“I was always a risk taker. I never got the memo as a young person about finding a safe job and staying there.” As a venture investor, M13 partner Anna Barber champions a philosophy that combines deep support with high expectations, believing that this duality drives the best outcomes. She also sees beyond the frothy valuations and bubble talk, understanding that even in that environment generational companies will emerge. In an industry often dominated by short-term gains, her long-term vision and holistic approach to venture capital stand out. Check out our interview with Anna where she dives into common misconceptions about AI; the power of storytelling; what types of founders stand out to her; and how being a lawyer, talent manager, and founder has made her the investor she is today. Meet Anna: https://lnkd.in/gfbjQYnr
M13
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Santa Monica, California 22,323 followers
An early-stage venture firm investing in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses. Based in LA & NYC.
About us
M13 is an early-stage (seed and Series A) venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses. Established in 2016 with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, we are a full-stack partner that brings a deep bench of full-time operators to help founders outperform and build category-defining companies. Our Propulsion model helps founders execute faster and with less capital towards better outcomes, with 3x people on our Propulsion team for every one investing team member. Our portfolio includes more than 200 direct investments, with 25 exits to date. M13 has seeded seven companies and been in the Series A of five others that went on to achieve unicorn status. Messier 13 (or M13) is one of the brightest star clusters in the northern sky. It’s full of remarkable individual stars, but when those stars come together, they create something that’s truly greater than the sum of its parts—inspiring the M13 philosophy of “brighter together.” We’re proud that M13 has been awarded as a Built In Best Place to Work in both LA and NYC multiple years running.
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http://m13.co
External link for M13
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
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1920 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, California 90404, US
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568 Broadway
Suite #405
New York, NY 10012, US
Employees at M13
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M13 portfolio company Fold App is building the premier bitcoin financial services company amid a wave of global bitcoin adoption -- and is set to list on Nasdaq Exchange as the first publicly traded financial services company powered by bitcoin. By integrating bitcoin across traditional financial services, Fold acts as a key point of entry for consumers and businesses to integrate bitcoin into everyday activities. Fold customers accumulate, manage, and spend their bitcoin through merchant rewards, debit cards, and bill pay services. Since 2019, Fold has over $2 billion aggregate transaction volume processed and over $45 million aggregate bitcoin rewards distributed, established partnerships with industry leaders like Visa, BitGo, and Marqeta, and grown to over 1,000 #bitcoin in its corporate treasury. “Fold, as the first public financial firm that focuses on Bitcoin accumulation, has a major opportunity in the market,” Fold’s CEO Will Reeves told Crystal Tse and David Pan at Bloomberg News. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dBe9DR5H #crypto
Bitcoin Reward Firm Fold Said to Near Deal With Betsy Cohen SPAC
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Last week, we gathered 100 innovators at Google’s offices to dive into the future of #beauty & technology. It was a full house—but ICYMI, here’s a bit of what we learned. 1) Olivia Frary and Kennedy Daniel from United Talent Agency Next Gen talked about Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Some insights: On TikTok and YouTube shorts, user-generated content plays a significant role in purchasing decisions; ethical and sustainable themes matter; and these generations value affirmation, affordability, and gender neutrality. For this consumer group, both digital and physical experiences matter—necessitating a “phygital” approach. 2) IPSY CMO Francine Li and M13’s Lizzie Francis talked about the importance of empathy and relationships to foster loyalty. Emotional connection is a key driver in consumer decision-making for beauty brands. 3) #AI that supports hyper-personalization is playing an important role in customer acquisition and marketing—but community building is also essential for brand loyalty and stickiness. Thank you to our attendees, and to all the companies that contributed to some stellar swag bags, including Pietra, LolaVie, The Good Patch, Hugh & Grace, Nécessaire, Inc., Dae Hair, AMP Beauty, CLEARSTEM, and Dr. Squatch.
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How are startups using AI to improve public safety? Startups are finding ways to use technology to detect gun violence threats, speed up emergency response times, and keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, Dmitry Sokolowski writes in an article for Forbes. He highlighted Prepared's 911 call support: "Prepared 911 is helping 911 operators do their job quicker and more efficiently. Their tools include real-time translation, video capabilities helping operators see what the caller sees, powerful 360-degree location views, audio transcripts, and suggested courses of action based on caller keywords populated by AI." Learn more about how Prepared and other companies are building tools for public safety: https://lnkd.in/eaQg9Ny4 #emergencytech #govtech #publicsafety #AI
Council Post: New Tech In Gun Violence Prevention
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“Startup:NYC is dedicated to powering our early-stage startups and connecting them with the powerful resources that New York has to offer. Our mission is to propel these innovators defining the future of health and wellness, and in turn help New York benefit from this growth.” — Julie Samuels, President & CEO, Tech:NYC As investors in the #futureofhealth, we support companies like Carenostics, which is using AI & ML to support earlier detection of chronic diseases, and Roon, which educates patients with vetted info on their conditions. We're thrilled to be partnering with Tech:NYC to support pre-series A healthcare startups! Learn more about the program, which brings together visionary early-stage founders in health and wellness with leading investors and industry stakeholders, here: https://lnkd.in/eDt9baQt #startups #NYCtech #healthtech #wellnesstech
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Rolling Stone recently reported on companies attempting to use digital replicas of actor's likenesses—a topic we’ve been covering at M13 for over a year. https://lnkd.in/eyPpJNbR At our annual Future Perfect event, Adobe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky spoke with M13 co-founder Carter Reum about the huge implications of using a creator's likeness without them necessarily being in the room. When a person’s likeness can be easily mimicked by AI tools, he predicted we’ll see a shift in where real people spend their time. “For example, think about an actor in a scotch ad. Actors are at their best when they’re on set acting. It’s not necessarily a good use of their time to sit around smiling while someone is sprucing up a glass of scotch,” Scott explained. “I think we’ll enter a time where it’ll be an actor’s likeness that is licensed, but they won’t actually be there.” Read more about what the proliferation of AI tools could mean for human workers: https://lnkd.in/ey9qZbdd #AI #Creators #AItools
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M13's Mary Lara, Zachary Naglieri, Carter Reum, and Rob Smith have curated a selection of the 65 top cutting-edge AI tools for founders, from AI meeting assistants to content generators to customer prospecting and more. Explore our AI experts' favorite tools for startups: https://lnkd.in/enTcZH8T #AItools
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There are 5️⃣ spots left for our NYC founder happy hour next week! Interested? Join us at Greenwich Village's "Bitcoin Bar" for chit chat and snacks. We're excited to host alongside our friends at Rho and Tech:NYC — two great orgs for founders to connect with.
One more summer soiree with Tech:NYC and our friends from M13 and Rho! Founders and friends, join us next Wednesday (July 24th) for drinks and bites with other investors, founders, and other ecosystem friends! RSVP: https://lu.ma/tlssdql0 Tech:NYC
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"I truly feel that every day I get to do something that really matters. I love being on the cutting edge of medicine," says Form Health Director of Wellness Maria Maldonado, M.D. Interested in joining the team on a mission to change lives through science-based obesity care? Form is at the forefront of transforming how obesity care is delivered, and they're #hiring. Learn more about what it's like to work at Form: https://lnkd.in/eVQpvkZt And check out their open positions: https://lnkd.in/edsyiN4J #obesitymedicine #healthcarejobs Interested in learning more about working with Form? Reach out to one of our recruiters: Loren B., Mariah Lang, and Sebastian Ojeda.
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