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Brendan Baker
Partner, Rackhouse
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Brendan Baker is a partner at Rackhouse Venture Capital, a San Francisco early-stage fund investing at the intersection of AI and the physical world, in sectors like industrial automation, logistics, and aerospace. He joined the firm in January 2025 after building a systematic sourcing program at Greylock Partners and serving as a partner at Ridge Ventures. He started his career in 2011 as the second employee at AngelList, working on the platform's first 10,000 deals. Rackhouse has backed Elroy Air, ABL Space Systems, and XBuild.
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XBuild
AI platform that generates construction and roofing estimates and proposals for contractors.
Series A 2026
x.build
Elroy Air
Builds autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft to carry heavy cargo for defense and commercial logistics.
Series B 2024 to SPAC 2026
elroyair.com
ABL Space Systems
Provides on-demand small satellite launch services with its RS1 rocket and containerized ground system.
Series B 2021 to Series C 2023
ablspacesystems.com
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