Ann Bordetsky

Founder & Managing Partner @ Elora Capital | Board Director | GTM, Corp Dev, Partnerships

United States

About

Partnering category-defining founders on the long journey of building the next iconic tech co. Currently investing in AI application stack, agentic economy, generative media, prosumer applications. Entrepreneurial business leader with expertise spanning venture capital, business development, strategic partnerships, corp dev, product and operating through hyper-growth. Dynamic team leader and builder - bringing energy, enthusiasm and clarity to creating and cultivating high-performing, happy teams. Personal website: https://annbordetsky.com/ X/Twitter: @annbordetsky Expertise: - Multi-stage venture capital, technology investing, private company boards - Business development, investor relations, corporate development - Category creation and GTM for winning the category - Growth - launching new products, business units, incubation teams - Leadership in high-stakes, intense environments - Building lean, high performing teams - attracting exceptional talent, execution culture - Product expertise in application software, consumer platforms, dev + prosumer, marketplaces - Trusted advisor to founder CEOs and operating execs

Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner at Elora Capital
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Partnering exceptional founders defining the new Agent Economy, from first inflection to inevitable. https://elora.vc/

  • Advisor to CEO at Factory
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Accelerating

  • New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Board Partner
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Partner, Technology Practice
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2026 · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Multi-stage investor (Seed to Growth) partnering founders building category defining companies, including AI Applications & Infra, Agent Economy, Generational Consumer Platforms, Frontier Tech. Portfolio: ElevenLabs, Perplexity, TwelveLabs, Bluefish, Contra Labs, Flora, Fizz, Glacier, etc. New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. Founded in 1977, NEA has more than $28 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025 and invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of investing includes 284 portfolio company IPOs and more than 500 mergers and acquisitions. For more information, please visit www.nea.com.

  • Investor at ElevenLabs
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Investor at Perplexity
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos