ With [Ed Baker](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker) Their book [The Elephant In The Room](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker#books) About this episode Ed Baker is an angel investor and growth advisor to various startups including Lime, Zwift, Whoop, Crimson Education, GoPeer, and Playbook. Ed was the VP of Product and Growth at Uber from 2013-2017. Prior to Uber, Ed was the Head of International Growth at Facebook, a company he joined after they… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) · 22 Jun 2017 · 33 min Growth Panel with Gustaf Alströmer and Ed Baker, moderated by Josh Elman | The Scaleup Offsite 2017 With [Ed Baker](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker) Their book [The Elephant In The Room](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker#books) Mentions [Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) About this episode In this panel, Greylock's Josh Elman talks with Y Combinator Partner and former Airbnb Product Lead for Growth Gustaf Alströmer and former Uber Head of Product and VP of Growth Ed Baker about establishing a north star metric, growing in local markets, and how to measure the things that can't be… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Ed Baker in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 15 Mar 2023 · 55 min 20Growth: The Inside Story to Uber's Hypergrowth Scaling; What Worked, What Did Not? | Spending a $1BN Budget at Uber and Why China was the Wild West for Uber | Why You Do Not Need a Growth Team with Adam Grenier With [Adam Grenier](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-grenier) Mentions [Ed Baker](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-baker) About this episode Adam Grenier is an OG of the growth world. His first role in growth, was none other than Uber where he was Head of Growth Marketing and Innovation building the global marketing growth infrastructure and team from the ground up. He then enjoyed successful spells at Lambda School and Masterclass as… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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