Annie Ta

Overview

Annie Ta is a Partner and Head of Founder Ecosystem at Pear VC, a position Ta has held since October 2024[1][2]. Prior to joining Pear VC, Ta co-founded Penknife Collective, serving as Co-Founder and Principal from 2024 to November 2024[3]. Ta spent several years at Pinterest between 2020 and 2023, holding multiple product leadership roles including Head of Inclusive Product[4], Head of Creator Tools and Platform[5], Head of Audience Growth Product[6], and Product Lead for Emotional Wellbeing in Emerging Products[7]. Earlier experience includes a position as Product Manager at Thumbtack from 2018 to 2019[8] and participation in First Round Capital's Angel Track in 2018[9]. Ta holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Stanford University[10] and studied Comparative Health Policy at the University of Oxford[11].

Career history

1. Partner, Head of Founder EcosystemOct 2024 to presentPear VC
2. PCCo-Founder and Principal2024 to Nov 2024Penknife Collective
3. Head of Inclusive Product2020 to 2023Pinterest
4. Head of Creator Tools and Platform2021 to 2022Pinterest
5. Head of Audience Growth Product2020 to 2021Pinterest
6. Product Lead, Emotional Wellbeing (Emerging Products)2019 to 2020Pinterest
7. TProduct Manager2018 to 2019Thumbtack
8. Angel Track2018 to 2018First Round Capital

Education

1. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Human BiologyStanford University
2. Comparative Health PolicyUniversity of Oxford