Anka Twum-Baah

Chief Marketing & Growth Officer | Board Member & Investor I Start-Up Advisor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
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Marketing Lead I Advisor I Investor
2014
Nest operates corporate innovation accelerators, invests in seed to growth-stage startups, and runs an entrepreneurial community called Mettā. Nest has built an innovation ecosystem to connect the fast-growing markets of Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Nest runs corporate innovation accelerators to connect startups with corporates; to corporate adopt new technologies and startups scale. Nest’s unique positioning: OUTCOME DRIVEN - Our programmes are designed to drive commercial outcome. Since 2015, Over 174 startups have been accelerated with their corporate partners; including Bangkok Bank, INFINITI, FedEx, DBS, Amex, and various governments. Everything that we do is to empower businesses to achieve the extraordinary and drive positive impact in the world.
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2022
Advisor | Investor
2022
The University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation brings the power of ideas in the laboratory, classroom and community to the world. Through education, resources, and programs, the Polsky Center commercializes discoveries, partners with companies, and attracts venture capital. The Polsky Center runs one of the nations top-ranked business accelerator, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, which has helped launch companies like Grubhub, Braintree, and Simple Mills. The mission of the Polsky Center is to support students, faculty, alumni, and non-university community members by bridging the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact. By igniting a spirit of innovation and fostering connections that extend across the University, city, region and world, the Polsky Center enables more ideas to have a meaningful impact on society. Learn more at polsky.uchicago.edu.
2021
Senior Vice President, Customer, Content + Products
2021
Red Ventures is a global portfolio of high-growth companies — and a place where ambitious people come to build, grow, and scale businesses.
 Our businesses span industries including travel, financial services, home services, education, mortgages, and more — operating with the agility of startups while benefiting from the scale, expertise, and shared resources of a global network. Together, we’re in the business of building and growing great companies.
 Across our portfolio, thousands of teammates work on brands and businesses including The Points Guy, Lonely Planet, Bankrate, Sage Homes Corporation, RV GT, and more. Each operates independently while benefiting from shared culture, powerful platform capabilities, and a central team that helps accelerate growth. At Red Ventures, you’ll find a place where energy meets momentum. Our teams are builders, operators, and problem-solvers who move quickly, take ownership, and believe it’s fun to do bold things. From day one, you’re connected to an instant network of peers, mentors, and communities across the portfolio — with access to extensive learning and development opportunities designed to help people grow as fast as the businesses they help build. We also believe in being a force for good. Across our portfolio, our teams don’t just invest in volunteer hours or days. We commit to systemic impact over the course of decades. We’re proud to be the founding corporate partner of Road to Hire, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to economic mobility. We also support global social impact initiatives including Forward, a movement to revitalize Puerto Rico’s economy and attract top talent to the island, and Stronger Than Ever, a nonprofit dedicated to ending humanitarian crises around the world. Learn more: www.redventures.com
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2020
Interim Vice President - Head of Customer Loyalty, Partnerships, Portfolio Marketing
2020
Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America. Its Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands offer clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products for men, women and children. Since 1969, Gap Inc. has created products and experiences that shape culture, while doing right by employees, communities and the planet. Gap Inc. products are available worldwide through company-operated stores, franchise stores, and e-commerce sites. Fiscal year 2023 net sales were $14.9 billion. For more information, please visit www.gapinc.com.
2015
Vice President, Customer Loyalty, Content, Digital Products and Partnerships
2015
Marriott International, Inc. is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of approximately 9,000 properties across more than 30 leading brands in 141 countries and territories. Its heritage can be traced to a root beer stand opened in Washington, D.C., in 1927 by J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott. Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Marriott International does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws. Community Guidelines: We reserve the right to remove without any notice content that we determine in our sole discretion is offensive or illegal, contains personally identifiable information, trademarks or copyrights belonging to a third party, advertises a third party’s products or services, or is otherwise inappropriate. Application Tips: We encourage job seekers to protect themselves from email and recruiting scams. Please note: 1) We do not accept applications via email or fax; 2) We never ask for money as part of the application process; 3) We only contact job applicants from approved email domains. Please find more information about Marriott International’s job application process and approved email address domains here: http://www.careers.marriott.com/tips-for-applying/
2014
Marketing Lead I Advisor I Investor
2014
Nest operates corporate innovation accelerators, invests in seed to growth-stage startups, and runs an entrepreneurial community called Mettā. Nest has built an innovation ecosystem to connect the fast-growing markets of Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Nest runs corporate innovation accelerators to connect startups with corporates; to corporate adopt new technologies and startups scale. Nest’s unique positioning: OUTCOME DRIVEN - Our programmes are designed to drive commercial outcome. Since 2015, Over 174 startups have been accelerated with their corporate partners; including Bangkok Bank, INFINITI, FedEx, DBS, Amex, and various governments. Everything that we do is to empower businesses to achieve the extraordinary and drive positive impact in the world.
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