Anne Dwane

Overview

Anne Dwane is an angel investor and entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. She is a co-founder and partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. At Village Global, Anne focuses on supporting remarkable founders across various sectors and regions at pre-seed and seed stages. The firm is backed by entrepreneurs including Jeff Bezos, Sara Blakely, Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Magic Johnson, and Anne Wojcicki. Prior to her role at Village Global, Anne was the Chief Business Officer at Chegg, where she played a key role in taking the company public. She joined Chegg through the acquisition of her previous company, Zinch, where she served as CEO. Before that, Anne co-founded Military.com, a platform connecting service members and veterans to benefits and career networking opportunities, which was acquired by Monster Worldwide. She also held positions at Interval Research Corporation and Nabisco. Anne holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Management from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has been recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Anne's investment focus includes sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Health IT, Education, Enterprise, and Marketing Tech. She is particularly interested in supporting founders with disruptive ideas in human and machine learning, including AI and human capital development. Anne's investment strategy emphasizes backing remarkable founders across sectors and around the world at pre-seed and seed stages. She has a track record of investing in companies like Addi, Evisort, Hadrian.co, Multiverse, Pave, Promise, Unit 21, Wasoko, and Zora. Anne's experience as a tech company founder and venture-backed CEO informs her approach to investing, bringing a perspective grounded in building and scaling companies. She emphasizes the importance of founding networks and uses structured, self-reflective questions to assess founder motivation and self-awareness. Anne's investment philosophy is centered on supporting entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to improve learning and talent development, from K-12 through higher education and career advancement. She is also interested in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Health IT, Education, Enterprise, and Marketing Tech. Anne's diverse background and experience make her a valuable partner for early-stage founders seeking to scale their companies.

Investment Focus

• Disruptive ideas in human and machine learning, including AI and human capital development
• Early-stage companies at pre-seed and seed stages
• Founders with strong networks and self-awareness

Portfolio Companies